---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000746598-26-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRC"
cik: "0000746598"
company_name: "BRADY CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-03T10:59:09+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-03T11:00:13.880941+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brady Q4 FY26: record annual adj EPS $5.29, +15%; guides FY27 adj EPS $6.25-6.75

## Summary
- Q4 sales $436.9M (+10.0% YoY, organic +8.4%); adj diluted EPS $1.48 vs $1.26, +17.5%.
- FY26 record: sales $1.66B (+9.8%), adj diluted EPS $5.29 (+15.0%); operating cash flow $244.1M, +35%.
- Completed Aug 3, 2026 acquisition of Honeywell's Productivity Solutions & Services (now IPS); addressable market expands to $14B.
- FY27 guidance: adj diluted EPS $6.25-$6.75 (+18.1%-27.6%); IPS revenue ~$1.15B, ~$0.80 EPS accretion.
- Annual dividend raised to $1.00/share from $0.98; $0.25 quarterly paid Oct 30, 2026; 41st consecutive annual increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000746598-26-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRC
- cik: 0000746598
- company_name: BRADY CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-03T10:59:09+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/746598/000074659826000043/0000746598-26-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659826000043/brc-20260901.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-26-000043
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-26-000043.txt

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