Brown–Forman (BF-B)
S&P 500 · Consumer Staples · data since 1980-03-17 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+1.48%
7d
+1.95%
30d
-6.19%
YTD
+1.88%
1y
-13.42%
Brown–Forman (BF-B) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.0 | 5.4 | -7.5 | -2.5 | -0.2 | 4.5 | -2.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -13.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | -4.3 | -18.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | -8.8 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -9.4 |
| 2024 | -3.9 | 9.7 | -14.0 | -7.3 | -4.2 | -5.3 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 8.4 | -10.5 | -4.4 | -9.3 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | -2.6 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -5.1 | 8.5 | 5.7 | -6.3 | -12.5 | -2.6 | 5.0 | -2.8 |
| 2022 | -7.5 | -3.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -2.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | -2.0 | -8.2 | 2.1 | 7.4 | -9.8 |
| 2021 | -9.8 | -0.1 | -3.4 | 10.6 | 5.3 | -6.5 | -5.4 | -1.0 | -4.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | -9.2 | -9.3 | 12.1 | 6.0 | -3.2 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | -7.5 | 15.7 | -1.3 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | -6.2 | 11.3 | -1.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -13.1 | 8.6 | -1.9 | -2.9 | -8.3 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 6.9 | -4.9 | 2.5 | 9.8 | -6.1 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 15.2 |
| 2016 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -1.4 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.2 | -9.5 | -0.9 | 9.6 | -3.4 | -2.9 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 1.9 | -8.0 | 6.9 | -2.3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -9.2 |
| 2013 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 9.2 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -1.5 | 7.3 | -7.6 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 11.6 | -3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | -1.8 | 9.6 | -9.6 |
| 2011 | -4.7 | 4.2 | -0.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -1.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | -4.2 | 2.0 | 14.2 | -2.1 | -4.7 | 3.7 | 10.4 | -3.0 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | -11.8 | -5.3 | -9.0 | 19.8 | -5.7 | -1.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | -16.1 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 1.0 | -4.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -21.0 | -3.3 | 18.1 |
| 2007 | -1.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | -9.1 | 8.2 | 4.7 | -1.2 | -4.5 | 5.4 |
| 2006 | 2.3 | -0.8 | 9.8 | -3.2 | 2.4 | -6.0 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -0.1 | -5.8 | -3.4 | -4.6 |
| 2005 | -0.9 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 1.8 | -3.3 | -3.1 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | -0.0 | 4.6 | -2.0 | -1.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | -3.6 | 2.1 | -3.1 | -2.0 | 7.0 | 1.9 |
| 2003 | -4.9 | 12.5 | 10.6 | -0.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 0.1 | -11.9 | -1.8 | 4.4 | -4.9 | 8.0 | -8.6 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | -0.5 | -4.1 | -1.9 | -1.9 | 7.7 | -1.9 | 6.9 | -5.1 | -2.0 | -5.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | -2.3 | -14.9 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 6.4 | -6.9 | -7.0 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 11.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 |
| 1999 | -4.5 | -8.8 | -12.2 | 27.9 | -9.5 | -1.8 | -4.9 | -5.2 | 6.7 | 8.2 | -7.1 | -8.2 |
| 1998 | -6.3 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 12.0 | -5.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 7.1 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | -3.8 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 | -4.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
| 1996 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 2.9 | -0.9 | -8.1 | -0.7 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 7.5 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 3.9 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 5.1 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -4.3 |
| 1994 | -1.1 | -1.2 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -2.2 | -2.6 | -1.8 | 9.4 | -10.4 | 13.9 | -2.0 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | -4.7 | -1.1 | 7.3 | -2.4 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -8.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -1.3 | -3.4 | 15.6 |
| 1992 | 3.8 | -8.2 | -5.1 | 3.0 | -2.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -2.0 | 0.9 | -4.8 |
| 1991 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 7.5 | -7.9 | 4.2 | -5.9 | -6.9 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 12.3 |
| 1990 | -15.0 | 0.7 | -12.0 | -7.4 | 23.4 | -3.5 | -2.4 | -7.0 | -10.0 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| 1989 | 11.7 | -7.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | -6.2 | 3.9 | 22.8 | -3.1 | 3.8 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 8.8 |
| 1988 | 16.0 | 11.9 | -0.9 | 6.4 | -4.4 | 5.4 | -5.2 | -4.5 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.0 |
| 1987 | 17.5 | 3.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -7.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | -4.0 | -3.8 | -27.9 | -6.9 | 21.0 |
| 1986 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 16.1 | -6.1 | 0.0 | 21.4 | -4.0 | -2.6 | -10.6 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| 1985 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 2.5 | -2.5 | -4.5 | 13.3 | 10.4 |
| 1984 | -7.7 | -6.7 | -5.8 | -3.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 9.5 | -2.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
| 1983 | 4.2 | -14.4 | 14.8 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -8.7 | -5.7 | -4.0 | 16.0 | -2.5 | 4.1 | -7.1 |
| 1982 | -14.2 | -4.4 | 12.7 | 9.7 | -4.8 | -4.3 | 2.6 | -1.5 | 6.7 | 12.5 | -8.9 | -2.7 |
| 1981 | -0.9 | 8.9 | 6.7 | -3.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | -4.6 | -4.6 | -3.5 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 1980 | · | · | -4.7 | -1.1 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 6.0 | -6.2 | 15.2 | -3.3 |
| Avg | -1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -1.3% | +1.0% | +1.9% | +2.0% | +1.2% | +0.8% | +1.0% | +0.2% | +0.5% | +1.2% | +3.2% | +1.9% |
| Win rate | 39%/46 | 63%/46 | 57%/47 | 60%/47 | 57%/47 | 57%/47 | 48%/46 | 46%/46 | 54%/46 | 54%/46 | 74%/46 | 59%/46 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-69%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±6.7%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
56%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+27.87%
1999-04
Worst month
-27.92%
1987-10
Longest streaks
10▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Brown–Forman
Brown–Forman monetizes the fact that people never stop buying stuff — with price receipts on this site going back to 1980. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1980) would be about $15,755 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1999 at +27.87%; its worst, October 1987 at -27.92%.
- It has closed November in the green 34 out of 46 times — past performance, future shrug.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.