Brown-Forman b Dividend

Q: What is the Brown-Forman b Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Brown-Forman b dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.27% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.28%. The payout ratio of Brown-Forman b in relation to the last financial year is 48.29%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 44.90%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Brown-Forman b dividend safe?

Brown-Forman b has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 4.96% . The average Brown-Forman b Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 5.77% . The average for the last 10 years is 6.61% .

$30.43

0.83% day before yesterday

NYSE, Aug 15, 10:00 pm CET

ISIN

US1156372096

Symbol

BF.B

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

S&P 500

Sector

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

Industry

Beverages

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Brown-Forman b Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Brown-Forman b Stock

Current dividend yield	3.91 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	8.53 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	6.35 %
Payout 3Y	4.19 %

When does Brown-Forman b pay a dividend?

Brown-Forman b pays the next dividend on Oct 01 2025 (payday). The ex-day is on Sep 03 2025. The Brown-Forman b stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Brown-Forman b stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Brown-Forman b are distributed via January, April, July and October.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.2265 Forecast $0.23 Forecast	Sep 03 2025 Sep 03 2025 Oct 01 2025 Sep 03 25 Oct 01 25	Oct 01 2025	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.2265 $0.23	Jun 09 2025 Jun 09 2025 Jul 01 2025 Jun 09 25 Jul 01 25	Jul 01 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2265 $0.23	Mar 07 2025 Mar 07 2025 Apr 01 2025 Mar 07 25 Apr 01 25	Apr 01 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2265 $0.23	Dec 06 2024 Dec 06 2024 Jan 02 2025 Dec 06 24 Jan 02 25	Jan 02 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2178 $0.22	Sep 03 2024 Sep 03 2024 Oct 01 2024 Sep 03 24 Oct 01 24	Oct 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2178 $0.22	Jun 07 2024 Jun 07 2024 Jul 01 2024 Jun 07 24 Jul 01 24	Jul 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2178 $0.22	Mar 07 2024 Mar 07 2024 Apr 01 2024 Mar 07 24 Apr 01 24	Apr 01 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2178 $0.22	Nov 30 2023 Nov 30 2023 Jan 02 2024 Nov 30 23 Jan 02 24	Jan 02 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2055 $0.21	Sep 01 2023 Sep 01 2023 Oct 02 2023 Sep 01 23 Oct 02 23	Oct 02 2023	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.2055 $0.21	Jun 07 2023 Jun 07 2023 Jul 03 2023 Jun 07 23 Jul 03 23	Jul 03 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.2055 $0.21	Mar 07 2023 Mar 07 2023 Apr 03 2023 Mar 07 23 Apr 03 23	Apr 03 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.2055 $0.21	Dec 01 2022 Dec 01 2022 Jan 03 2023 Dec 01 22 Jan 03 23	Jan 03 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.1885 $0.19	Sep 02 2022 Sep 02 2022 Oct 03 2022 Sep 02 22 Oct 03 22	Oct 03 2022	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.1885 $0.19	Jun 07 2022 Jun 07 2022 Jul 01 2022 Jun 07 22 Jul 01 22	Jul 01 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.1885 $0.19	Mar 07 2022 Mar 07 2022 Apr 01 2022 Mar 07 22 Apr 01 22	Apr 01 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1 $1	Dec 08 2021 Dec 08 2021 Dec 29 2021 Dec 08 21 Dec 29 21	Dec 29 2021	Special dividend Special div.
2022	$0.1859 $0.19	Dec 02 2021 Dec 02 2021 Dec 28 2021 Dec 02 21 Dec 28 21	Dec 28 2021	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.1771 $0.18	Sep 02 2021 Sep 02 2021 Oct 01 2021 Sep 02 21 Oct 01 21	Oct 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.1771 $0.18	Jun 07 2021 Jun 07 2021 Jul 01 2021 Jun 07 21 Jul 01 21	Jul 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1771 $0.18	Mar 05 2021 Mar 05 2021 Apr 01 2021 Mar 05 21 Apr 01 21	Apr 01 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1771 $0.18	Dec 03 2020 Dec 03 2020 Jan 04 2021 Dec 03 20 Jan 04 21	Jan 04 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1719 $0.17	Sep 03 2020 Sep 03 2020 Oct 01 2020 Sep 03 20 Oct 01 20	Oct 01 2020	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.1719 $0.17	Jun 05 2020 Jun 05 2020 Jul 01 2020 Jun 05 20 Jul 01 20	Jul 01 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.1719 $0.17	Mar 06 2020 Mar 06 2020 Apr 01 2020 Mar 06 20 Apr 01 20	Apr 01 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.1719 $0.17	Dec 04 2019 Dec 04 2019 Jan 02 2020 Dec 04 19 Jan 02 20	Jan 02 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.1637 $0.16	Sep 05 2019 Sep 05 2019 Oct 01 2019 Sep 05 19 Oct 01 19	Oct 01 2019	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.1637 $0.16	Jun 05 2019 Jun 05 2019 Jul 01 2019 Jun 05 19 Jul 01 19	Jul 01 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1637 $0.16	Mar 01 2019 Mar 01 2019 Apr 01 2019 Mar 01 19 Apr 01 19	Apr 01 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1637 $0.16	Dec 06 2018 Dec 06 2018 Jan 02 2019 Dec 06 18 Jan 02 19	Jan 02 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1558 $0.16	Sep 05 2018 Sep 05 2018 Oct 01 2018 Sep 05 18 Oct 01 18	Oct 01 2018	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.1558 $0.16	Jun 05 2018 Jun 05 2018 Jul 03 2018 Jun 05 18 Jul 03 18	Jul 03 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.9864 $0.99	Mar 29 2018 Mar 29 2018 Apr 23 2018 Mar 29 18 Apr 23 18	Apr 23 2018	Special dividend Special div.
