---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000746598-25-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRC"
cik: "0000746598"
company_name: "BRADY CORP"
filed_at: "2025-09-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T08:24:07.258319+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brady Q4 adj EPS record $1.26; FY2026 guide $4.85-$5.15 adj; dividend raised for 40th year

## Summary
- Q4 sales $397.3M (+15.7% YoY), organic +2.4%; GAAP EPS $1.04, adjusted EPS $1.26 (record, +5.9% YoY).
- Full-year FY2025 sales $1.51B (+12.8%); adjusted EPS $4.60 (record); $96.4M returned to shareholders.
- FY2026 guidance: GAAP EPS $4.55-$4.85, adjusted EPS $4.85-$5.15, driven by organic growth and M&A.
- Annual dividend raised 2.1% to $0.98/share; quarterly $0.245 payable Oct 31, 2025; 40th consecutive increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000746598-25-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRC
- cik: 0000746598
- company_name: BRADY CORP
- filed_at: 2025-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659825000044/0000746598-25-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659825000044/brc-20250903.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-25-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-25-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-25-000044.txt

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