# Brady Corporation (BRC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services. Price $82.49, market value $3.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.2×**. Brady Corporation trades at 19.2× trailing earnings. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 11.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.3×.
- **Price / book: 2.8×**. The shares trade at 2.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.0×**. Enterprise value is 12.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.0%** (5-yr avg 5.0%). Free cash flow equals 5.0% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.0%.
- **Earnings yield: 5.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 51.7%**. Brady Corporation keeps 51.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 15.9%**. 15.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.1%**. 15.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 11.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.8%** (3-yr 7.7%/yr, 5-yr 7.7%/yr). Revenue grew 9.8% over the last year, against 7.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 0.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 0.5% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.01**. Debt is 0.01 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Brady Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.94** (quick 1.94). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.94 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.30**. A Z-score of 7.30 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 9/9**. 9 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.21%** ($0.98 per share, trailing). Brady Corporation yields 1.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 22%** (24% of free cash flow). 22% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.0%/yr** (1-yr 2.1%). The dividend has grown 2.0% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 13.0%** (YTD 9.4%, 3-mo -11.5%). The shares are up 13.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -16.9%** (16.9% above the low). Trading 17% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.43** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.43 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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