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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. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 9.98%, EPS fell 7.62%, free cash flow grew 22.9% and total debt fell 85.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to July
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 31.70 | 35.00 | 42.19 | 33.00 | 44.92 | 40.52 | 46.00 | 56.09 | 62.70 | 70.57 |
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| High | 40.50 | 47.35 | 59.11 | 58.22 | 61.76 | 55.05 | 59.82 | 77.68 | 84.03 | 99.29 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 6,300 | 6,200 | 6,100 | 5,400 | 5,700 | 5,700 | 5,600 | 5,700 | 6,400 | 6,325 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,113 | 1,174 | 1,161 | 1,081 | 1,145 | 1,302 | 1,332 | 1,341 | 1,514 | 1,662 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 50.15 | 50.12 | 49.86 | 48.88 | 49.05 | 48.50 | 49.35 | 51.28 | 50.27 | 51.75 | |||||
| EBT | 127 | 152 | 165 | 141 | 171 | 192 | 226 | 248 | 237 | 259 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 11.37 | 12.95 | 14.19 | 13.03 | 14.94 | 14.74 | 16.95 | 18.48 | 15.66 | 15.61 | |||||
| Net income | 96 | 91 | 131 | 112 | 130 | 150 | 175 | 197 | 189 | 205 | |||||
| Depreciation | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 41 | 45 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 21.81 | 22.72 | 22.07 | 20.49 | 22.00 | 25.37 | 26.86 | 27.88 | 31.77 | 35.14 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.87 | 1.76 | 2.50 | 2.13 | 2.49 | 2.92 | 3.53 | 4.10 | 3.97 | 4.34 | |||||
| Cash flow | 2.82 | 2.77 | 3.08 | 2.67 | 3.95 | 2.31 | 4.22 | 5.30 | 3.80 | 5.16 | |||||
| Capex | (0.30) | (0.42) | (0.62) | (0.52) | (0.52) | (0.84) | (0.39) | (1.66) | (0.58) | (1.09) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.52 | 2.35 | 2.46 | 2.15 | 3.43 | 1.47 | 3.83 | 3.64 | 3.22 | 4.07 | |||||
| Book value | 13.71 | 14.55 | 16.18 | 16.36 | 18.51 | 17.76 | 19.98 | 22.17 | 25.02 | 28.71 | |||||
| Shares, m | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 17.66 | 21.86 | 20.69 | 21.58 | 22.00 | 16.99 | 14.61 | 17.47 | 17.78 | 21.67 | ||||
| P/S | 1.52 | 1.68 | 2.34 | 2.24 | 2.49 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 2.57 | 2.22 | 2.68 | |||||
| P/B | 2.42 | 2.63 | 3.20 | 2.81 | 2.96 | 2.79 | 2.58 | 3.23 | 2.82 | 3.28 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.53 | 1.61 | 2.19 | 2.12 | 2.44 | 1.95 | 1.88 | 2.49 | 2.20 | 2.61 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 13.26 | 15.59 | 19.65 | 20.13 | 15.63 | 27.29 | 13.19 | 19.04 | 21.72 | 22.50 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 144 | 143 | 162 | 141 | 206 | 118 | 209 | 255 | 181 | 244 | ||||
| Capex | (15) | (22) | (33) | (27) | (27) | (43) | (19) | (80) | (28) | (51) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 129 | 121 | 129 | 114 | 178 | 75 | 190 | 175 | 154 | 193 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 221 | 280 | 331 | 324 | 208 | 243 | 267 | 335 | 292 | 333 | ||||
| Total debt | 108 | 53 | 50 | 32 | 38 | 95 | 50 | 91 | 100 | 15 | |||||
| Net debt | (26) | (129) | (229) | (186) | (109) | (19) | (102) | (159) | (75) | (172) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 700 | 752 | 851 | 863 | 963 | 911 | 991 | 1,067 | 1,192 | 1,358 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 9.13 | 8.64 | 11.86 | 9.77 | 10.29 | 10.93 | 12.69 | 13.58 | 11.65 | 11.45 | ||||
| ROIC | 12.15 | 15.31 | 16.32 | 12.73 | 12.24 | 13.52 | 15.83 | 16.76 | 13.23 | 13.89 | |||||
| ROE | 14.67 | 12.54 | 16.38 | 13.11 | 14.20 | 16.00 | 18.38 | 19.17 | 16.76 | 16.11 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jul 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
Charts ten years each
Brady Corporation vs peers in Security & Protection Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLE Allegion PLC | $12.8B | 19.7× | 16.1× | +12.67% (above 0%: growing) | +15.59% (above 0%: growing) | −5.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 44.94% | 22.12% | Compare |
| MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated | $6.9B | 22.4× | 19.3× | +6.16% (above 0%: growing) | +39.37% (above 0%: growing) | +118.31% (above 0%: growing) | 49.53% | 22.24% | Compare |
| ADT ADT Inc. | $4.8B | 8.4× | 8.3× | +1.96% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | +28.06% (above 0%: growing) | 79.92% | 24.07% | Compare |
| BCO Brink's Company (The) | $4.2B | 23.9× | 12.4× | +7.06% (above 0%: growing) | +3.88% (above 0%: growing) | −97.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | 26.29% | 9.57% | Compare |
| GEO Geo Group Inc (The) | $4.1B | 14.5× | 20.6× | +15.08% (above 0%: growing) | +71.43% (above 0%: growing) | +2,422.02% (above 0%: growing) | 27.51% | 13.89% | Compare |
| BRC Brady Corporation | $4.0B | 19.6× | 16.5× | +9.98% (above 0%: growing) | −7.62% (below 0%: shrinking) | +22.90% (above 0%: growing) | 52.90% | 13.76% | |
| CXW CoreCivic, Inc. | $3.2B | 25.9× | 14.7× | +27.27% (above 0%: growing) | +8.57% (above 0%: growing) | +55.25% (above 0%: growing) | 21.74% | 10.07% | Compare |
| NSSC NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. | $1.3B | 29.9× | 21.5× | +10.02% (above 0%: growing) | +51.52% (above 0%: growing) | +19.89% (above 0%: growing) | 61.31% | 33.02% | Compare |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | $829.6M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +34.44% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +203.88% (above 0%: growing) | 50.17% | (24.11%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $4.1B | 22.4× | 16.1× | +11.35% | +15.59% | +41.66% | 47.24% | 18.01% |
Brady Corporation (BRC) key facts
- Strength: Brady Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $1.7 billion, up 9.78% from fiscal 2025.
- Strength: Net income was $205.4 million, or $4.34 per share (basic), a net margin of 12.4%.
- Brady Corporation (BRC) is a Security & Protection Services company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, BRC traded at $85.35, a market capitalization of $4.0 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 19.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.4× sales; its P/E is higher than 47% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Brady Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share, a yield of 1.16%, with a payout ratio of 22.9%.
- Return on equity was 16.1% and debt-to-equity 0.01.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 8.11 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.