# Graco Inc (GGG) — Stock CV

Graco Inc 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.

> 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.

## Identity

- **Ticker**: GGG
- **Sector**: Industrials
- **Industry**: Pumps & Pumping Equipment
- **Headquarters**: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- **Employees**: 4 400
- **Website**: https://www.graco.com
- **Market cap**: $12.7B
- **Last price**: $78.21
- **Financial profile**: Strong

## Vitals (TTM)

- **Revenue**: $2.27B
- **Net income**: $534M
- **Free cash flow**: $629M
- **Net cash**: $572M
- **P/E**: 23.7
- **Revenue growth (YoY)**: 4.6%

## Skills (profile scores, 0–100)

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 61 |
| Growth | 29 |
| Profitability | 95 |
| Health | 100 |
| Quality | 90 |
| Moat | 82 |

## Qualifications (beginner checklist) — 11 of 11 passed

- [x] Revenue growing — +4.6% YoY
- [x] Profitable — $534M TTM
- [x] Profit growing — +5.0% YoY
- [x] Generates cash — $629M TTM
- [x] Debt under control — more cash than debt
- [x] Established company — $12.7B market cap
- [x] Not printing shares — -1.6% shares over ~5y
- [x] Proven track record — 10/10 profitable years
- [x] Financially stable — Altman Z 14.1 — safe
- [x] Pays a dividend — yield 1.49%
- [x] Valuation not extreme — P/E 23.7

## Experience (career milestones)

- **FY2025** — Best year on record: $522M net income
- **FY2019** — Became debt-free: cash now exceeds total debt
- **FY2016** — Profitable every year on record: 10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- **FY2016** — Revenue already above $1B: $1.33B in first reported year
- **FY2016** — Positive free cash flow every year since: 10-year streak

## 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

- None stand out in the data.

## Track record

| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $1.99B | $440M | $323M |
| FY2022 | $2.14B | $461M | $176M |
| FY2023 | $2.20B | $507M | $466M |
| FY2024 | $2.11B | $486M | $515M |
| FY2025 | $2.24B | $522M | $638M |

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Source: https://stockcv.com/GGG — derived from company filings; may be delayed or incomplete. Information, not investment advice.