What is Brady Corporation's R&D?

Brady Corporation (BRC) reported R&D of $23.53M in Q1 2026.

How has Brady Corporation's R&D changed year-over-year?

Brady Corporation's R&D increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $19.19M to $23.53M.

What is the long-term trend for Brady Corporation's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Brady Corporation's R&D has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.55M to $79.89M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Brady Corporation BRC R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Americas & Asia$16.95M+27.3%

Europe & Australia$6.58M+12.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$435.2M+13.8%

Gross profit$225.5M+15.6%

Operating income$73.2M+9.0%

Net income$57.8M+10.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.21+11.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$175.5M+15.3%

Total debt$88.5M-45.2%

Total equity$1.3B+15.1%

Total assets$1.8B+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$78.2M+30.7%

CapEx$11.0M+159%

Free cash flow$67.2M+20.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.08B+17.2%

Profitability

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Gross margin51.1%+0.6pp

Operating margin16.2%-0.5pp

Net margin12.9%-0.4pp

FCF margin11.2%-1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16.7%-1.1pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Brady Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Brady Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 18, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Brady Corporation's R&D?: Brady Corporation (BRC) reported R&D of $23.53M in Q1 2026.
How has Brady Corporation's R&D changed year-over-year?: Brady Corporation's R&D increased by 22.6% year-over-year, from $19.19M to $23.53M.
What is the long-term trend for Brady Corporation's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Brady Corporation's R&D has grown at a 15.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.55M to $79.89M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.