Brady Corp (BRC) stock

BRCNYSEMiscellaneous Manufacturing IndustriesFiscal year ends July 31

Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Sep 3, 2026Score 13/3014% above fair value

$82.62+0.22 (+0.27%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $3.87BP/E 19.2Yield –

Brady statistics

101 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Nov 16, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 9, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jul 31, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $3.87B; $264.16M
Enterprise Value: $3.69B; $241.80M
PE Ratio: 19.17; 18.58
PS Ratio: 2.33; 1.10
PB Ratio: 2.85; 1.81
P/TBV Ratio: 6.75; 3.02
P/FCF Ratio: 20.11; 13.86
P/OCF Ratio: 15.87; 11.62

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.22; 1.12
EV / EBITDA: 11.96; 10.53
EV / EBIT: 14.00; 14.60
EV / FCF: 19.14; 11.94

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 47M; 38M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.71%; 3.82%
Float: 45M; 32M
Shares Held by Insiders: 3.25%; 15.0%
Shares Held by Institutions: 79.5%; 55.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: -7.52%; -3.95%
Short % of Float: 2.88%; 3.36%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.78%; 2.73%
Days to Cover: 5.71; 4.33

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $99.28; –
52-Week Low: $70.57; –
20-Day Moving Average: $81.97; –
50-Day Moving Average: $83.93; –
200-Day Moving Average: $86.82; –
Average True Range (14): $2.47; –
Price Change (1 Week): 3.55%; 1.49%
Price Change (1 Month): -1.23%; 1.42%
Price Change (3 Months): -12.2%; -4.48%
Price Change (6 Months): 16.1%; -0.36%
Price Change (YTD): 5.42%; -5.80%
Price Change (1 Year): 9.47%; 0.67%
Price Change (3 Years): 54.0%; 0.95%
Price Change (5 Years): 51.3%; -31.7%
Price Change (10 Years): 122.4%; 37.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 345,348; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 277,303; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 236,635; –
Relative Volume: 1.13; 0.70
Relative Strength Index (14): 49.9; 49.2
Volatility (1 Year): 33.4%; 53.2%
Beta (5 Years): 0.66; 0.87

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 51.7%; 46.3%
Operating Margin: 15.9%; 1.72%
Pretax Margin: 15.6%; 5.03%
Profit Margin: 12.4%; 0.77%
EBITDA Margin: 18.6%; 3.78%
FCF Margin: 11.6%; 4.91%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 16.1%; 0.96%
Return on Assets (ROA): 11.5%; 0.17%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 19.1%; 0.76%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 17.6%; 3.01%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.94; 2.00
Quick Ratio: 1.26; 1.27
Interest Coverage: 27.17; 3.50

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 9.78%; 4.93%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 8.52%; 11.6%
EPS Growth (YoY): 9.67%; 17.9%
FCF Growth (YoY): 25.4%; -2.91%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 7.65%; -0.54%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 7.74%; 6.08%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.93; 0.93
Inventory Turnover: 3.76; 2.41
Revenue Per Employee: $262.70K; $575.59K
Profits Per Employee: $32.47K; $877
Employee Count: 6,325; 327
WACC: 8.17%; 8.43%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.66B; $254.73M
Gross Profit: $859.83M; $91.07M
Operating Income: $263.49M; $273.25K
Pretax Income: $259.42M; $7.29M
Net Income: $205.38M; $63.12K
EBITDA: $308.36M; $772.00K
EPS (Diluted): $4.31; -$0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $187.15M; $24.53M
Net Cash (Debt): $187.15M; $4.49M
Net Cash Per Share: $3.99; $0.31
Equity (Book Value): $1.36B; $37.47M
Book Value Per Share: $28.95; $4.38
Tangible Book Value: $573.76M; $12.21M
Working Capital: $333.03M; $67.31M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $244.13M; $10.93M
Capital Expenditures: -$51.47M; -$5.20M
Free Cash Flow: $192.65M; $24.53M
FCF Per Share: $4.11; $0.85

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 5.30%; -0.00%
FCF Yield: 4.97%; 4.97%
Buyback Yield: 1.09%; 0.76%
Shareholder Yield: 1.09%; 1.09%
Payout Ratio: 22.5%; 34.3%
FCF Payout Ratio: 23.9%; 28.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $9.70M; $538.74K
Income Tax: $54.04M; $5.41M
Effective Tax Rate: 20.8%; 21.8%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $52.98; $19.83
Graham Upside: -35.9%; -37.0%
Altman Z-Score: 7.40; 2.45
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.50; -3.00

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	BRC	S&P 500	Difference	BRC per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-2.9%	-2.7%	−0.3 pts
3 months	-12.9%	-1.7%	−11.1 pts
Year to date	+6.7%	+11.9%	−5.2 pts
1 year	+10.0%	+12.0%	−2.0 pts
3 years	+60.0%	+78.2%	−18.2 pts	+16.9%	+21.2%
5 years	+63.6%	+73.2%	−9.7 pts	+10.3%	+11.6%
10 years	+164.9%	+309.6%	−144.8 pts	+10.2%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M BRC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 7.5% from the previous report, or 2.88% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 55.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,305,107	-7.5%	228,391	5.7
Oct 15, 2026	1,411,283	+18.6%	279,967	5.0
Sep 30, 2026	1,189,474	+18.3%	307,995	3.9
Sep 15, 2026	1,005,477	+36.5%	293,135	3.4
Aug 31, 2026	736,496	+5.2%	162,986	4.5
Aug 14, 2026	700,380	+0.6%	165,444	4.2
Jul 31, 2026	696,463	+1.1%	171,914	4.0
Jul 15, 2026	689,015	-11.5%	177,956	3.9
Jun 30, 2026	778,460	+11.1%	343,861	2.3
Jun 15, 2026	700,423	-11.3%	564,001	1.2
May 29, 2026	789,823	-11.9%	435,893	1.8
May 15, 2026	896,851	+65.8%	323,541	2.8