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Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Brown-Forman Corporation

BF-B in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Brown-Forman makes, bottles and sells distilled spirits, wines and ready-to-drink cocktails, with Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve and Herradura among its best-known brands. It also sells used barrels and bulk whiskey and wine, and offers contract bottling for other producers. Its products reach shoppers through distributors, retailers, wholesalers and, in some regions, state or provincial governments rather than direct sale. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it operates across several countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.
Where it sits in the stack
Brown-Forman sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Beverages – Wineries & Distilleries sleeve of our universe; it carries no seat in Closelook's Rubin or Halo indices.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Diageo and Constellation Brands, the other listed spirits makers.
Why Closelook tracks it
Brown-Forman holds a seat in the S&P 500 but does not yet carry a Closelook score, and the diary has not quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's slide below its recent averages and its distance from the 52-week high continues or begins to narrow.

Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for BF-B, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against BF-B on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.56%, quarterly · last 0.23 USD on 2026-09-03

Dividends and capital return

What BF-B pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.92 USD per share · a 3.56% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +1.8% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.91 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.23 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-03
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.22 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.88 USD · 2025: 0.91 USD · 2026: 0.69 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-30

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-B)?

Brown-Forman Corporation trades as BF-B on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is BF-B in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Brown-Forman Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does BF-B trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -4.5% vs the 50-day and -4.1% vs the 200-day average, 17.3% below the 52-week high and +14.7% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 21 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Brown-Forman Corporation do?

Brown-Forman makes, bottles and sells distilled spirits, wines and ready-to-drink cocktails, with Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve and Herradura among its best-known brands. It also sells used barrels and bulk whiskey and wine, and offers contract bottling for other producers. Its products reach shoppers through distributors, retailers, wholesalers and, in some regions, state or provincial governments rather than direct sale. Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Diageo and Constellation Brands, the other listed spirits makers.

Where does Brown-Forman Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Brown-Forman sits in the Consumer Defensive sector, within the Beverages – Wineries & Distilleries sleeve of our universe; it carries no seat in Closelook's Rubin or Halo indices. Brown-Forman holds a seat in the S&P 500 but does not yet carry a Closelook score, and the diary has not quoted it in an edition.

Does Brown-Forman Corporation pay a dividend?

Brown-Forman Corporation has paid 0.92 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.56% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.23 USD on 2026-09-03. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for BF-B, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.