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GRACO INC GGG

NYSE · stock · Pumps & Pumping Equipment · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

GRACO INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$12.7B
P / E24.3×
P / S5.7×
P / B4.8×
P / FCF19.9×
Dividend yield1.45%
Net margin23.3%
Return on equity19.7%
FCF margin28.5%
Return on capital22.3%
Graham number -60%$32.97

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($32.97); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.10% 17.10% 20.60% 20.90% 20.00% 22.10% 21.50% 23.10% 23.00% 23.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
53.50% 53.90% 53.40% 52.20% 51.80% 52.00% 49.30% 52.90% 53.10% 52.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.10% 25.70% 26.40% 25.80% 23.70% 26.70% 26.70% 29.50% 27.00% 27.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.10% 34.90% 45.40% 33.50% 25.70% 25.70% 24.80% 22.80% 18.80% 19.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
170.9M 174.3M 173.2M 171.6M 172.0M 174.5M 172.9M 172.2M 172.4M 169.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$253.3M $122.4M $134.3M -$56.7M -$228.9M -$549.3M -$264.2M -$538.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.30% 18.20% 23.20% 20.30% 16.60% 18.00% 18.90% 18.60% 15.50% 15.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
17.60% 20.20% 19.00% 17.70% 19.60% 16.30% 8.20% 21.20% 24.40% 28.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.53× 0.31× 0.35× 0.16× 0.12× 0.04× 0.04× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.24 $1.45 $1.97 $2.00 $1.92 $2.52 $2.66 $2.94 $2.82 $3.08 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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

P / E vs its own history

GRACO INC trades at about 26.8× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 22×–124.4×, median 29×).

22× 124.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (22×–124.4×); dot = today's 26.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin52.5%53.1%52.9%49.3%52.0%51.8%52.2%53.4%53.9%53.5%
Operating margin27.9%27.0%29.5%26.7%26.7%23.7%25.8%26.4%25.7%9.1%
Net margin23.3%23.0%23.1%21.5%22.1%20.0%20.9%20.6%17.1%3.1%
FCF margin28.5%24.4%21.2%8.2%16.3%19.6%17.7%19.0%20.2%17.6%
Return on assets15.9%15.5%18.6%18.9%18.0%16.6%20.3%23.2%18.2%3.3%
Return on equity19.7%18.8%22.8%24.8%25.7%25.7%33.5%45.4%34.9%7.1%
Debt / equity——0.00×0.04×0.04×0.12×0.16×0.35×0.31×0.53×
Current ratio3.153.693.463.012.693.192.772.412.622.83

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-26. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.