Buyback yield (TTM)
3.39%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.00%
5Y share count change
-2.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$401M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.04B
Key takeaways
- Brown-Forman (BF-B) repurchased about $401M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 12.53× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 86% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Brown-Forman (BF-B)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Brown-Forman (BF-B)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Brown-Forman (BF-B)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Brown-Forman (BF-B)
Latest: $400M
Overview
As of the 2026 fiscal year, Brown-Forman (BF-B) reported buyback spend of $400M.
Across 2016–2026 (10 years), Brown-Forman buyback spend produced a CAGR of -9.7% – with a net decline across the window.
Brown-Forman buyback spend peaked at $1.11B in 2016; the latest annual figure is $400M in 2026 (63.9% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.11B was reported in 2016. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1989.
Brown-Forman Buyback Spend 2026: $400M
Brown-Forman buyback spend in 2026 was $400M.
Brown-Forman Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
2025's buyback spend for Brown-Forman came in at $0.00, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Brown-Forman Buyback Spend 2024: $400M
Brown-Forman buyback spend in 2024 was $400M.
Brown-Forman Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Brown-Forman buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Brown-Forman Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Brown-Forman buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Brown-Forman (BF-B).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $400M | $32M | $368M | 3.38% | 467M | -1.3% | |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $28M | -$28M | — | 473M | -0.9% | |
| 2024 | $400M | $25M | $375M | 1.76% | 477M | -0.7% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $18M | -$18M | — | 481M | 0.0% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $15M | -$15M | — | 481M | -0.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $12M | -$12M | — | 481M | +0.1% | |
| 2020 | $1M | $11M | -$10M | 0.00% | 480M | -0.3% | |
| 2019 | $207M | $14M | $193M | 0.81% | 482M | -0.5% | |
| 2018 | $1M | $19M | -$18M | 0.00% | 484M | -0.8% | |
| 2017 | $561M | $14M | $547M | 3.09% | 488M | -4.4% | |
| 2016 | $1.11B | $15M | $1.09B | 5.77% | 511M | -4.1% | |
| 2015 | $462M | $15M | $447M | 2.44% | 533M | -0.9% | |
| 2014 | $49M | $13M | $36M | 0.26% | 538M | +0.0% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $11M | -$11M | — | 537M | -0.5% | |
| 2012 | $220M | $9M | $211M | 1.79% | 540M | -1.7% | |
| 2011 | $143M | $9M | $134M | 1.37% | 549M | -1.4% | |
| 2010 | $158M | $8M | $150M | 1.85% | 557M | -1.9% | |
| 2009 | $45M | $7M | $38M | 0.65% | 568M | -2.0% | |
| 2008 | $223M | $0.00 | $223M | 2.72% | 579M | -0.5% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 582M | +0.6% | |
| 2006 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | 0.03% | 578M | +0.7% | |
| 2005 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | 0.04% | 574M | +0.4% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 572M | -16.8% | |
| 2003 | $561M | $0.00 | $561M | 12.03% | 688M | +5.5% | |
| 2002 | $13M | $0.00 | $13M | 0.24% | 652M | +1.3% | |
| 2001 | $3M | $0.00 | $3M | — | 643M | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 643M | -0.1% | |
| 1999 | $25M | $0.00 | $25M | — | 644M | -0.5% | |
| 1998 | $17M | $0.00 | $17M | — | 647M | +0.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 647M | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $408M | $0.00 | $408M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $7M | $0.00 | $7M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $20M | $0.00 | $20M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2026$400M
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$400M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$1M
- 2019$207M
- 2018$1M
- 2017$561M
- 2016$1.11B
- 2015$462M
- 2014$49M
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$220M
- 2011$143M
- 2010$158M
- 2009$45M
- 2008$223M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$3M
- 2005$3M
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$561M
- 2002$13M
- 2001$3M
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$25M
- 1998$17M
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$408M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$7M
- 1991$20M
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Brown-Forman (BF-B)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 12.53×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Brown-Forman (BF-B)
How Brown-Forman splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $466M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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