Brown-Forman (BF-B) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 3.10% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 3.10%.
Brown-Forman
BF-B
TTM buyback yield
3.10%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.10%
5Y share count change
-1.6%
TTM buyback spend
$401.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
13.37x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 13.37x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $28.00M | −$28.00M | 0.47B | -0.9% | — |
| 2024 | $400.00M | $25.00M | $375.00M | 0.48B | -0.7% | 1.76% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $18.00M | −$18.00M | 0.48B | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $15.00M | −$15.00M | 0.48B | -0.0% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $12.00M | −$12.00M | 0.48B | 0.1% | — |
| 2020 | $1.00M | $11.00M | −$10.00M | 0.48B | -0.3% | 0.00% |
| 2019 | $207.00M | $14.00M | $193.00M | 0.48B | -0.5% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | $1.00M | $19.00M | −$18.00M | 0.48B | -0.8% | 0.00% |
| 2017 | $561.00M | $14.00M | $547.00M | 0.49B | -4.4% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | $1.11B | $15.00M | $1.09B | 0.51B | -4.1% | 5.77% |
| 2015 | $462.00M | $15.00M | $447.00M | 0.53B | -0.9% | 2.44% |
| 2014 | $49.00M | $13.00M | $36.00M | 0.54B | 0.0% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $11.00M | −$11.00M | 0.54B | -0.5% | — |
| 2012 | $220.00M | $9.00M | $211.00M | 0.54B | -1.7% | 1.79% |
| 2011 | $143.00M | $9.00M | $134.00M | 0.55B | -1.4% | 1.37% |
| 2010 | $158.00M | $8.00M | $150.00M | 0.56B | -1.9% | 1.85% |
| 2009 | $45.00M | $7.00M | $38.00M | 0.57B | -2.0% | 0.65% |
| 2008 | $223.00M | $0.00 | $223.00M | 0.58B | -0.5% | 2.72% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.58B | 0.7% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.57B | 0.4% | 0.04% |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.57B | -16.8% | — |
| 2003 | $561.00M | $0.00 | $561.00M | 0.69B | 5.5% | 12.03% |
| 2002 | $13.00M | $0.00 | $13.00M | 0.65B | 1.3% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | $3.00M | $0.00 | $3.00M | 0.64B | 0.0% | 0.07% |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.64B | -0.1% | — |
| 1999 | $25.00M | $0.00 | $25.00M | 0.64B | -0.5% | — |
| 1998 | $17.00M | $0.00 | $17.00M | 0.65B | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.65B | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.65B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $407.70M | $0.00 | $407.70M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $7.00M | $0.00 | $7.00M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $20.00M | $0.00 | $20.00M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)100% of headroom
Headroom $302.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Brown-Forman buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Brown-Forman (BF-B) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Brown-Forman spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $401.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Brown-Forman's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 3.10% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Brown-Forman's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 3.10% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Brown-Forman diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Brown-Forman's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -1.6% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).