2018	$0.153 $0.15	Mar 02 2018 Mar 02 2018 Apr 02 2018 Mar 02 18 Apr 02 18	Apr 02 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.153 $0.15	Dec 06 2017 Dec 06 2017 Jan 02 2018 Dec 06 17 Jan 02 18	Jan 02 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1413 $0.14	Sep 06 2017 Sep 06 2017 Oct 02 2017 Sep 06 17 Oct 02 17	Oct 02 2017	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.1413 $0.14	Jun 01 2017 Jun 01 2017 Jul 03 2017 Jun 01 17 Jul 03 17	Jul 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1413 $0.14	Mar 02 2017 Mar 02 2017 Apr 03 2017 Mar 02 17 Apr 03 17	Apr 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1413 $0.14	Nov 30 2016 Nov 30 2016 Jan 03 2017 Nov 30 16 Jan 03 17	Jan 03 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1317 $0.13	Aug 30 2016 Aug 30 2016 Oct 03 2016 Aug 30 16 Oct 03 16	Oct 03 2016	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.1317 $0.13	Jun 02 2016 Jun 02 2016 Jul 01 2016 Jun 02 16 Jul 01 16	Jul 01 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.1317 $0.13	Mar 07 2016 Mar 07 2016 Apr 01 2016 Mar 07 16 Apr 01 16	Apr 01 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.1317 $0.13	Dec 01 2015 Dec 01 2015 Dec 30 2015 Dec 01 15 Dec 30 15	Dec 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.122 $0.12	Sep 03 2015 Sep 03 2015 Oct 01 2015 Sep 03 15 Oct 01 15	Oct 01 2015	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.122 $0.12	Jun 01 2015 Jun 01 2015 Jul 01 2015 Jun 01 15 Jul 01 15	Jul 01 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.122 $0.12	Mar 06 2015 Mar 06 2015 Apr 01 2015 Mar 06 15 Apr 01 15	Apr 01 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.122 $0.12	Dec 02 2014 Dec 02 2014 Dec 30 2014 Dec 02 14 Dec 30 14	Dec 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1123 $0.11	Sep 04 2014 Sep 04 2014 Oct 01 2014 Sep 04 14 Oct 01 14	Oct 01 2014	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.1123 $0.11	Jun 02 2014 Jun 02 2014 Jul 01 2014 Jun 02 14 Jul 01 14	Jul 01 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1123 $0.11	Mar 05 2014 Mar 05 2014 Apr 01 2014 Mar 05 14 Apr 01 14	Apr 01 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.1123 $0.11	Dec 02 2013 Dec 02 2013 Dec 27 2013 Dec 02 13 Dec 27 13	Dec 27 2013	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.0987 $0.1	Sep 03 2013 Sep 03 2013 Oct 01 2013 Sep 03 13 Oct 01 13	Oct 01 2013	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.0987 $0.1	Jun 03 2013 Jun 03 2013 Jul 01 2013 Jun 03 13 Jul 01 13	Jul 01 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0987 $0.1	Mar 06 2013 Mar 06 2013 Apr 01 2013 Mar 06 13 Apr 01 13	Apr 01 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$1.5489 $1.55	Dec 10 2012 Dec 10 2012 Dec 27 2012 Dec 10 12 Dec 27 12	Dec 27 2012	Special dividend Special div.
2013	$0.093 $0.09	Dec 03 2012 Dec 03 2012 Dec 26 2012 Dec 03 12 Dec 26 12	Dec 26 2012	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0851 $0.09	Sep 05 2012 Sep 05 2012 Oct 01 2012 Sep 05 12 Oct 01 12	Oct 01 2012	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0851 $0.09	Jun 04 2012 Jun 04 2012 Jul 02 2012 Jun 04 12 Jul 02 12	Jul 02 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0851 $0.09	Mar 01 2012 Mar 01 2012 Apr 02 2012 Mar 01 12 Apr 02 12	Apr 02 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0851 $0.09	Dec 02 2011 Dec 02 2011 Dec 27 2011 Dec 02 11 Dec 27 11	Dec 27 2011	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0778 $0.08	Sep 01 2011 Sep 01 2011 Oct 03 2011 Sep 01 11 Oct 03 11	Oct 03 2011	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0778 $0.08	Jun 06 2011 Jun 06 2011 Jul 01 2011 Jun 06 11 Jul 01 11	Jul 01 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0778 $0.08	Mar 07 2011 Mar 07 2011 Apr 01 2011 Mar 07 11 Apr 01 11	Apr 01 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2431 $0.24	Dec 08 2010 Dec 08 2010 Dec 28 2010 Dec 08 10 Dec 28 10	Dec 28 2010	Special dividend Special div.
