BRCBrady Corporation

$81.59+9.4% 1Y

Is the business good?

Good

A genuinely good business: 9 of 9 health tests passed and earnings fully cash-backed (1.2×).

2 good, 2 neutral
Fundamental health (F-score)9 / 9SEC EDGAR · Jul 31, 2026

High fundamental quality. Nine pass/fail tests of year-over-year health from the filings.

Profits arrive as cash1.17×derived · Jul 31, 2026

Operating profit is fully backed by cash. Conversion is improving vs a year ago.

Margin direction, 3 years−1.0 pts

Positive operating leverage, operating profit is growing faster than sales, so margins widen as the business scales.

Where ROE comes from11% ROA

A balanced mix of margins, efficiency, and leverage. ROE 16% = margin × turnover × leverage.

Unless marked, from derived.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

FCF conversionmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

How good a business is BRC?

Brady Corporation keeps 16% of every revenue dollar as operating profit, against 16% for the median Security & Protection Services name.

16%

Operating margin · Security & Protection Services median 16% · 12 months to Q4 2026

Cash conversion
1.17×

Cash conversion · 0.96× a year ago · operating cash flow covers the operating profit after tax

R&D as % of revenue
5.7%

R&D as % of revenue

Gross margin
52%

Gross margin

Operating margin by fiscal year
YearOperating margin
FY202115%
FY202215%
FY202317%
FY202418%
FY202516%
FY202616%
Details›
Gross margin12 months to Q4 2026
52%
Operating margin12 months to Q4 2026
16%
Net margin12 months to Q4 2026
12%
Free cash flow margin
12%
R&D as % of revenue
5.7%
Revenue, trailing twelve months
$1.66B
Free cash flow, trailing twelve months
$193M
Net income, trailing twelve months
$205M

Margins, capital and share counts from the statements as filed with the SEC; cash conversion is operating cash flow over operating profit after tax.