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Issuer:     BRADY CORP (BRC)
CIK:        0000746598
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000746598-25-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659825000044/0000746598-25-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659825000044/brc-20250903.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-25-000044

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