Russell R. Shaller
On June 8, 2026, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Russell R. Shaller will be retiring as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 8, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
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Brady closes $1.4B acquisition of Honeywell's PSS business; funded with debt and cash
Acquired Honeywell's Productivity Solutions & Services for $1.4B cash; PSS had ~$1.1B sales in 2025.
CEO Russell Shaller retires effective June 8, 2026; will serve as consultant through Aug 1, 2026 at current salary and benefits.
Brady Q3 adj. EPS record $1.50, raises FY guidance, agrees to buy Honeywell PSS
Record adj. EPS $1.50 (+23% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.21 (+11%); sales $435M (+13.8%).
Brady Corp to acquire Honeywell's PSS business for $1.4B cash, ~8x EBITDA
Purchase price $1.4B, ~8x 2025 EBITDA; PSS generated $1.1B sales in 2025 with 3,000 employees.
Brady Q2 FY2026 EPS $1.01 (+21.7% YoY); guides adjusted EPS $4.95-$5.15
Sales $384.1M (+7.7% YoY) with organic growth of 1.6%, acquisitions 2.3%, FX 3.8%.
Brady Q1 sales up 7.5% to $405.3M; adj. EPS $1.21; raises low end of FY26 guidance
Organic sales grew 2.8%; acquisitions added 3.2%; FX added 1.5%.
Brady Q4 adj EPS record $1.26; FY2026 guide $4.85-$5.15 adj; dividend raised for 40th year
Q4 sales $397.3M (+15.7% YoY), organic +2.4%; GAAP EPS $1.04, adjusted EPS $1.26 (record, +5.9% YoY).
Brady Q3 fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS record $1.22; tightens full-year guidance
Sales $382.6M, +11.4% YoY; organic +1.6%, acquisitions +10.5%, FX -0.7%.
Brady Corp Q2 adjusted EPS $1.00 beats $0.93 YoY; raises low end of FY2025 guidance
Sales $356.7M (+10.6% YoY); organic growth +2.6%; acquisitions +10.2%; foreign exchange -2.2%.
Brady Corp Q1 sales $377.1M (+13.6%), adj. EPS $1.12 (+12% YoY); FY guidance reaffirmed
Sales organic growth 3.6%; acquisitions (incl. Gravotech) contributed 9.9%; net cash $29.0M after $140.6M in deal spend.
Q4 diluted EPS $1.15 (record), +15% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.19, +14.4%; net income $55.5M vs $49.4M.
Brady completes acquisition of Gravotech for EUR 120M (~USD 130M)
Acquisition of Gravotech closed Aug 1, 2024; enterprise value EUR 120M (~USD 130M).
Brady Corp acquires Gravotech Holding for EUR 120M (~USD 130M)
100% share capital and voting rights acquired via cash purchase price of EUR 120M (~USD 130M), subject to working capital adjustment.
Brady posts record Q3 EPS of $1.05; raises FY2024 guidance
Q3 GAAP EPS $1.05 (record), +9.4% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.09, +14.7% YoY.
Brady Corp agrees to acquire Gravotech Holding for €123M (~$133M)
Purchase price €123M (~$133M); funded through cash on hand and existing credit facility.
Brady Q2 EPS up 18.4% to $0.90; raises low end of FY2024 guidance
GAAP diluted EPS $0.90 (up 18.4% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.93 (up 14.8% YoY).
Brady Q1 EPS $0.97 beats prior year; organic sales +2.7%; guidance reaffirmed
Sales $332.0M (+2.9% YoY); organic +2.7% with Americas & Asia +3.3% and Europe & Australia +1.4%
Brady Q4 EPS $1.00 record; dividend raised; $100M buyback; FY24 guide $3.70-$3.95
Sales $345.9M (+6.8% YoY, organic +6.9%); diluted EPS $1.00 record, up 23.5% YoY; adjusted EPS $1.04 record.
Brady Corp Q3 fiscal 2023 EPS record $0.96, raises low end of adjusted EPS guidance
Diluted EPS $0.96 (record), +23.1% YoY; adjusted EPS $0.95, +10.5% YoY.
Brady Corp appoints Ann Thornton as CFO; Aaron Pearce resigns
CFO Aaron Pearce resigns effective April 14, 2023; receives 12 months base salary, 100% of 2023 target bonus, and full vesting of FY2021-2022 options and RSUs.
Brady Q2 EPS $0.76 beats prior year; raises low end of FY2023 guidance
Sales $326.2M (+2.6% total, +6.3% organic); GAAP diluted EPS $0.76 vs $0.65 (+16.9%).
Brady Corporation Recasts Historical Financial Data for New Operating Segments
Recast segment data for fiscal 2021, 2022, and first two quarters of fiscal 2023 under new regional structure.
Brady Q1 FY2023 EPS $0.79 (+17.9%); organic sales up 6.9%
Sales $322.6M, up 0.3% total; organic +6.9%, FX -6.6%.
Brady Q4 record GAAP EPS $0.81 (+52.8% YoY); FY23 guidance $3.13-$3.43; dividend raised 2.2%
Q4 sales $324M (+5.8% total, +9.0% organic); gross margin 50.4% vs 48.2% prior year.
Brady Reports Record Non-GAAP EPS $0.86; Raises FY22 Non-GAAP Guidance to $3.08-$3.17
Sales $338.6M, up 14.6% (organic +9.0%); ID Solutions sales +21.1%.
CEO J. Michael Nauman retires effective April 1, 2022; remains as consultant until June 17, 2022.
Brady Q2 sales +19.6% to $318M; adjusted EPS $0.70; FY guidance lowered to $3.00-$3.15
Q2 sales $318.1M (+19.6% YoY); organic sales +13.1%; Identification Solutions growth +26.1%.
Brady Corp Q1 sales up 16% to $321.5M, EPS $0.67, reaffirms FY22 guidance
Sales $321.5M (+16.0% YoY); organic +7.0%, acquisitions +8.3%, currency +0.7%.
On June 8, 2026, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Russell R. Shaller will be retiring as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 8, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
The Company also announced that, as of June 8, 2026, Vineet Nargolwala has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer.
On May 6, 2026, Deidre E. Cusack and Anne De Greef-Safft notified Brady Corporation (the "Company") of their respective resignations from the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 8, 2026.
On May 6, 2026, Deidre E. Cusack and Anne De Greef-Safft notified Brady Corporation (the "Company") of their respective resignations from the Company’s Board of Directors effective May 8, 2026.
On February 25, 2025, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the “Company”) elected Anne De Greef-Safft to join the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
On September 4, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Deidre Cusack to join the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
appointed Thomas DeBruine to serve as Chief Operating Officer, effective June 3, 2024
On May 20, 2024, the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation (the “Company”) elected Christopher Hix to join the Board of Directors, effective May 24, 2024.
On April 14, 2023, Brady Corporation (the "Company") announced the resignation of Aaron J. Pearce, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
The Company also announced that as of April 14, 2023, Ann Thornton has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer.
Effective February 1, 2023, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Brett Wilms to the role of President – EMEA & Australia.
Brady Corporation (the “Company”) announced the resignation of Pascal Deman from his position of Vice President, General Manager – Workplace Safety in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2022.
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