Brady Corporation (BRC) Key Metrics
BRC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $3.84B
- Enterprise value
- $3.83B
- P/E (TTM)
- 19.1 10-yr median 19.5
- Forward P/E
- 15.4
- PEG ratio
- 1.67
- Price / sales
- 2.3 10-yr median 2.3
- Price / book
- 2.9 10-yr median 2.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.2 10-yr median 11.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.13% $1.00 a year
- Beta
- 0.61
BRC key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended July 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsBRC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
BRC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
BRC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
BRC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
BRC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
BRC valuation history
BRC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
BRC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
BRC cash returned to shareholders
BRC price vs earnings per share
BRC key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.50B | $3.39B | $3.47B | $2.57B | $2.47B | $2.87B | $2.45B | $2.76B | $2.01B | $1.72B |
| Enterprise value | $4.40B | $3.38B | $3.35B | $2.50B | $2.49B | $2.80B | $2.28B | $2.53B | $1.88B | $1.70B |
| P/E ratio | 21.9 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 18.0 |
| Price / sales | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Price / book | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 23.4 | 22.1 | 19.8 | 13.5 | 32.8 | 16.1 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 16.6 | 13.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 18.4 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 20.9 | 13.9 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 |
| EV / sales | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| EV / free cash flow | 22.8 | 22.0 | 19.1 | 13.2 | 33.0 | 15.7 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 13.2 |
| Earnings yield | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 7.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $94.27 | $70.57 | $71.61 | $51.58 | $47.85 | $54.68 | $45.97 | $51.73 | $38.25 | $33.20 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $34.80 | $31.47 | $27.66 | $26.71 | $25.21 | $21.84 | $20.31 | $21.77 | $22.35 | $21.43 |
| Earnings per share | $4.30 | $3.94 | $4.07 | $3.51 | $2.90 | $2.47 | $2.11 | $2.46 | $1.73 | $1.84 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $5.11 | $3.77 | $5.26 | $4.19 | $2.29 | $3.92 | $2.65 | $3.04 | $2.72 | $2.77 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.03 | $3.19 | $3.61 | $3.81 | $1.46 | $3.41 | $2.14 | $2.43 | $2.31 | $2.48 |
| Cash per share | $3.92 | $3.63 | $5.16 | $3.04 | $2.21 | $2.81 | $4.09 | $5.23 | $3.45 | $2.58 |
| Book value per share | $28.43 | $24.79 | $21.99 | $19.87 | $17.64 | $18.38 | $16.21 | $15.96 | $14.32 | $13.48 |
| Tangible book value per share | $12.02 | $8.52 | $8.77 | $6.74 | $4.85 | $4.90 | $7.98 | $7.57 | $5.52 | $4.03 |
| Dividends per share | $0.97 | $0.95 | $0.93 | $0.91 | $0.89 | $0.87 | $0.86 | $0.84 | $0.82 | $0.81 |
| Capex per share | $1.08 | $0.57 | $1.65 | $0.39 | $0.84 | $0.52 | $0.51 | $0.62 | $0.41 | $0.29 |
| Debt per share | $1.75 | $3.30 | $2.67 | $1.62 | $2.50 | $1.60 | $0.89 | $0.94 | $1.00 | $2.07 |
| Shares outstanding | 47.8M | 48.1M | 48.5M | 49.9M | 51.7M | 52.4M | 53.2M | 53.3M | 52.5M | 52.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.7% | −0.8% | −2.8% | −3.5% | −1.4% | −1.5% | −0.2% | +1.5% | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 16.1% | 16.8% | 19.2% | 18.4% | 16.0% | 14.2% | 13.1% | 16.4% | 12.5% | 14.7% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 17.2% | 17.8% | 20.8% | 18.9% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 18.4% | 20.8% | 14.1% | 14.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 11.5% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 19.2% | 19.9% | 22.6% | 23.8% | 21.2% | 19.3% | 16.0% | 18.5% | 15.3% | 17.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.6% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 5.8% | 15.6% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.19 | 0.96 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 0.79 | 1.59 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.57 | 1.51 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $83.6M | $158.6M | $129.7M | $80.7M | $129.1M | $84.0M | $47.3M | $50.2M | $52.6M | $107.8M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $187.1M | $174.3M | $250.1M | $151.5M | $114.1M | $147.3M | $217.6M | $279.1M | $181.4M | $133.9M |
| Net debt | −$103.6M | −$15.8M | −$120.5M | −$70.9M | $15.1M | −$63.3M | −$170.4M | −$228.9M | −$128.8M | −$26.2M |
| Debt / equity | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Debt / assets | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.33 | −0.06 | −0.43 | −0.27 | 0.07 | −0.32 | −1.02 | −1.20 | −0.71 | −0.16 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.88 | 2.27 | 2.03 | 1.95 | 1.81 | 2.74 | 2.37 | 2.47 | 2.18 |
| Quick ratio | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.69 | 1.35 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.88 | 1.61 |
| Interest coverage | 36.8 | 49.9 | 77.9 | 63.6 | 151.3 | 382.4 | 69.8 | 57.4 | 48.2 | 23.8 |
| Working capital | $333.0M | $291.5M | $335.0M | $266.8M | $242.9M | $207.5M | $323.6M | $331.3M | $280.4M | $220.6M |
