Brady (BRC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Brady's Research & Development came in at $22.9 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.7% from $23.05 million a year earlier and down 2.7% from the prior quarter.
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Brady (BRC) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Brady's Research & Development was $94.03 million, up 17.7% from FY2025.
- Research & Development has increased in each of the last six fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Research & Development was $79.89 million in FY2025 (+17.9%), $67.75 million in FY2024 (+10.4%), $61.37 million in FY2023 (+4.8%) and $58.55 million in FY2022 (+31.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Research & Development since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year-over-year, Research & Development increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 18.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Research & Development over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 41.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 0.7%).
- Business Quant data shows BRC's Research & Development at $23.53 million (Q3 2026), $24.31 million (Q2 2026) and $23.29 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 380.10 Bn | 351.79 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 616.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.03 Bn | 202.73 Bn | 3.55 Bn | - |
| 3 | Deere | 183.47 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 567.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 168.26 Bn | 165.49 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 227.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.34 Bn | 120.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 95.63 Bn | 86.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.72 Bn | 80.47 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 8 | 3M | 86.87 Bn | 68.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 302.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.08 Bn | 72.64 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Brady | 4.01 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 231.13 Mn | 22.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 22.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 23.53 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 24.31 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 23.29 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 23.05 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 19.19 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 18.72 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 18.92 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 17.53 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 17.68 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 16.83 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 15.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 16.34 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 15.72 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 15.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 13.93 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.91 Mn |
API Access
Brady Research & Development API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BRC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "research-and-development", "ticker": "BRC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=research-and-development&ticker=BRC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();