2011	$0.0767 $0.08	Dec 03 2010 Dec 03 2010 Dec 27 2010 Dec 03 10 Dec 27 10	Dec 27 2010	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0719 $0.07	Sep 02 2010 Sep 02 2010 Oct 01 2010 Sep 02 10 Oct 01 10	Oct 01 2010	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.0719 $0.07	Jun 03 2010 Jun 03 2010 Jul 01 2010 Jun 03 10 Jul 01 10	Jul 01 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0719 $0.07	Mar 04 2010 Mar 04 2010 Apr 01 2010 Mar 04 10 Apr 01 10	Apr 01 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0719 $0.07	Dec 03 2009 Dec 03 2009 Jan 04 2010 Dec 03 09 Jan 04 10	Jan 04 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0689 $0.07	Sep 03 2009 Sep 03 2009 Oct 01 2009 Sep 03 09 Oct 01 09	Oct 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.0689 $0.07	Jun 04 2009 Jun 04 2009 Jul 01 2009 Jun 04 09 Jul 01 09	Jul 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0689 $0.07	Mar 04 2009 Mar 04 2009 Apr 01 2009 Mar 04 09 Apr 01 09	Apr 01 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0689 $0.07	Dec 04 2008 Dec 04 2008 Jan 02 2009 Dec 04 08 Jan 02 09	Jan 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0652 $0.07	Sep 04 2008 Sep 04 2008 Oct 01 2008 Sep 04 08 Oct 01 08	Oct 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.0652 $0.07	Jun 02 2008 Jun 02 2008 Jul 01 2008 Jun 02 08 Jul 01 08	Jul 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0652 $0.07	Mar 03 2008 Mar 03 2008 Apr 01 2008 Mar 03 08 Apr 01 08	Apr 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.0652 $0.07	Dec 03 2007 Dec 03 2007 Jan 01 2008 Dec 03 07 Jan 01 08	Jan 01 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.058 $0.06	Aug 30 2007 Aug 30 2007 Oct 01 2007 Aug 30 07 Oct 01 07	Oct 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.058 $0.06	Jun 04 2007 Jun 04 2007 Jul 01 2007 Jun 04 07 Jul 01 07	Jul 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3169 $0.32	Apr 09 2007 Apr 09 2007 Apr 09 07		Special dividend Special div.
2007	$0.058 $0.06	Mar 02 2007 Mar 02 2007 Apr 01 2007 Mar 02 07 Apr 01 07	Apr 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.058 $0.06	Nov 30 2006 Nov 30 2006 Jan 01 2007 Nov 30 06 Jan 01 07	Jan 01 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0537 $0.05	Sep 05 2006 Sep 05 2006 Oct 01 2006 Sep 05 06 Oct 01 06	Oct 01 2006	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.0537 $0.05	Jun 05 2006 Jun 05 2006 Jul 01 2006 Jun 05 06 Jul 01 06	Jul 01 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0537 $0.05	Mar 06 2006 Mar 06 2006 Apr 01 2006 Mar 06 06 Apr 01 06	Apr 01 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0537 $0.05	Dec 01 2005 Dec 01 2005 Jan 01 2006 Dec 01 05 Jan 01 06	Jan 01 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.047 $0.05	Sep 06 2005 Sep 06 2005 Oct 01 2005 Sep 06 05 Oct 01 05	Oct 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.047 $0.05	Jun 02 2005 Jun 02 2005 Jul 01 2005 Jun 02 05 Jul 01 05	Jul 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.047 $0.05	Mar 08 2005 Mar 08 2005 Apr 01 2005 Mar 08 05 Apr 01 05	Apr 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.047 $0.05	Dec 02 2004 Dec 02 2004 Jan 01 2005 Dec 02 04 Jan 01 05	Jan 01 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0407 $0.04	Sep 02 2004 Sep 02 2004 Oct 01 2004 Sep 02 04 Oct 01 04	Oct 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.0407 $0.04	Jun 03 2004 Jun 03 2004 Jul 01 2004 Jun 03 04 Jul 01 04	Jul 01 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0407 $0.04	Mar 04 2004 Mar 04 2004 Apr 01 2004 Mar 04 04 Apr 01 04	Apr 01 2004	- -
2004	$0.0407 $0.04	Dec 03 2003 Dec 03 2003 Jan 02 2004 Dec 03 03 Jan 02 04	Jan 02 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0359 $0.04	Aug 29 2003 Aug 29 2003 Oct 01 2003 Aug 29 03 Oct 01 03	Oct 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.0359 $0.04	Jun 05 2003 Jun 05 2003 Jul 01 2003 Jun 05 03 Jul 01 03	Jul 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0359 $0.04	Feb 28 2003 Feb 28 2003 Apr 01 2003 Feb 28 03 Apr 01 03	Apr 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0359 $0.04	Dec 04 2002 Dec 04 2002 Jan 01 2003 Dec 04 02 Jan 01 03	Jan 01 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0335 $0.03	Aug 30 2002 Aug 30 2002 Oct 01 2002 Aug 30 02 Oct 01 02	Oct 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.0335 $0.03	Jun 04 2002 Jun 04 2002 Jul 01 2002 Jun 04 02 Jul 01 02	Jul 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0335 $0.03	Mar 01 2002 Mar 01 2002 Apr 01 2002 Mar 01 02 Apr 01 02	Apr 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0335 $0.03	Dec 03 2001 Dec 03 2001 Jan 01 2002 Dec 03 01 Jan 01 02	Jan 01 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0316 $0.03	Aug 29 2001 Aug 29 2001 Oct 01 2001 Aug 29 01 Oct 01 01	Oct 01 2001	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.0316 $0.03	Jun 05 2001 Jun 05 2001 Jul 01 2001 Jun 05 01 Jul 01 01	Jul 01 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0316 $0.03	Mar 06 2001 Mar 06 2001 Apr 01 2001 Mar 06 01 Apr 01 01	Apr 01 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0316 $0.03	Dec 04 2000 Dec 04 2000 Jan 01 2001 Dec 04 00 Jan 01 01	Jan 01 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0297 $0.03	Sep 01 2000 Sep 01 2000 Oct 01 2000 Sep 01 00 Oct 01 00	Oct 01 2000	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.0297 $0.03	Jun 07 2000 Jun 07 2000 Jul 01 2000 Jun 07 00 Jul 01 00	Jul 01 2000	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Brown-Forman b pay?

