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Brady Corporation

BRC

NYSEIndustrialsSecurity & Protection Services

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$91.29

+$0.56 · +0.62%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

82

Deep Value

Momentum

47

Neutral

Sentiment

76

Bullish

Risk resilience

62

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Brady Corporation, established in 1914 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operates as a global supplier of specialized identification and workplace safety products. The company’s core focus is on delivering solutions that facilitate the identification and protection of facilities, goods, and individuals across numerous industries worldwide. Its Identification Solutions (IDS) division provides a wide range of products for safeguarding and marking premises, including safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, advanced labeling systems, spill control items, and lockout/tagout devices. For product management, IDS offers crucial materials, printing technologies, and RFID/barcode scanners used for initial product identification, brand integrity, tracking items through production, and final product labeling. Wire identification needs are met with handheld printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags. Human identification offerings include name tags, badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software, extending to patient safety and tracking through wristbands and custom labels. This segment also delivers vital software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure documentation, and training. Serving a diverse clientele spanning industrial and electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, energy, automotive, aerospace, government, public transit, electrical contracting, education, and entertainment, IDS products are distributed via direct sales, partners, catalogs, and digital channels. The Workplace Safety (WPS) division focuses on creating secure and compliant work environments. Its portfolio comprises a variety of safety and compliance signage, tags, labels, and markings; informational displays; asset tracking labels; first aid supplies; facility safety equipment; personal protective gear; and essential labor law posters. Catering to sectors like process industries, government, education, construction, and utilities, WPS primarily utilizes catalog and digital sales channels. Additionally, it offers both stock and customized identification products, along with various resale items.

Industry
Security & Protection Services
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
US
CEO
Vineet Nargolwala
Listed since
Oct 31, 1986
Employees
6,400

Market position

Day range

Current $91.29

52-week range

Current $91.29

Open
$91.27
Previous close
$90.73
Volume
75.36K
0.25× average
Average volume
298.85K
Average daily volume
Market cap
4.3B USD
Beta
0.62
Market reference 1
50-day average
$91.7516
-0.50% below average
200-day average
$85.2513
+7.08% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
3.35B USD
P/E (TTM)
20.7×
P/B (TTM)
3.22×
P/S (TTM)
2.65×
EV / EBITDA
11.85×
Earnings yield
5.63%
Free cash flow yield
4.57%
Dividend yield
1.07%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
51.11%
Operating margin
16.19%
Net margin
12.93%
Return on equity
15.87%
Return on assets
10.91%
Return on invested capital
13.31%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.07×
Current ratio
1.88×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends55%39%23%7%Gross margin, FY2021: 49.05%Gross margin, FY2022: 48.50%Gross margin, FY2023: 49.35%Gross margin, FY2024: 51.28%Gross margin, FY2025: 50.27%Operating margin, FY2021: 14.60%Operating margin, FY2022: 14.82%Operating margin, FY2023: 16.91%Operating margin, FY2024: 18.15%Operating margin, FY2025: 15.63%Net margin, FY2021: 11.33%Net margin, FY2022: 11.52%Net margin, FY2023: 13.13%Net margin, FY2024: 14.70%Net margin, FY2025: 12.50%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 49.05%. Gross margin FY2022 48.50%. Gross margin FY2023 49.35%. Gross margin FY2024 51.28%. Gross margin FY2025 50.27%. Operating margin FY2021 14.60%. Operating margin FY2022 14.82%. Operating margin FY2023 16.91%. Operating margin FY2024 18.15%. Operating margin FY2025 15.63%. Net margin FY2021 11.33%. Net margin FY2022 11.52%. Net margin FY2023 13.13%. Net margin FY2024 14.70%. Net margin FY2025 12.50%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.51B USD+12.84%

