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BRADY CORP BRC

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

BRADY CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.3B
P / E20.7×
P / S2.6×
P / B3.1×
P / FCF22.1×
Dividend yield1.09%
Net margin12.4%
Return on equity15.1%
FCF margin11.6%
Net cash$172.2M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.6×
Enterprise value USD$4.1B
EV / EBITDA13.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV6.5%
Return on capital17.6%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.60% 7.80% 11.30% 10.40% 11.30% 11.50% 13.10% 14.70% 12.50% 12.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
50.10% 50.10% 49.90% 48.90% 49.00% 48.50% 49.40% 51.30% 50.30% 51.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
11.80% 13.00% 14.00% 12.80% 14.60% 14.80% 16.90% 18.10% 15.60% 15.90% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
13.70% 13.00% 18.70% 14.90% 13.50% 16.50% 17.60% 18.50% 15.90% 15.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
52.0M 52.5M 53.3M 53.2M 52.4M 51.7M 49.9M 48.5M 48.1M 47.8M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$29.4M -$128.8M -$228.9M -$159.2M -$74.6M -$172.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
9.10% 8.60% 11.30% 9.80% 9.40% 11.00% 12.60% 13.00% 10.90% 11.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
11.60% 10.30% 11.10% 10.50% 15.60% 5.80% 14.30% 13.10% 10.10% 11.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.15× 0.08× 0.07× 0.09× 0.08× 0.01× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin51.7%50.3%51.3%49.4%48.5%49.0%48.9%49.9%50.1%50.1%
Operating margin15.9%15.6%18.1%16.9%14.8%14.6%12.8%14.0%13.0%11.8%
Net margin12.4%12.5%14.7%13.1%11.5%11.3%10.4%11.3%7.8%8.6%
FCF margin11.6%10.1%13.1%14.3%5.8%15.6%10.5%11.1%10.3%11.6%
Return on assets11.1%10.9%13.0%12.6%11.0%9.4%9.8%11.3%8.6%9.1%
Return on equity15.1%15.9%18.5%17.6%16.5%13.5%14.9%18.7%13.0%13.7%
Debt / equity0.01×0.08×0.09×————0.07×0.08×0.15×
Current ratio1.941.882.272.031.951.812.742.372.472.18

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