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Graco

GGG NYSE Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components Financials FY2016–FY2025

Graco's revenue rose 5.8% to $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 27.9%, up from 27.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $638 million, up 23.9%. It paid out $606 million in dividends and buybacks, 95% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.9%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$66.99

3.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$2.2B
5.8% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
27.9%
1.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$522M
7.3%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$638M
23.9%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
25.8%
0.4 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$10.9B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
21.6x
On $3.10 EPS (TTM)

What Graco does

No business description yet.

Legal name
GRACO INC.
Fiscal year ends
December 26, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
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Revenue and margins

Graco had $2.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.8% on the year before.

Revenue
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Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 32.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $638M in fiscal 2025, 28.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Graco returned $606M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 95% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.9%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Graco yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of $623M and divides by 169.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 21.6x · peers 32.1x · sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Graco can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $624M$339M$538M$675M$624M
Debt incl. finance leases $150M$75.0M$0.0M$0.0M$1.6M
Net debt / EBITDA −0.8x−0.4x−0.8x−1.0x−0.9x
Debt / equity 0.1x0.0x0.0x0.0x0.0x
Interest coverage 52.0x57.9x124.6x201.6x216.0x
Current ratio 2.7x3.0x3.5x3.7x3.2x
Quick ratio 1.9x1.8x2.4x2.7x2.3x
Total assets $2.4B$2.4B$2.7B$3.1B$3.3B
Total liabilities $734M$579M$498M$555M$620M
Shareholders' equity $1.7B$1.9B$2.2B$2.6B$2.7B
Net debt (− = net cash) −$474M−$264M−$538M−$675M−$623M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.1M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$4.0M

7 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 3, 2026 Eric EtchartDirector Sold 3,218 $80.01 $0.3M Form 4
Apr 27, 2026 Andrea Helen SimonDirector Bought 1,240 $80.53 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 6, 2026 Angela F WordellEVP, Chief Op and Supply Chain Sold 2,832 $93.22 $0.3M Form 4
Feb 4, 2026 Timothy R WhitePres, Expansion Division Sold 1,469 $90.70 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 3, 2026 Gilligan J KevinDirector Sold 12,870 $89.07 $1.1M Form 4
Feb 2, 2026 Kathryn L SchoenrockEVP, Chief Information Officer Sold 2,223 $88.06 $0.2M Form 4
Feb 2, 2026 Peter J O'SheaPres, Global Industrial Divis Sold 8,820 $88.10 $0.8M Form 4
Jan 30, 2026 Claudio MerengoPres, Global Powder Division Sold 14,410 $87.03 $1.3M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
Current ratio rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✕ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✕
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
F-score 9 / 95 / 94 / 9
Accruals ratio −5.6%−4.6%−5.0%
Altman Z'' 10.109.969.24

