What is BF-B's five-year median P/E?

24.1x. Half of BF-B's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 801 weekly readings, from Jun 27, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares BF-B only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Brown–Forman (BF-B) valuation

Consumer Staples

$28.04

Latest weekly close · Market cap $12.9B

Within its usual range

Brown–Forman's P/E of 18.1x is lower than 66% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).

Forward P/E 17.2× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 24.1×

5-year median: 24.1×
10-year median: 34.2×
5-year low to high: 13.3× to 47.0×
Versus 5-year median: -25%

P/E

34thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: -1%accelerating
EPS: -13%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

BF-B P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	15.3×	4	3.2×	3.7×	12.7×
Dec 30, 2024	17.1×	0	4.2×	4.8×	13.3×
Dec 25, 2023	35.3×	20	6.4×	7.1×	24.7×
Dec 26, 2022	35.7×	33	7.6×	7.9×	24.6×
Dec 27, 2021	45.8×	99	9.7×	10.0×	31.9×
Dec 28, 2020	41.4×	99	11.4×	11.9×	31.0×
Dec 30, 2019	37.8×	98	9.5×	10.2×	28.3×
Dec 31, 2018	30.4×	59	6.0×	6.6×	22.5×
Dec 25, 2017	35.8×	100	6.6×	7.0×	24.9×
Dec 26, 2016	17.2×	1	4.5×	5.0×	12.6×

Consumer Staples peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare BF-B with peers

Consumer Staples peers of BF-B on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ACIAlbertsons Cos Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
ADMArcher Daniels Midland	20.9×	Above its usual range	75
BGBunge Global	16.1×	Above its usual range	74
BJBJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc	23.1×	Above its usual range	84
CAGConagra Brands Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked

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About this history

What is BF-B's current P/E?: Brown–Forman's P/E of 18.1x is lower than 66% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 30, 2026).
What is BF-B's five-year median P/E?: 24.1x. Half of BF-B's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 801 weekly readings, from Jun 27, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares BF-B only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.