| Invested capital | $1.25B | $1.18B | $946.2M | $920.0M | $926.4M | $899.7M | $692.7M | $621.9M | $623.3M | $674.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $573.8M | $409.9M | $425.2M | $336.2M | $250.4M | $256.6M | $424.7M | $403.7M | $289.7M | $209.4M |
| Net current asset value | $194.1M | $79.8M | $150.8M | $126.5M | $42.0M | $50.4M | $230.1M | $266.7M | $166.5M | $57.7M |
| Graham number | $52.45 | $46.85 | $44.86 | $39.59 | $33.95 | $31.98 | $27.75 | $29.73 | $23.63 | $23.63 |
| Graham net-net per share | $0.02 | −$1.94 | $0.34 | −$0.40 | −$2.12 | −$1.36 | $2.17 | $2.83 | $1.03 | −$0.97 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $46.1M | $45.5M | $45.1M | $45.4M | $45.9M | $45.7M | $45.8M | $44.7M | $42.9M | $41.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $42.2M | $50.8M | $72.2M | $75.0M | $109.2M | $3.6M | $64.5M | $3.2M | $1.5M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 22.5% | 24.1% | 22.8% | 26.0% | 30.6% | 35.3% | 40.7% | 34.1% | 47.1% | 43.8% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 45.9% | 62.7% | 67.0% | 63.4% | 206.0% | 27.6% | 97.0% | 37.0% | 36.6% | 32.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.1% | 1.8% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 21.1% | 15.2% | 31.3% | 9.2% | 36.4% | 13.2% | 19.3% | 20.2% | 15.2% | 10.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.15 | 0.68 | 2.67 | 0.59 | 1.26 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 0.86 | 0.56 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| R&D / revenue | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 30.2% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 27.8% | 29.2% | 30.6% | 31.1% | 32.0% | 33.3% | 34.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 54.1 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 49.6 | 50.5 | 51.4 | 50.2 | 48.3 | 48.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 97.0 | 85.7 | 92.1 | 99.3 | 88.8 | 85.0 | 84.3 | 73.1 | 68.6 | 67.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 48.7 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 43.5 | 44.4 | 45.3 | 42.0 | 41.2 | 41.6 | 42.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 102.5 | 90.1 | 96.5 | 106.1 | 93.9 | 90.3 | 93.7 | 82.1 | 75.4 | 74.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.74 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | 7.36 | 7.23 | 7.11 | 7.27 | 7.55 | 7.50 |
| Payables turnover | 7.50 | 7.94 | 7.94 | 8.38 | 8.21 | 8.06 | 8.69 | 8.86 | 8.78 | 8.60 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.76 | 4.26 | 3.96 | 3.68 | 4.11 | 4.29 | 4.33 | 4.99 | 5.32 | 5.38 |
| Asset turnover | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.06 |
| Average receivables | $246.4M | $208.7M | $185.0M | $183.8M | $176.9M | $158.4M | $152.1M | $159.7M | $155.5M | $148.5M |
| Average payables | $106.9M | $94.9M | $82.3M | $80.5M | $81.6M | $72.3M | $63.7M | $65.7M | $66.7M | $64.5M |
| Average inventory | $213.0M | $176.8M | $164.9M | $183.6M | $163.1M | $135.9M | $127.8M | $116.6M | $110.0M | $103.2M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 42.3% | 45.1% | 42.3% | 47.1% | 48.3% | 51.3% | 38.4% | 38.6% | 43.7% | 46.7% |
Computed from BRC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed September 3, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
BRC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (July 31, 2026), Brady traded at 21.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 19.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 19.1 and the forward P/E is 15.4. Brady earned a return on equity of 16.1% and a return on invested capital of 17.2% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $83.6 million of debt and $187.1 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $103.6 million. It returned $88.3 million to shareholders: $46.1 million in dividends and $42.2 million in share buybacks, 46% of free cash flow. The share count fell 8.1% from 52.0M to 47.8M over 9 years.
See the BRC income statement, the BRC chart for price history, or the BRC stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BRC key metrics FAQ
What is Brady's P/E ratio?
Brady's trailing P/E ratio is 19.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 15.4. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 21.9, compared with a 10-year median of 19.5.
What is Brady's EV/EBITDA?
Brady's enterprise value was 14.0 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $4.4 billion, EBITDA $314.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.2.
What is Brady's return on equity?
Brady's return on equity (ROE) was 16.1% in fiscal 2026: net income of $205.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.3 billion.
What is Brady's ROIC?
Brady's return on invested capital was 17.2% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Brady have?
Brady had total debt of $83.6 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06 and more cash than debt.
What is Brady's dividend yield?
Brady's forward dividend yield is 1.13%. Brady paid $46.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.97 per share), a payout ratio of 22.5%.
Does Brady buy back its shares?
Yes. Brady spent $42.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −0.7% over the year, to 47.8M..
What is Brady's free cash flow yield?
Brady generated $192.7 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 4.3% on its market value at year-end ($4.5 billion).
What is Brady's current ratio?
Brady's current ratio was 1.94 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.94 times current liabilities.