Brady
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
15.69
Price/Sales ratio
2.57
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.68

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
403.8220.3117.7221.7020.7221.5821.9416.9714.6217.4717.9221.58
Price/Sales ratio
1.021.451.521.682.342.242.481.951.922.562.542.34
Price/Book Value ratio
2.052.692.422.623.192.812.952.792.583.233.183.18
Price/Cash Flow ratio
12.9211.7111.7613.8116.7717.2013.8321.4912.2313.5016.3117.20
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
18.0913.3513.1516.3021.0221.3315.9433.8013.4619.6625.1521.02
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-3.780.001.00-3.690.49-1.451.290.980.701.122.590.49
Dividend Yield
3.39%2.50%2.47%2.16%1.64%1.88%1.60%1.80%1.77%1.30%1.27%1.88%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
47.65%49.86%50.14%50.11%49.85%48.88%49.04%48.50%49.35%51.28%50.86%49.85%
Operating Profit Margin
3.01%10.51%11.76%13.00%13.99%12.76%14.60%14.82%16.90%18.14%17.48%13.99%
Pretax Profit Margin
2.13%9.75%11.37%12.95%14.18%13.03%14.94%14.74%16.94%18.47%17.83%14.18%
Net Profit Margin
0.25%7.14%8.59%7.75%11.30%10.39%11.32%11.51%13.12%14.70%14.19%11.30%
Effective Tax Rate
80.38%26.73%24.47%40.09%20.27%20.09%20.70%21.87%22.52%20.42%20.41%20.27%
Return on Assets
0.28%7.67%9.10%8.61%11.34%9.83%9.41%10.96%12.58%13.01%12.08%11.34%
Return On Equity
0.50%13.27%13.66%12.10%15.42%13.01%13.46%16.45%17.64%18.48%18.57%15.42%
Return on Capital Employed
4.13%13.43%15.18%17.63%17.74%14.42%14.91%17.35%19.90%19.45%18.27%17.74%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.952.442.172.462.362.741.80N/AN/AN/A1.842.74
Quick Ratio
1.451.841.601.871.872.011.271.201.341.681.252.01
Cash ratio
0.540.840.710.951.151.170.570.440.580.940.481.17
Days of Sales Outstanding
49.0247.9849.0550.1449.7249.3454.3951.3650.5450.4757.4549.72
Days of Inventory outstanding
62.1964.5970.3870.4875.2889.5885.17103.4495.8185.3095.7275.28
Operating Cycle
111.22112.57119.44120.63125.00138.92139.56154.80146.35135.77153.18125.00
Days of Payables Outstanding
43.4540.4343.9441.4740.6441.3051.4144.1543.2047.3052.5940.64
Cash Conversion Cycle
67.7672.1475.5079.1584.3697.6288.15110.64103.1488.47100.5884.36
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.230.200.100.040.04N/A0.020.060.030.060.070.04
Debt Equity Ratio
0.430.350.150.060.05N/A0.030.100.050.080.110.05
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.250.250.120.06N/AN/A0.030.090.040.070.09N/A
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.300.260.130.060.05N/A0.030.090.040.070.100.05
Interest Coverage Ratio
8.8715.0623.8048.1957.3970.10382.44N/AN/AN/A65.2457.39
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.360.641.332.713.23N/A5.411.244.202.801.66N/A
Company Equity Multiplier
1.801.721.501.401.361.321.431.501.401.421.461.36
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.070.120.120.120.130.130.170.090.150.190.150.13
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.710.870.890.840.790.800.860.630.900.680.640.80
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.360.641.332.713.23N/A5.411.244.202.801.66N/A
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.7628.2044.61N/A3.23N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16.473.23
Dividend Payout Ratio
1371.81%50.94%43.78%47.08%34.07%40.71%35.28%30.62%25.96%22.84%22.93%40.71%