Brady Corporation

BRC Industrials Security & Protection Services

Brady Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $1.7 billion, up 9.78% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+9.98%
EPS
−7.62%
Free cash flow
+22.9%
Total debt
−85.0%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

79.42 3.42 −4.13%
Market cap
$3.7B
P/E
18.3×
Fwd P/E
13.7×
Dividend yield
1.24%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
8.11
Beneish M
−2.44
Dividend safety
100/100

Brady Corporation (BRC) Return on equity

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Brady Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 16.1%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.45% (fiscal 2015) to 19.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Security & Protection Services industry median of 8.74% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 16.1% (0.65)
FY2025 16.8% (2.41)
FY2024 19.2% 0.79
FY2023 18.4% 2.38
FY2022 16.0% 1.80
FY2021 14.2% 1.09
FY2020 13.1% (3.27)
FY2019 16.4% 3.84
FY2018 12.5% (2.13)
FY2017 14.7% 1.22

Against its own ten years

Low 0.45% High 19.2%
Ten-year median 15.3%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
CXW CoreCivic, Inc. compare 77.1%
BCO Brink's Company (The) compare 40.8%
ALLE Allegion PLC compare 33.6%
NSSC NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. compare 23.4%
MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated compare 22.2%
GEO Geo Group Inc (The) compare 20.1%
ADT ADT Inc. compare 16.9%
BRC Brady Corporation 16.1%
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare −4.94%
Security & Protection Services industry median 8.74%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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