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Brown–Forman balance sheet

At the end of fiscal 2026, Brown–Forman had total assets of $7.89bn, total liabilities of $3.87bn and shareholders' equity of $4.02bn. It held $308m in cash against $2.50bn of debt: net debt of $2.19bn.

Balance sheet

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Apr 20102011Apr 20112012Apr 20122013Apr 20132014Apr 20142015Apr 20152016Apr 20162017Apr 20172018Apr 20182019Apr 20192020Apr 20202021Apr 20212022Apr 20222023Apr 20232024Apr 20242025Apr 20252026Apr 2026LTMJul 2026
Cash and equivalents2325673382044373702631822393076751,150868374446444308301
Receivables418496475548569583559557639609570753813855769830832822
Inventory6516477128278829531,0541,2701,3791,5201,6851,7511,8182,2832,5562,5112,5432,574
Total current assets1,5271,9761,7491,8212,1772,2542,2332,3512,5552,7193,2653,9173,7763,8014,0364,1953,9913,958
Goodwill6666256176176206075907537637537567797611,4571,4551,5051,5221,513
Total assets3,3833,7123,4773,6264,1034,1884,1834,6254,9765,1395,7666,5226,3737,7778,1668,0867,8947,825
Total current liabilities5467074044735619587919708217038809181,0341,0841,5591,0801,2321,213
Short-term debt3255320250024901503330250030003510
Long-term debt5085045039979977431,2301,6892,3412,2902,2692,3542,0192,6782,3722,4212,0832,083
Total debt6997595101,0021,0051,1831,5012,1492,5562,4402,6022,5592,2692,9133,1012,7342,5022,441
Total liabilities1,4881,6521,4081,9982,0712,2832,6213,2553,6603,4923,7913,8663,6364,5094,6494,0933,8743,856
Shareholders' equity1,8952,0602,0691,6282,0321,9051,5621,3701,3161,6471,9752,6562,7373,2683,5173,9934,0203,969
Net debt (negative = net cash)4671921727985688131,2381,9672,3172,1331,9271,4091,4012,5392,6552,2902,1942,140
Shares outstanding588m580m568m——522m494m480m481m477m478m479m479m479m473m473m——

Balances at each fiscal year end (quarter end in the quarterly view). Total debt is short- plus long-term borrowings, including lease debt where the company reports it within debt. Where assets do not equal liabilities plus shareholders' equity, the difference (non-controlling interests, redeemable preferred shares) is shown on its own line.

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Figures from Brown–Forman's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Brown–Forman.