# Graco Inc. (GGG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $69.16, market value $11.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 22.3×** (5-yr avg 27.7×, 3-yr avg 28.1×). Graco Inc. trades at 22.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.7×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 20.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 2.17**. A PEG of 2.17 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 4.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.8×.
- **Price / book: 4.5×**. The shares trade at 4.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.4×**. Enterprise value is 14.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.4%** (5-yr avg 3.1%). Free cash flow equals 5.4% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 52.0%**. Graco Inc. keeps 52.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 26.8%**. 26.8% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 23.3%**. 23.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.7%**. 19.7% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 24.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 24.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 15.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.8%** (3-yr 1.4%/yr, 5-yr 6.3%/yr). Revenue grew 5.8% over the last year, against 6.3% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 9.2%** (3-yr 5.0%/yr, 5-yr 9.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 9.2%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 53.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 53.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Graco Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 3.15** (quick 3.15). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.15 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.71%** ($1.18 per share, trailing). Graco Inc. yields 1.71%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%** (32% of free cash flow). 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 20**. 20 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.5%/yr** (1-yr 7.8%). The dividend has grown 9.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Graco Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $83.29 (+20% 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): -14.7%** (YTD -14.9%, 3-mo -14.1%). The shares are down 14.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.7%** (4.9% above the low). Trading 28% 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): 36**. An RSI of 36 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.64** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.64 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

Live score and charts: https://foliofundamentals.com/analyzer?s=GGG · Page: https://foliofundamentals.com/stocks/ggg

Not investment advice.