Brown Forman Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Brown Forman free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, Brown Forman generated $173.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $12.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $161.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 17.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 24.8% from the prior year's $129.0 million.
Brown Forman returned $106.0 million to shareholders through dividends, equal to 66% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 1.5 times.
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Brown Forman cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q1 20272026-07-31 | Q4 20262026-04-30 | Q3 20262026-01-31 | Q2 20262025-10-31 | Q1 20262025-07-31 | Q4 20252025-04-30 | Q3 20252025-01-31 | Q2 20252024-10-31 | Q1 20252024-07-31 | Q4 20242024-04-30 | Q3 20242024-01-31 | Q2 20242023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 176.00M | 54.00M | 267.00M | 224.00M | 170.00M | 146.00M | 270.00M | 258.00M | 195.00M | 266.00M | 285.00M | 242.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +3.53% | -63.01% | -1.11% | -13.18% | -12.82% | -45.11% | -5.26% | +6.61% | -15.58% | +28.50% | +185.00% | +6.61% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 23.00M | 24.00M | 24.00M | 22.00M | 22.00M | 21.00M | 22.00M | 22.00M | 22.00M | 21.00M | 25.00M | 20.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 4.00M | 10.00M | 10.00M | 8.00M | 4.00M | 8.00M | 7.00M | 9.00M | 4.00M | 7.00M | 7.00M | 7.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -114.00M | 112.00M | 122.00M | -75.00M | -120.00M | 57.00M | 109.00M | -103.00M | -237.00M | 118.00M | 61.00M | -176.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 173.00M | 291.00M | 417.00M | 132.00M | 160.00M | 152.00M | 317.00M | 112.00M | 17.00M | 285.00M | 265.00M | 59.00M |
| Capital Expenditures | -12.00M | -26.00M | -25.00M | -25.00M | -31.00M | -50.00M | -45.00M | -31.00M | -41.00M | -80.00M | -69.00M | -30.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -13.00M | -23.00M | -25.00M | -25.00M | 2.00M | -35.00M | 305.00M | -31.00M | 10.00M | -14.00M | 124.00M | -17.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -106.00M | -106.00M | -107.00M | -107.00M | -107.00M | -107.00M | -107.00M | -103.00M | -103.00M | -104.00M | -103.00M | -98.00M |
| Share Repurchases | — | 0 | -301.00M | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | -358.00M | — |
| Debt Repaid | -343.00M | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -164.00M | -337.00M | -338.00M | -261.00M | -138.00M | -297.00M | -417.00M | -78.00M | -51.00M | -406.00M | -189.00M | -73.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -7.00M | -75.00M | 64.00M | -152.00M | 27.00M | -157.00M | 194.00M | 0 | -30.00M | -143.00M | 209.00M | -46.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 161.00M | 265.00M | 392.00M | 107.00M | 129.00M | 102.00M | 272.00M | 81.00M | -24.00M | 205.00M | 196.00M | 29.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Brown Forman's cash flow statement, from Q1 2027 back to Q2 2024, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow BF.A's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?