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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 / E22.5×
P / S2.8×
P / B3.6×
P / FCF27.7×
Dividend yield1.07%
Net margin12.5%
Return on equity15.9%
FCF margin10.1%
Net cash$74.6M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.3×
Enterprise value USD$4.2B
EV / EBITDA15.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.7%
Return on capital16.9%

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% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
50.10% 50.10% 49.90% 48.90% 49.00% 48.50% 49.40% 51.30% 50.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
11.80% 13.00% 14.00% 12.80% 14.60% 14.80% 16.90% 18.10% 15.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.30% 13.70% 13.00% 18.70% 14.90% 13.50% 16.50% 17.60% 18.50% 15.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
50.8M 52.0M 52.5M 53.3M 53.2M 52.4M 51.7M 49.9M 48.5M 48.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$70.8M -$29.4M -$128.8M -$228.9M -$159.2M -$74.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.70% 9.10% 8.60% 11.30% 9.80% 9.40% 11.00% 12.60% 13.00% 10.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
11.60% 10.30% 11.10% 10.50% 15.60% 5.80% 14.30% 13.10% 10.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.35× 0.15× 0.08× 0.07× 0.09× 0.08× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin50.3%51.3%49.4%48.5%49.0%48.9%49.9%50.1%50.1%—
Operating margin15.6%18.1%16.9%14.8%14.6%12.8%14.0%13.0%11.8%—
Net margin12.5%14.7%13.1%11.5%11.3%10.4%11.3%7.8%8.6%—
FCF margin10.1%13.1%14.3%5.8%15.6%10.5%11.1%10.3%11.6%—
Return on assets10.9%13.0%12.6%11.0%9.4%9.8%11.3%8.6%9.1%7.7%
Return on equity15.9%18.5%17.6%16.5%13.5%14.9%18.7%13.0%13.7%13.3%
Debt / equity0.08×0.09×————0.07×0.08×0.15×0.35×
Current ratio1.882.272.031.951.812.742.372.472.182.44

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-07-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.