Brown-Forman b most recently paid a dividend of $0.23. Brown-Forman b paid a Dividend of $0.89 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $30.43 at Aug 15 2025, the current dividend yield is 2.92% (calculation: $0.89 / $30.43 = 2.92%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Brown-Forman b Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Brown-Forman b dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.27% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.28%.

The payout ratio of Brown-Forman b in relation to the last financial year is 48.29%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 44.90%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Brown-Forman b
Current dividend yield	2.92%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.27%
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.28%
Payout 1Y	48.29%
Payout 3Y	44.90%

Is the Brown-Forman b dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Brown-Forman b dividend safe?

Brown-Forman b has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 4.96%. The average Brown-Forman b Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 5.77%. The average for the last 10 years is 6.61%.

Metric	Brown-Forman b
Increased	25 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	4.96%
Growth 5Y	5.77%
Growth 10Y	6.61%

Continuity

Brown-Forman b has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

Dividend Growth

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Brown-Forman b Stock Forecast 2025

On the stock exchange, the Brown-Forman b stock (ISIN: US1156372096) is not traded as a top scorer in August 2025 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Brown-Forman b -19.88% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2025. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Brown-Forman b stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Brown-Forman b (symbol: BF.B) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 16.54 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 3.60 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Brown-Forman b stock forecast 2025 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 18.06 according to P/E ratio and 3.65 according to P/S.

Metric	Brown-Forman b
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2025	19.88%
P/E TTM	16.54
P/S TTM	3.60
P/E forward	18.06
P/S forward	3.65

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