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Brady
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Rating:77Outperform
Price Target:
$98.00
▲(4.68% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:09/15/26
BRC scores well primarily on strong financial quality (high margins, steady growth, and a historically conservative balance sheet) and a constructive earnings outlook with upbeat FY27 EPS guidance. The score is held back by weak near-term technical momentum (below key moving averages with negative MACD) and only moderate valuation support (P/E ~20, ~1.1% yield).
Positive Factors
Recurring consumables model
Brady’s consumables create repeat purchasing once customers adopt its labeling systems and specifications. This recurring revenue characteristic can support customer retention, improve demand visibility, and provide a durable base for growth alongside hardware, software, and safety products.
Negative Factors
IPS integration execution risk
The recently acquired IPS business still requires substantial organizational and systems integration, creating execution risk during the next several quarters. Delays could postpone expected synergies and EPS accretion, while management attention and integration costs may pressure reported profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring consumables model
Brady’s consumables create repeat purchasing once customers adopt its labeling systems and specifications. This recurring revenue characteristic can support customer retention, improve demand visibility, and provide a durable base for growth alongside hardware, software, and safety products.
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Brady Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Net Sales By Geography
Shows sales performance in various regions, indicating where the company excels and where it might encounter challenges or opportunities for expansion.
Shows sales performance in various regions, indicating where the company excels and where it might encounter challenges or opportunities for expansion.
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Market Cap
$3.88B
Dividend Yield1.17%
Average Volume (3M)239.22K
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.4
Beta (1Y)0.52
Revenue Growth9.78%
EPS Growth9.29%
CountryUS
Employees6,325
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustrySecurity & Protection Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.33
Shares Outstanding43,360,584
10 Day Avg. Volume298,860
30 Day Avg. Volume239,219
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio2.33
Price to Book (P/B)3.28
Price to Sales (P/S)2.68
P/FCF Ratio23.14
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)6.56
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.84B
Brady Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Brady Corporation, established in 1914 and based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operates as a global supplier of specialized identification and workplace safety products. The company’s core focus is on delivering solutions that facilitate the identifica...
How the Company Makes Money
Brady makes money primarily by selling identification and safety products and related systems to businesses and institutions. Key revenue streams include (1) consumable identification materials such as labels, tapes, tag stock, and other specialty...
Brady Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Sep 03, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call was strongly positive, supported by record fiscal 2026 revenue and adjusted EPS, broad-based organic growth, expanding margins, strong cash generation, increased shareholder returns, and optimistic fiscal 2027 EPS guidance. The main challenges were Europe’s softer macro environment, rising input and memory costs, early-stage IPS integration, and the need to deleverage after the acquisition. Highlights significantly outweighed the lowlights.Positive Updates
Record Fiscal 2026 Results
Brady reported record-high revenue and adjusted earnings per share in fiscal 2026, marking the company’s 6th consecutive record earnings year. Strong organic growth, acquisitions, and foreign currency translation drove 10% top-line growth for both the fourth quarter and the full year.
Negative Updates
GAAP EPS Decline
Fourth-quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share declined to $0.96 from $1.04 in the prior-year quarter, despite the increase in adjusted diluted EPS.
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Fiscal 2026 Results
Brady reported record-high revenue and adjusted earnings per share in fiscal 2026, marking the company’s 6th consecutive record earnings year. Strong organic growth, acquisitions, and foreign currency translation drove 10% top-line growth for both the fourth quarter and the full year.
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Company Guidance
For fiscal 27, Brady expects revenue from IDS to grow approximately 5% organically and IPS to contribute revenue of approximately $1.15 billion, reflecting very low single digit growth and some low single digit type growth; on a combined basis, adjusted diluted EPS is expected to be $6.25 to $6.75, including approximately $0.80 of accretion from IPS, with the majority of the $0.80 of accretion from IPS weighted toward the second half of the fiscal year, representing growth of between 18.1% to 27.6% compared to 2026. The company expects IPS’s reported segment profit to be in the low double digits as a percentage of sales, IDS’s reported segment profit to be approximately 20% of sales, depreciation expense of approximately $45 million, capital expenditures of approximately $40 million, and a full year income tax rate of approximately 21%; it will exclude any onetime integration related costs and amortization expense from adjusted EPS results, expects adjusted EBITDA of approximately $175 million for IPS, has outlined about $25 million of synergies in year 3, and intends to deleverage to below 2 times net leverage within the first 2 years of post ownership of the business.Brady Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
84
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
90
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.66B | 1.51B | 1.34B | 1.33B | 1.30B |
| Gross Profit | 859.83M | 760.82M | 687.88M | 657.27M | 631.55M |
| EBITDA | 313.98M | 282.48M | 280.84M | 261.61M | 227.44M |
| Net Income | 205.38M | 189.26M | 197.22M | 174.86M | 149.98M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.85B | 1.73B | 1.52B | 1.39B | 1.37B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 187.15M | 174.35M | 250.12M | 151.53M | 114.07M |
| Total Debt | 83.59M | 158.56M | 129.66M | 80.66M | 129.15M |
| Total Liabilities | 494.39M | 542.04M | 448.91M | 398.34M | 456.03M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.36B | 1.19B | 1.07B | 990.92M | 911.30M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 192.65M | 153.62M | 175.18M | 189.92M | 75.31M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 244.13M | 181.20M | 255.07M | 209.15M | 118.45M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -59.02M | -171.25M | -81.05M | -11.21M | -43.07M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -177.37M | -83.87M | -70.53M | -163.57M | -102.09M |
Brady Technical Analysis
Negative
93.62
Price Trends
91.52
Negative
88.21
Negative
86.30
Negative
Market Momentum
-2.38
Positive
34.75
Neutral
21.66
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BRC, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 93.62 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 86.87, above the 50-day MA of 91.52, and above the 200-day MA of 86.30, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -2.38 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 34.75 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 21.66 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for BRC.
Brady Risk Analysis
Brady disclosed 18 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Brady reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Brady Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | $3.88B | 19.40 | 15.62% | 1.17% | 9.78% | 9.29% | |
76 Outperform | $1.28B | 29.47 | 23.59% | 1.71% | 11.39% | 0.75% | |
75 Outperform | $12.97B | 20.17 | 31.99% | 1.40% | 10.63% | 5.92% | |
72 Outperform | $7.03B | 22.64 | 23.15% | 1.17% | 6.48% | 14.55% | |
72 Outperform | $4.65B | 8.31 | 16.83% | 3.44% | 2.10% | 6.68% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
54 Neutral | $2.78B | 7.55 | 14.70% | ― | 3.42% | ― |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Brady Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Brady Posts Strong Q4 Results and Raises Dividend
Positive
Sep 3, 2026
On September 3, 2026, Brady Corporation reported fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter and full-year results showing 10% sales growth in the quarter to $436.9 million and 9.8% growth for the year to $1.66 billion, driven largely by organic expansion. Despite...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Brady closes Honeywell PSS acquisition, expands tech platform
Positive
Aug 6, 2026
On August 3, 2026, Brady Corporation closed its previously announced all‑cash, $1.4 billion acquisition of Honeywell Technologies’ Productivity Solutions and Services business, financing the deal with cash on hand and approximately $1....
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Brady Secures New Credit Facility to Fund Acquisition
Positive
Jun 18, 2026
On June 12, 2026, Brady Corporation entered into a new $1.0 billion credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, comprising a $500 million term loan and a $500 million revolving credit facility, to support its pending acquisition of Honeywell Inter...
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