balance equationreview2020-07-31
Difference 110960000 exceeds tolerance 1142466.000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.
Revenue
$1.66B
Fiscal year ended 2026-07-31Operating income
$263.49M
Fiscal year ended 2026-07-31Free cash flow
$192.65M
Fiscal year ended 2026-07-31Valuation, from the filing
| Public float | $3.64B | Market value of stock held by non-affiliates, as stated on the cover page for 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Float / net income | 17.7× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
| Float / revenue | 2.2× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
| Float / equity | 2.7× | A lower bound on the multiple, because affiliate holdings are excluded. |
Every figure here is drawn from the 10-K cover page and the statements behind it, so each one traces to a filing. Public float counts only stock held by non-affiliates, which makes these floors rather than estimates: a high multiple is conclusive, a low one may mean cheap or may mean closely held. The float was measured on 2026-01-31, not today, and each multiple below it uses the figures for the fiscal year ending 2026-07-31 — the year that filing covered.
Valuation over time
17.7× earnings today, against a median of 16.5× across 10 years on record. In line with its own history.
| Float measured | Public float | Float / net income | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | $3.64B | 17.7× | |
| 2025-01-31 | $3.17B | 16.8× | |
| 2024-01-31 | $2.59B | 13.2× | |
| 2023-01-31 | $2.36B | 13.5× | |
| 2022-01-31 | $2.36B | 15.7× | |
| 2021-01-31 | $2.10B | 16.2× | |
| 2020-01-31 | $2.61B | 23.3× | |
| 2019-01-31 | $2.07B | 15.7× | |
| 2018-01-31 | $1.73B | 19.0× | |
| 2017-01-31 | $1.63B | 17.1× |
Each float is paired with the fiscal year the filing that stated it covers. Only years where the company reported positive net income appear, because a multiple against a loss is not a multiple.
How this compares in its industry
Percentile among the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries filers on this site, highest value first. A high percentile means a large figure, which is good for a margin and not for leverage — the ranking says where the company sits, not whether that is where it should be.
| Measure | Reported | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue YoY growth | 9.8% | 0th | |
| Effective tax rate | 20.8% | 75th | |
| Gross margin | 51.7% | 75th | |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 75th | |
| Operating margin | 15.9% | 75th | |
| R&D / revenue | 5.7% | 75th | |
| SBC / revenue | 1.4% | 75th | |
| Current ratio | 1.94x | 40th |
BRADY CORP (BRC) reported revenue of $1.66B and net income of $205.38M for the fiscal year ended 2026-07-31. This page shows 10 annual periods of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow figures normalized from BRADY CORP’s SEC filings, each linked to the filing it came from. It is classified by the SEC under Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries.
Income
| Metric | 2026-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2018-07-31 | 2017-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.66B | $1.51B | $1.34B | $1.33B | $1.30B | $1.14B | $1.08B | $1.16B | $1.17B | $1.11B |
| Cost of revenue | $801.74M | $752.78M | $653.51M | $674.59M | $670.51M | $583.25M | $552.73M | $581.97M | $585.56M | $555.02M |
| Gross profit | $859.83M | $760.82M | $687.88M | $657.28M | $631.55M | $561.45M | $528.56M | $578.68M | $588.29M | $558.29M |
| Operating income | $263.49M | $236.64M | $243.41M | $225.21M | $193.01M | $167.13M | $138.02M | $162.43M | $152.70M | $131.02M |
| Net income | $205.38M | $189.26M | $197.22M | $174.86M | $149.98M | $129.66M | $112.37M | $131.26M | $91.06M | $95.64M |
| Research & development | $94.03M | $79.89M | $67.75M | $61.36M | $58.55M | $44.55M | $40.66M | $45.17M | $45.25M | $39.62M |
| Weighted-average diluted shares | shares 47.75M | shares 48.09M | shares 48.50M | shares 49.87M | shares 51.65M | shares 52.41M | shares 53.23M | shares 53.32M | shares 52.52M | shares 51.96M |
| Pretax income | $259.42M | $237.10M | $247.84M | $225.70M | $191.98M | $171.02M | $140.94M | $164.64M | $152.02M | $126.63M |
| Income tax expense | $54.04M | $47.84M | $50.63M | $50.84M | $42.00M | $35.61M | $28.32M | $33.39M | $60.96M | $30.99M |
| Diluted EPS | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling, general & administrative | $502.31M | $444.30M | $376.72M | $370.70M | $379.99M | $349.77M | $336.06M | $371.08M | $390.34M | $387.65M |
| General & administrative | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Selling & marketing | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Balance
| Metric | 2026-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2018-07-31 | 2017-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $187.15M | $174.35M | $250.12M | $151.53M | $114.07M | $147.34M | $217.64M | $279.07M | $181.43M | $133.94M |
| Total assets | $1.85B | $1.73B | $1.52B | $1.39B | $1.37B | $1.38B | $1.14B | $1.16B | $1.06B | $1.05B |
| Current assets | $688.53M | $621.84M | $599.72M | $524.82M | $498.07M | $465.10M | $509.45M | $573.28M | $471.34M | $407.81M |
