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BRADY CORP BRC

NYSE · stock · Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries · website · IPO 1984-06-29 · LEI

BRADY CORP (BRC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 9/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.09% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $1.7B at a 12.4% net margin.

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84/100
Stocktoria Quality Score · grade A
9/9
Piotroski F — financial health
7.62
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
1.4%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 22.5%
-2.45
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
5 6 5 5 5 6 8 7 4 9 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Altman Z″
5.89 6.83 7.02 7.51 6.11 6.34 7.36 7.55 6.81 7.62 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$84.02 as of 2026-09-01 · +7.7% 1y
$75.91$94.2752-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.45 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$4.3B
P / E20.7×
Dividend yield 5y avg1.4%
Net margin 5y avg12.8%
Return on equity 5y avg16.7%
Beta0.62
Employees6,400

Analyst price target

$101.50 +20.8% vs last
· 2 analysts
target range $100.00 – $103.00 · median $101.50
2 buy ·
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-06-09Sidoti & Co.Buy (up)
2026-01-29Freedom BrokerHold (main)
2024-01-02B of A SecuritiesBuy (up)
2022-02-18Wells FargoEqual-Weight (down)
2022-01-10Wells FargoOverweight (main)
2021-06-08Wells FargoOverweight (up)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$2.5M on the open market · 7 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 2036 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 100%
Net marginstronger than 83%
Return on equitystronger than 82%
Revenue growthstronger than 62%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 9/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.18
Retained earnings / assets0.798
EBIT / assets0.142
Equity / liabilities2.746

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TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
BRCBRADY CORP9/97.6220.7+9.8%
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ODCOil-Dri Corp of America7/97.3425.2+11%
VTSIVirTra, Inc4/96.22148.7-15%
DOGZDogness (International) Corp6/95.5—+39.5%
JCSEJE Cleantech Holdings Ltd7/95.58—+11.8%
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About BRADY CORP

Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions and workplace safety products that identify and protect premises, products, and people in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Australia. The company offers safety signs, traffic signs and control products, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout devices, personal protection equipment, first aid products, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedures writing, and training; materials, radio frequency identification and barcode scanners for product identification, direct part marking, engraving equipment, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, asset tracking labels, asset tags, and industrial track and trace applications; and handheld printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags. It also provides wristbands, labels, printing systems, and other products used in hospital, laboratory, and other healthcare settings for tracking and improving the safety of patients; and badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software. The company serves industrial manufacturing, electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, oil, gas, alternative energy, automotive, aerospace, governments, mass transit, mechanical contractors, construction, utilities, education, leisure and entertainment, retail and telecommunications, and others. The Company markets and sells its products through multiple channels, including distributors, a direct sales force, and digital channels. Brady Corporation was incorporated in 1914 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

FAQ

Is BRC financially healthy?

BRADY CORP's Piotroski F-score is 9/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does BRC pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. BRADY CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.09% with a 22.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is BRC?

In FY2026, BRADY CORP had a net margin of 12.4% and a return on equity of 15.1%.

What is BRC's P/E ratio?

BRADY CORP's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 20.7×, based on its latest annual earnings.

What is the analyst price target for BRC?

The average Wall-Street price target for BRADY CORP is $101.50, about 20.8% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.

Is BRC a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BRADY CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 9/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 20.7×, a dividend yield of 1.09%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-07-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.