BROWN FORMAN CORP (BF.A) Dividend Safety
- 2026-07-31: Dividends paid $106M; Earnings payout 60.23%; FCF payout 65.84%.
- 2026-04-30: Dividends paid $106M; Earnings payout 196.30%; FCF payout 40.00%.
- 2025-07-31: Dividends paid $107M; Earnings payout 62.94%; FCF payout 82.95%.
- 2025-04-30: Dividends paid $107M; Earnings payout 73.29%; FCF payout 104.90%.
Matching-period dividends paid divided by positive earnings and free cash flow. Values above 100% are retained; absent dividends are not assumed zero.
- Available history
- 2009-04-30 to 2026-07-31
- Data captured
Historical Dividend Payout
| Date | Dividends paid | Earnings payout | FCF payout |
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| 2026-07-31 | $106M | 60.23% | 65.84% |
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| 2026-04-30 | $106M | 196.30% | 40.00% |
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| 2025-07-31 | $107M | 62.94% | 82.95% |
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| 2025-04-30 | $107M | 73.29% | 104.90% |
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| 2024-07-31 | $103M | 52.82% | |
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| 2024-04-30 | $104M | 39.10% | 50.73% |
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| 2023-07-31 | $99M | 42.86% | |
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| 2023-04-30 | $99M | 47.83% | 60.74% |
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| 2022-07-31 | $90M | 36.14% | 64.29% |
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| 2022-04-30 | $90M | 59.60% | 50.85% |
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| 2021-07-31 | $86M | 44.79% | 50.29% |
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| 2021-04-30 | $85M | 70.83% | 37.95% |
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| 2020-07-31 | $83M | 25.62% | 109.21% |
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| 2020-04-30 | $83M | 64.84% | 44.62% |
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| 2019-07-31 | $79M | 42.47% | 154.90% |
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| 2019-04-30 | $79M | 49.69% | 42.02% |
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| 2018-07-31 | $76M | 38.00% | 73.79% |
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| 2018-04-30 | $557M | 506.36% | 1265.91% |
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| 2017-07-31 | $70M | 39.33% | 90.91% |
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| 2017-04-30 | $71M | 48.97% | 41.76% |
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| 2016-07-31 | $67M | 46.53% | 59.82% |
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| 2016-04-30 | $67M | 12.84% | 119.64% |
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| 2015-07-31 | $65M | 41.67% | 60.19% |
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| 2015-04-30 | $66M | 46.81% | 32.20% |
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| 2014-07-31 | $62M | 41.33% | 76.54% |
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| 2014-04-30 | $62M | 46.62% | 28.18% |
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| 2013-07-31 | $54M | 37.76% | 79.41% |
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| 2013-04-30 | $55M | 48.67% | 41.04% |
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| 2012-07-31 | $50M | 34.01% | 71.43% |
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| 2012-04-30 | $50M | 47.94% | 33.92% |
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| 2011-07-31 | $46.4M | 39.29% | 80.28% |
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| 2011-04-30 | $46.5M | 28.03% | 40.43% |
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| 2010-07-31 | $44M | 39.50% | 49.05% |
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| 2010-04-30 | $44.2M | 60.97% | 42.62% |
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| 2009-07-31 | $43.2M | 35.58% | 38.92% |
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Annual Dividend Payout
| Date | Dividends paid | Earnings payout | FCF payout |
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| 2026-04-30 | $427M | 59.72% | 47.82% |
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| 2025-04-30 | $420M | 48.33% | 97.45% |
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| 2024-04-30 | $404M | 39.45% | 96.42% |
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| 2023-04-30 | $378M | 48.28% | 82.71% |
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| 2022-04-30 | $831M | 99.16% | 104.14% |
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| 2021-04-30 | $338M | 37.43% | 44.77% |
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| 2020-04-30 | $325M | 39.30% | 53.19% |
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| 2019-04-30 | $310M | 37.13% | 45.52% |
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| 2018-04-30 | $773M | 107.81% | 146.96% |
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| 2017-04-30 | $274M | 40.96% | 50.37% |
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| 2016-04-30 | $266M | 24.93% | 63.94% |
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| 2015-04-30 | $256M | 37.43% | 52.46% |
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| 2014-04-30 | $233M | 35.36% | 44.55% |
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| 2013-04-30 | $1.06B | 179.86% | 240.50% |
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| 2012-04-30 | $192M | 37.43% | 41.92% |
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| 2011-04-30 | $326M | 56.99% | 66.80% |
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| 2010-04-30 | $174M | 38.75% | 34.05% |
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| 2009-04-30 | $169M | 38.85% | 38.24% |
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