SuperworthBrown Forman shares outstanding BF-B
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.
- Latest quarter, to Jul 31, 2026
- 459.5M
- On a year earlier
- −2.8%
- fewer shares
Brown Forman had 459.5M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q1 FY27, the quarter to Jul 31, 2026.
That is 2.8% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 459.9M | −3% |
| FY2025 | 472.9M | −0% |
| FY2024 | 473.5M | −1% |
| FY2023 | 480.4M | −0% |
| FY2022 | 480.5M | −0% |
| FY2021 | 480.7M | +0% |
| FY2020 | 480.3M | +0% |
| FY2019 | 480.2M | −1% |
| FY2018 | 486.5M | +1% |
| FY2017 | 483.3M | −3% |
| FY2016 | 500.8M | −5% |
| FY2015 | 527.9M | −2% |
| FY2014 | 537.4M | −0% |
| FY2013 | 538M | +0% |
| FY2012 | 536.9M | −2% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 459.5M | −3% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 459.9M | −3% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 462.9M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 472.6M | −0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 473M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 472.9M | −0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 472.9M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 473.1M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 472.9M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 473.5M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 475.6M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 480.1M | −0% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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