Operating income

236.64M USD-2.78%

Net income

189.26M USD-4.04%
Income trends across reported periods1.65B USD1.1B USD544.84M USD−8.74M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.14B USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.3B USDRevenue, FY2023: 1.33B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.34B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.51B USDOperating income, FY2021: 167.13M USDOperating income, FY2022: 193.01M USDOperating income, FY2023: 225.21M USDOperating income, FY2024: 243.41M USDOperating income, FY2025: 236.64M USDNet income, FY2021: 129.66M USDNet income, FY2022: 149.98M USDNet income, FY2023: 174.86M USDNet income, FY2024: 197.22M USDNet income, FY2025: 189.26M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.14B USD. Revenue FY2022 1.3B USD. Revenue FY2023 1.33B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.34B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.51B USD. Operating income FY2021 167.13M USD. Operating income FY2022 193.01M USD. Operating income FY2023 225.21M USD. Operating income FY2024 243.41M USD. Operating income FY2025 236.64M USD. Net income FY2021 129.66M USD. Net income FY2022 149.98M USD. Net income FY2023 174.86M USD. Net income FY2024 197.22M USD. Net income FY2025 189.26M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.51B USD1.34B USD1.33B USD1.3B USD1.14B USD
Cost of goods sold752.78M USD653.51M USD674.59M USD670.51M USD583.25M USD
Gross profit760.82M USD687.88M USD657.28M USD631.55M USD561.45M USD
Research and development79.89M USD67.75M USD61.37M USD58.55M USD44.55M USD
Selling, general, and administrative444.3M USD376.72M USD370.7M USD379.99M USD349.77M USD
Operating expenses524.18M USD444.47M USD432.06M USD438.54M USD394.32M USD
Interest expense4.75M USD3.13M USD3.54M USD1.28M USD437K USD
Depreciation and amortization40.64M USD29.87M USD32.37M USD34.18M USD25.48M USD
Operating income236.64M USD243.41M USD225.21M USD193.01M USD167.13M USD
Net income189.26M USD197.22M USD174.86M USD149.98M USD129.66M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 1 miss, 3 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
+3.52%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
1.5
Estimate 1.35 · Beat by 11.11%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.561.351.150.94Q4 '24BeatQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MetQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MetQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26Estimate
Q4 2024, reported Nov 18, 2024: actual 1.12, estimate 1.1, surprise +1.82%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Feb 21, 2025: actual 1, estimate 1.03, surprise -2.91%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 16, 2025: actual 1.22, estimate 1.22, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q3 2025, reported Sep 4, 2025: actual 1.26, estimate 1.17, surprise +7.69%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 17, 2025: actual 1.21, estimate 1.19, surprise +1.68%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 19, 2026: actual 1.09, estimate 1.09, surprise 0.00%, Met estimate. Q2 2026, reported May 18, 2026: actual 1.5, estimate 1.35, surprise +11.11%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Sep 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 1.47, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates452.65M414.85M377.06M339.27MQ4 '24BeatQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26BeatQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26Estimate
Q4 2024, reported Nov 18, 2024: actual 377.07M USD, estimate 365.88M USD, surprise +3.06%, Beat. Q1 2025, reported Feb 21, 2025: actual 356.68M USD, estimate 386.61M USD, surprise -7.74%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 16, 2025: actual 382.59M USD, estimate 386.61M USD, surprise -1.04%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Sep 4, 2025: actual 397.28M USD, estimate 392.42M USD, surprise +1.24%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 17, 2025: actual 405.29M USD, estimate 395.01M USD, surprise +2.60%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 19, 2026: actual 384.14M USD, estimate 378.69M USD, surprise +1.44%, Beat. Q2 2026, reported May 18, 2026: actual 435.24M USD, estimate 406.07M USD, surprise +7.18%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Sep 3, 2026: actual —, estimate 427.41M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

10 ratings
Strong buy00%
Buy220%
Hold770%
Sell110%
Strong sell00%

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.965

2025 complete year+9.0% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.735

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 10, 2026

$0.245

Quarterly

Record Jul 10, 2026 · Payment Jul 31, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 9, 2026

$0.245

Quarterly

Record Apr 9, 2026 · Payment Apr 30, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jan 9, 2026

$0.245

Quarterly

Record Jan 9, 2026 · Payment Jan 30, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Oct 10, 2025

$0.245

Quarterly

Record Oct 10, 2025 · Payment Oct 31, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 10, 2025

$0.24

Quarterly

Record Jul 10, 2025 · Payment Jul 31, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 9, 2025

$0.24

Quarterly

Record Apr 9, 2025 · Payment Apr 30, 2025

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