BRADY CORP BRC
BRADY CORP (BRC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.07% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.5B at a 12.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
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.
Beneish M-score: -2.24 — 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.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Sidoti & Co. | Buy (up) |
| 2026-01-29 | Freedom Broker | Hold (main) |
| 2024-01-02 | B of A Securities | Buy (up) |
| 2022-02-18 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight (down) |
| 2022-01-10 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2021-06-08 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (up) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
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.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.168 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.76 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.136 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.199 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRC | BRADY CORP | 4/9 | 6.81 | 22.5 | +12.8% |
| DAKT | DAKTRONICS INC /SD/ | 8/9 | 6.01 | 20.8 | +10.9% |
| ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | 7/9 | 7.34 | 25.2 | +11% |
| VTSI | VirTra, Inc | 4/9 | 6.22 | 148.7 | -15% |
| DOGZ | Dogness (International) Corp | 6/9 | 5.5 | — | +39.5% |
| JCSE | JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd | 7/9 | 5.58 | — | +11.8% |
| HCAI | Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Holding Co., Ltd | 3/9 | -15.06 | — | -63.6% |
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 4/9 (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 1.07% with a 24.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BRC?
In FY2025, BRADY CORP had a net margin of 12.5% and a return on equity of 15.9%.
What is BRC's P/E ratio?
BRADY CORP's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 22.5×, 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 6.7% 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 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 22.5×, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-07-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.