---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000746598-22-000066"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRC"
cik: "0000746598"
company_name: "BRADY CORP"
filed_at: "2022-09-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T18:08:28.409129+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brady Q4 record GAAP EPS $0.81 (+52.8% YoY); FY23 guidance $3.13-$3.43; dividend raised 2.2%

## Summary
- Q4 sales $324M (+5.8% total, +9.0% organic); gross margin 50.4% vs 48.2% prior year.
- Q4 diluted GAAP EPS $0.81 (record high); adjusted EPS $0.87 (+16% YoY).
- Full-year sales $1.30B (+13.7%), GAAP EPS $2.90, adjusted EPS $3.15.
- FY2023 GAAP EPS guidance $3.13-$3.43; adjusted $3.30-$3.60; assumes ~20% tax rate.
- Annual dividend increased to $0.92/share (37th consecutive annual increase); quarterly $0.23 payable Oct 28, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000746598-22-000066
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRC
- cik: 0000746598
- company_name: BRADY CORP
- filed_at: 2022-09-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659822000066/0000746598-22-000066-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659822000066/brc-20220830.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-22-000066
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-22-000066.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-22-000066.txt

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