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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Brady (BRC)

Brady Posts Record FY2026 Adjusted EPS of $5.29, Guides FY2027 to $6.25-$6.75

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Brady reported fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter sales of $436.9 million, up 10.0%, and full-year sales of $1.66 billion, up 9.8%. GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.96 in the quarter from $1.04 as acquisition and integration costs rose, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 17.5% to $1.48. The company also guided fiscal 2027 adjusted diluted EPS to $6.25 to $6.75 and raised its annual dividend to $1.00 per share from $0.98.

Key points

  • Q4 sales $436.9 million, up 10.0%; organic growth 8.4%
  • Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $0.96 vs. $1.04 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS $1.48 vs. $1.26
  • Fiscal 2027 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $6.25 to $6.75, including about $0.80 accretion from the IPS segment
  • Annual dividend raised to $1.00 per share from $0.98; $0.25 quarterly payment on October 30, 2026 to holders of record October 9, 2026

The filing

CompanyBrady (BRC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 3, 2026, 6:59 AM ET
Accession number0000746598-26-000043

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 03, 2026.

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