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $1.3B $1.5B $1.7B $1.6B $1.7B $2.0B $2.1B $2.2B $2.1B $2.2B
Gross profit $711M $795M $883M $860M $855M $1.0B $1.1B $1.2B $1.1B $1.2B
Research and development $59.6M $59.2M $63.1M $67.6M $72.2M $79.7M $80.0M $82.8M $87.2M $82.3M
Operating income $121M $379M $436M $425M $392M $531M $573M $647M $570M $625M
Interest expense $17.6M $16.2M $14.4M $13.1M $11.3M $10.2M $9.9M $5.2M $2.8M $2.9M
Pretax income $96.7M $347M $411M $406M $375M $509M $566M $609M $589M $641M
Income tax $56.0M $94.7M $69.7M $62.0M $44.2M $68.6M $105M $102M $103M $119M
Net income $40.7M $252M $341M $344M $331M $440M $461M $507M $486M $522M
Diluted EPS $0.24 $1.45 $1.97 $2.00 $1.92 $2.52 $2.66 $2.94 $2.82 $3.08
Diluted shares 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B 0.17B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $276M $338M $368M $419M $394M $457M $377M $651M $622M $684M
Capital expenditure $42.1M $40.2M $53.9M $128M $71.3M $134M $201M $185M $107M $45.7M
Free cash flow $234M $298M $314M $291M $323M $323M $176M $466M $515M $638M
Depreciation and amortization $48.3M $45.6M $47.8M $48.9M $55.3M $59.3M $66.0M $74.3M $86.7M $107M
Stock-based compensation $21.1M $23.7M $25.6M $26.7M $25.2M $24.9M $24.7M $30.2M $31.9M $34.3M
Acquisitions $48.9M $27.9M $10.8M $26.6M $27.6M $19.4M $25.3M $0.0M $242M $135M
Share buybacks $50.5M $90.2M $245M $9.5M $102M $0.0M $233M $102M $31.3M $423M
Dividends paid $73.4M $80.5M $88.8M $106M $117M $127M $142M $158M $172M $183M
Dividends and buybacks $124M $171M $334M $116M $219M $127M $376M $261M $203M $606M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $52.4M $104M $132M $221M $379M $624M $339M $538M $675M $624M
Total debt $306M $226M $266M $164M $150M $150M $75.0M $0.0M $0.0M $1.6M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $503M $643M $723M $792M $1.0B $1.4B $1.2B $1.4B $1.5B $1.5B
Current liabilities $178M $246M $300M $285M $321M $507M $400M $395M $406M $467M
Inventory $202M $239M $284M $273M $286M $382M $477M $438M $405M $401M
Property and equipment, net $190M $204M $229M $326M $351M $451M $608M $742M $772M $755M
Total assets $1.2B $1.4B $1.5B $1.7B $2.0B $2.4B $2.4B $2.7B $3.1B $3.3B
Total liabilities $669M $668M $721M $667M $704M $734M $579M $498M $555M $620M
Shareholders' equity $574M $723M $752M $1.0B $1.3B $1.7B $1.9B $2.2B $2.6B $2.7B
Margins
Gross margin 53.5% 53.9% 53.4% 52.2% 51.8% 52.0% 49.3% 52.9% 53.1% 52.5%
Operating margin 9.1% 25.7% 26.4% 25.8% 23.7% 26.7% 26.7% 29.5% 27.0% 27.9%
EBITDA margin 12.8% 28.8% 29.3% 28.8% 27.1% 29.7% 29.8% 32.9% 31.1% 32.7%
Net margin 3.1% 17.1% 20.6% 20.9% 20.0% 22.1% 21.5% 23.1% 23.0% 23.3%
FCF margin 17.6% 20.2% 19.0% 17.7% 19.6% 16.3% 8.2% 21.2% 24.4% 28.5%
Returns
Return on capital 6.7% 32.9% 41.9% 38.8% 34.2% 40.1% 33.0% 32.8% 26.2% 25.8%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 34.3% 37.7% 32.9% 25.5% 29.5% 28.8% 29.6% 22.5% 22.6%
Return on equity 6.7% 38.9% 46.3% 38.7% 28.6% 29.4% 25.8% 24.8% 20.2% 19.9%
Return on assets 3.1% 19.2% 23.8% 21.7% 18.0% 19.9% 18.9% 19.6% 16.6% 16.3%
Growth
Revenue growth 3.3% 10.9% 12.1% −0.4% 0.3% 20.5% 7.8% 2.4% −3.8% 5.8%
Net income growth −88.2% 520.6% 35.1% 0.8% −3.9% 33.1% 4.7% 10.0% −4.0% 7.4%
EPS growth −87.7% 504.2% 35.9% 1.5% −4.0% 31.3% 5.6% 10.5% −4.1% 9.2%
FCF growth 56.3% 27.3% 5.5% −7.4% 11.0% 0.2% −45.5% 164.6% 10.5% 23.9%
Share count change −3.5% 2.0% −0.6% −0.9% 0.2% 1.5% −0.9% −0.4% 0.1% −1.9%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.3x 0.3x −0.1x −0.5x −0.8x −0.4x −0.8x −1.0x −0.9x
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Interest coverage 6.9x 23.4x 30.3x 32.4x 34.7x 52.0x 57.9x 124.6x 201.6x 216.0x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.6x 2.4x 2.8x 3.2x 2.7x 3.0x 3.5x 3.7x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.5x 1.8x 2.3x 1.9x 1.8x 2.4x 2.7x 2.3x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.2% 2.7% 3.3% 7.8% 4.3% 6.7% 9.4% 8.4% 5.1% 2.0%
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5%
Payouts / FCF 53.0% 57.3% 106.2% 39.9% 67.9% 39.3% 213.1% 55.9% 39.5% 95.1%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 4.0
Altman Z'' 3.8 5.3 5.5 6.1 6.5 7.4 8.4 10.1 10.0 9.2
Accruals ratio −17.9% −6.5% −1.9% −4.7% −3.5% −0.8% 3.4% −5.6% −4.6% −5.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000042888). Data updated October 21, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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