BRC
Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI pickBrady Corporation · Industrials · United States · $3.8B cap · $22.5M/day traded
$81.59 -1.3% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Read our full research report on BRC (Jun 2026), freeAs of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Brady Corporation (BRC) is 82/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 75, Value 45, Momentum 59, each scored against its sector).
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Brady makes safety signs, labels, printers and identification products used in factories, labs, hospitals and data centres. It reported record revenue and earnings per share for fiscal 2026, and analysts raised forward earnings estimates by about 12.7% in the past month. The business earns high returns on capital, needs little capital to grow, funds acquisitions and a long record of dividend increases from its own cash flow, and carries little debt. Its products are small, necessary purchases that customers rarely switch, which gives it steady pricing power. In a period of stubborn inflation and higher rates, a self-funded, niche industrial compounder of this kind tends to hold up better than leveraged peers.
ABOUT BRADY CORPORATION
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Brady Corporation (BRC) is a global manufacturer of identification and protection products, offering solutions like labels, signs, safety devices, and precision die-cut materials for industrial and commercial use. The company's competitive advantage lies in its extensive product portfolio tailored for demanding environments and its specialized expertise in materials science and printing technologies. Brady maintains a strong market position by providing critical products that enhance safety, productivity, and performance across diverse industries.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.5B | 5.1% | 1.7B | 2.6B | 2.7B | 21.8% |
| EPS | 2.92 | 3.53 | 4.10 | 3.97 | 10.8% | 4.30 | 4.92 | 5.41 | 10.9% |
| Shares | 49.9M | 48.5M | 47.6M | 47.1M | -5.7% | 43.4M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 129.1M | 80.7M | 129.7M | 158.6M | 7.1% | 83.6M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 911.3M | 990.9M | 1.1B | 1.2B | 9.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 118.4M | 209.1M | 255.1M | 181.2M | 15.2% | 244.1M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -43.1M | -11.2M | -81.0M | -171.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -102.1M | -163.6M | -70.5M | -83.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 66% of stocks we rank over the past year (33% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of BRC are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRC | Brady Corporation(you) | $3.8B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| GEO | The GEO Group, Inc. | $3.6B | 77 | Buy |
| ADT | ADT Inc. | $5.0B | 91 | Strong Buy |
| CXW | CoreCivic, Inc. | $3.0B | 69 | Buy |
| MSA | MSA Safety Incorporated | $7.0B | 76 | Buy |
| BCO | The Brink's Company | $4.6B | 66 | Buy |
| NSSC | Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | $1.4B | 70 | Buy |
| MG | Mistras Group, Inc. | $686M | 72 | Buy |
| CIX | CompX International Inc. | $445M | 98 | Strong Buy |
| NL | NLI Holdings, Inc. | $284M | 67 | Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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