Brown-Forman Corporation (BF.B) vs MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI)

Brown-Forman Corporation and MGP Ingredients, Inc. are both Beverages Wineries & Distilleries companies. Brown-Forman Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $12.0B against $272.8M — 44.0× the size. MGP Ingredients, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Brown-Forman Corporation trades at 16.9×. Brown-Forman Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.84% against −18.0%. Brown-Forman Corporation has the higher net margin (18.4% vs −48.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.2% vs −17.9%). Both pay a dividend; Brown-Forman Corporation yields more (1.49% vs 0.56%). Across the 22 metrics below, Brown-Forman Corporation leads on 15 and MGP Ingredients, Inc. on 7.