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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Dividend Yield %

: 1.72% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Brown-Forman is 1.72%.

Good Sign:

Brown-Forman Corp stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Brown-Forman's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BF.B' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 1.21   Max: 1.72
Current: 1.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Brown-Forman was 1.72%. The lowest was 0.86%. And the median was 1.21%.

BF.B's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
68.21% of 151 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 2.64 vs BF.B: 1.72

Brown-Forman's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Brown-Forman was 0.48. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 0.40.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Brown-Forman is 1.77%.

Brown-Forman's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.22.

During the past 12 months, Brown-Forman's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Brown-Forman was 65.10% per year. The lowest was 4.30% per year. And the median was 7.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Brown-Forman Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brown-Forman's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Brown-Forman Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.22 1.09 0.93 1.09 1.21

Brown-Forman Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.21 1.14 1.46 1.52

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Brown-Forman's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Brown-Forman Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Brown-Forman's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brown-Forman's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Brown-Forman Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Brown-Forman Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2182024-03-072024-03-082024-04-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2182023-11-302023-12-012024-01-02Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2062023-09-012023-09-052023-10-02Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2062023-06-072023-06-082023-07-03Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Brown-Forman's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.848/49.14
=1.73 %

Current Share Price is $49.14.
Brown-Forman's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.848.

Brown-Forman's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.872/49.14
=1.77 %

Current Share Price is $49.14.
Brown-Forman's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.218 * 4 = $0.872.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Brown-Forman  (NYSE:BF.B) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY, USA, 40210
Brown-Forman is a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium distilled spirits that generates close to 70% of revenues in the whiskey category, under well-known Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel's and bourbon brands Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. It also manufactures and distributes tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and premium wines. The company generates 47% of sales from its home market, while the bulk of international revenues come from Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The Brown family controls over 50% of the economic interests and a 67% voting power of the company.
Executives
Elizabeth M Brown director 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Elizabeth A Smith director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mark A. Clouse director C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Jeremy J Shepherd officer: VP, Pres, USA & Canada 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Crystal L Peterson officer: SVP, Chief Inclusion Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Jan Singer director 2 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Timothy M Nall officer: SVP CIO 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Leanne D Cunningham officer: SVP, Chief Fin Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Matias Bentel officer: SVP, Chief Brands Officer 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kelli Nelson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Mike J. Keyes officer: SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Tracy L Skeans director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
John V. Hayes officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Michael Andrew Masick officer: VP DIR CORP STRATEGY 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kathleen M. Gutmann director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328

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