Brown-Forman Corporation BF.A Interest coverage
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Brown-Forman Corporation’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Brown-Forman Corporation’s 10-K, filed June 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Brown-Forman Corporation's interest coverage?
- Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.A) reported interest coverage of 9.7× in Q1 2026.
- How has Brown-Forman Corporation's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
- Brown-Forman Corporation's interest coverage increased by 7.1% year-over-year, from 9.1× to 9.7×.
- What is the long-term trend for Brown-Forman Corporation's interest coverage?
- Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Brown-Forman Corporation's interest coverage has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 14.4× to 9.7×.
- What does interest coverage mean?
- How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
- How do you interpret interest coverage?
- Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
- How does interest coverage compare across companies?
- Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.