| Total liabilities | $494.39M | $542.04M | $448.91M | $398.34M | $456.03M | $414.73M | $279.39M | $306.53M | $304.82M | $350.08M |
| Current liabilities | $355.50M | $330.33M | $264.68M | $258.04M | $255.17M | $257.58M | $185.89M | $241.94M | $190.93M | $187.20M |
| Total equity incl. NCI | $1.36B | $1.19B | $1.07B | $990.92M | $911.30M | $963.03M | $752.11M | $700.14M | $700.14M | $700.14M |
| Temporary (mezzanine) equity | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Inventory | $225.21M | $200.88M | $152.73M | $177.08M | $190.02M | $136.11M | $135.66M | $120.04M | $113.07M | $107.02M |
| Accounts receivable | $260.94M | $231.94M | $185.49M | $184.42M | $183.23M | $170.58M | $146.18M | $158.11M | $161.28M | $149.64M |
| Goodwill | $685.97M | $676.94M | $589.61M | $592.65M | $586.83M | $614.14M | $416.03M | $410.99M | $419.82M | $437.70M |
| Long-term debt | $14.98M | $99.77M | $90.94M | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | $50.17M | $52.62M | $104.54M |
| Accounts payable | $108.70M | $105.03M | $84.69M | $79.86M | $81.12M | $82.15M | $62.55M | $64.81M | $66.54M | $66.82M |
Cash flow
| Metric | 2026-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2018-07-31 | 2017-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $244.13M | $181.20M | $255.07M | $209.15M | $118.45M | $205.66M | $140.98M | $162.21M | $143.04M | $144.03M |
| Capital expenditures | $51.47M | $27.58M | $79.89M | $19.23M | $43.14M | $27.19M | $27.28M | $32.82M | $21.78M | $15.17M |
| Investing cash flow | -$59.02M | -$171.25M | -$81.05M | -$11.21M | -$43.07M | -$268.59M | -$36.12M | -$34.46M | -$2.90M | -$15.25M |
| Financing cash flow | -$177.37M | -$83.87M | -$70.53M | -$163.57M | -$102.09M | -$12.32M | -$163.52M | -$27.63M | -$90.68M | -$136.24M |
| Net change in cash | $12.80M | -$75.77M | $98.59M | $37.46M | -$33.27M | -$70.31M | -$61.43M | $97.64M | $47.48M | -$7.28M |
| Stock-based compensation | $22.86M | $11.88M | $7.36M | $7.51M | $10.50M | $10.10M | $8.84M | $12.09M | $9.98M | $9.50M |
| Common dividends paid | $46.14M | $45.54M | $45.06M | $45.40M | $45.93M | $45.75M | $45.76M | $44.73M | $42.87M | $41.88M |
| Common share repurchases | $42.20M | $50.84M | $72.22M | $75.00M | $109.23M | $3.59M | $64.51M | $3.18M | $1.46M | $0 |
| Depreciation & amortization | $44.87M | $40.64M | $29.87M | $32.37M | $34.18M | $25.48M | $23.44M | $23.80M | $25.44M | $27.30M |
Derived
| Metric | 2026-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2018-07-31 | 2017-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow | $192.65M | $153.62M | $175.18M | $189.92M | $75.31M | $178.48M | $113.70M | $129.39M | $121.26M | $128.86M |
| Gross margin | 51.7% | 50.3% | 51.3% | 49.4% | 48.5% | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 50.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.9% | 15.6% | 18.1% | 16.9% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 12.8% | 14.0% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| FCF margin | 11.6% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 5.8% | 15.6% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| SBC / revenue | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Current ratio | 1.94x | 1.88x | 2.27x | 2.03x | 1.95x | 1.81x | 2.74x | 2.37x | 2.47x | 2.18x |
| Revenue YoY growth | 9.8% | 12.8% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 13.7% | 5.9% | -6.8% | -1.1% | 5.4% | Unavailable |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 12.5% | 14.7% | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | 10.4% | 11.3% | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| R&D / revenue | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| CapEx / revenue | 3.1% | 1.8% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Long-term debt / equity | 0.01x | 0.08x | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Effective tax rate | 20.8% | 20.2% | 20.4% | 22.5% | 21.9% | 20.8% | 20.1% | 20.3% | 40.1% | 24.5% |
Amounts are abbreviated; the exact reported value is carried in each cell. — means unavailable, not zero. Open BRC in the interactive workspace to inspect any figure back to its filing.
Source filings
10-K · Filed 2026-09-03View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-05-18View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2026-02-19View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-11-17View SEC filing
10-K · Filed 2025-09-04View SEC filing
10-Q · Filed 2025-05-16View SEC filing
Reconciliation checks needing review
3 periods on this page do not reconcile under this site’s normalization. Read that as a limitation here before an observation about the company: the figures are the filer’s own, the filings linked above are authoritative, and a difference usually means the concepts this site selected do not match how this filer presents its statements. Nothing is adjusted to make a check pass.
balance equationreview2019-07-31
Difference 150634000 exceeds tolerance 1157308.000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.
balance equationreview2018-07-31
Difference 51972000 exceeds tolerance 1056931.000. Presentation or filing-vintage differences need review.