# Brady Corporation (BRC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $90.21, market value $4.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.0×**. Brady Corporation trades at 21.0× trailing earnings. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 12.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.5×.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.2×**. Enterprise value is 13.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.6%** (5-yr avg 5.0%). Free cash flow equals 4.6% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.0%.
- **Earnings yield: 4.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.8% 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: 7.74**. A Z-score of 7.74 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.11%** ($0.98 per share, trailing). Brady Corporation yields 1.11%, 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Brady Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $110.00 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 10.3%** (YTD 16.1%, 3-mo 2.1%). The shares are up 10.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.1%** (27.8% above the low). Trading 9% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.45** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.45 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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