Graco manufactures equipment used for managing fluids, coatings, and adhesives, specializing in difficult-to-handle materials. Graco's business is organized into three segments: industrial, process, and contractor.
It is a $12.7B industrial company. Revenue grew 4.6% over the last year, it keeps 24¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 23.7× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.
- Website
- graco.com
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Employees
- 4 400
- Sector
- Industrials
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong profitability, health, quality and moat; Growth lags behind.
Valuation61
- P/E vs own history6th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield5.0% · 12/25
- P/S5.6x · 12/25
- EV/EBITDA16.4x · 12/25
Growth29
- Revenue CAGR3.0% · 6/25
- Net income CAGR4.4% · 6/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y9.9% · 12/25
- Fwd implied growth4.7% · 5/25
Profitability95
- ROIC25.1% · 25/25
- ROE20.3% · 20/25
- Net margin23.5% · 25/25
- Operating margin28.1% · 25/25
Health100
- Altman Z14.14 · 25/25
- Current ratio2.99 · 25/25
- Interest coverage222.6x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality90
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.65 · 25/25
- FCF conversion118% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 4.4% · 25/25
Moat82
- ROIC >12% years9/10 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin52.7% · 20/25
- FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 3.1% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2025FinancialBest year on record$522M net income
- FY2019FinancialBecame debt-freecash now exceeds total debt
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$1.33B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since10-year streak
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (53.0%)
- Strongly profitable — 23.5% net margin
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 27.8% of revenue
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- Interest covered 222.6× by operating earnings
Watch-outs
Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+4.6% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$534M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+5.0% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$629M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$12.7B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-1.6% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 14.1 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.49%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 23.7
Peer comparisonGraco Inc vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGG this company | $12.7B | 23.7 | +4.6% | 23.5% | Strong |
| LRCX Lam Research Corp | $399.2B | 54.9 | +26.0% | 31.3% | Strong |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | $368.0B | 33.9 | +18.4% | 14.5% | Solid |
| RTX RTX Corporation | $251.3B | 32.4 | +11.8% | 8.3% | Strained |
| DE Deere & Company | $167.7B | 34.4 | +8.3% | 10.2% | Solid |
| ETN Eaton Corporation, plc | $167.2B | 43.6 | +15.5% | 12.8% | Mixed |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | $166.8B | 22.6 | +4.2% | 28.8% | Strained |
Head-to-head: GGG vs LRCX · GGG vs CAT · GGG vs RTX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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Deeper analysis of GGG on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $78.21 · market cap $12.7B.