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Graco GGG Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$540.1M+2.2%
Gross profit$280.6M+1.0%
Operating income$137.8M-4.3%
Net income$118.5M-4.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.70-2.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$712.2M+32.8%
Total debt$51.8M+2.9%
Total equity$2.7B+10.7%
Total assets$3.3B+10.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$120.2M-4.1%
CapEx$12.1M+14.6%
Free cash flow$108.1M-5.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.62B0.0%
Enterprise value$11.96B-1.3%
P/E24.4×-1.4×
P/S5.6×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin52.3%-0.5pp
Operating margin27.5%+0.5pp
Net margin23%+0.3pp
FCF margin28.1%+2.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.8%-0.5pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio3.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Graco’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Graco’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Graco's return on invested capital?
Graco (GGG) reported return on invested capital of 24.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Graco's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Graco's return on invested capital decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from 25.2% to 24.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Graco's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Graco's return on invested capital has grown at a -5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 32.5% to 25.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.