Brady (BRC) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brady posted quarterly Operating Margin of 16.82% for Q2 2026, down 74.0% year-on-year from 64.69% in Q2 2025, and up 3.89% on a QoQ basis from 16.19% in Q1 2026.
Brady (BRC) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 16.82% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 74.0% year-over-year to 16.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 16.19% (down 49.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 15.63%, down 251.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 16.82%, up from 16.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 19.28% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 13.48% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 16.52% (2024), against an average of 16.54%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin surged 307 bps; it then tumbled 436 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 15.93% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 17.99% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 15.63% in 2024, then grew by 7 bps to 16.77% in 2025, then advanced by 0 bps to 16.82% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.82% (Q2 2026), 16.19% (Q1 2026), and 16.77% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegion | 11.20 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 454.50 Mn | 18.90% |
| 2 | MSA Safety | 6.44 Bn | 6.26 Bn | 219.58 Mn | 20.06% |
| 3 | Adt | 5.10 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 25.45% |
| 4 | Brinks | 4.39 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 382.40 Mn | 13.06% |
| 5 | Brady | 4.08 Bn | 3.90 Bn | 225.47 Mn | 16.82% |
| 6 | Geo | 3.01 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - | 12.66% |
| 7 | CoreCivic | 2.08 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Napco Security Technologies | 1.34 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 29.49 Mn | -2.42% |
| 9 | Evolv Technologies Holdings | 1.14 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 23.60 Mn | -18.29% |
| 10 | Mistras | 555.86 Mn | 531.24 Mn | 44.73 Mn | 2.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 16.82% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 16.19% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 16.77% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 14.92% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 17.56% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.36% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 15.63% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 19.28% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 18.50% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 16.71% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 17.99% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 17.94% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 18.69% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 14.95% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 16.33% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 15.62% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.48% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.79% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 13.33% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 15.81% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 14.07% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 15.22% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 13.20% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 8.52% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 14.91% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 14.25% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 15.63% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 13.67% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 12.76% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 13.85% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 15.05% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 12.64% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 12.09% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 12.20% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 12.55% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 11.43% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 11.18% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 11.85% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 11.84% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 10.73% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 8.78% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 10.63% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -11.35% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 8.37% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 5.95% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 8.69% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -36.63% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 8.65% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 6.30% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 9.65% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -57.48% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 10.23% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 135.65% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 15.89% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 12.66% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 15.57% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 14.66% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 15.63% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 12.43% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 12.10% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 11.27% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 12.62% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 10.56% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 11.16% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 8.08% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 11.16% |