secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BRADY CORP (BRC)
CIK:        0000746598
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-03T10:59:09+00:00
Accession:  0000746598-26-000043
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659826000043/0000746598-26-000043-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659826000043/brc-20260901.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-26-000043

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