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

79.70 0.09 −0.11%
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 invested capital

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Brady Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 13.9%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.08% (fiscal 2015) to 16.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Security & Protection Services industry median of 1.98% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 13.9% 0.66
FY2025 13.2% (3.53)
FY2024 16.8% 0.93
FY2023 15.8% 2.31
FY2022 13.5% 1.28
FY2021 12.2% (0.49)
FY2020 12.7% (3.59)
FY2019 16.3% 1.01
FY2018 15.3% 3.16
FY2017 12.2% 1.31

Against its own ten years

Low 3.08% High 16.8%
Ten-year median 13.4%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
NSSC NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. compare 45.3%
ALLE Allegion PLC compare 15.5%
BCO Brink's Company (The) compare 15.2%
BRC Brady Corporation 13.9%
MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated compare 10.9%
ADT ADT Inc. compare 7.19%
CXW CoreCivic, Inc. compare 6.99%
GEO Geo Group Inc (The) compare 6.64%
EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare −26.4%
Security & Protection Services industry median 1.98%
Industrials sector median 1.86%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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