Brady (BRC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Brady (BRC) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.73% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.65 percentage points from 17.08% a year earlier and up 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Brady (BRC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Brady posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.33%, up 0.05 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +1.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 18.28% in FY2025 (-2.21 pp), 20.49% in FY2024 (+0.39 pp), 20.10% in FY2023 (+2.83 pp) and 17.27% in FY2022 (+0.60 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.56 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 3.28 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 3.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 17.62% (Q3 2026), 17.12% (Q2 2026) and 17.02% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Brady | 3.73 Bn | 3.01 Bn | 231.13 Mn | 17.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 17.73% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 17.62% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.12% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 17.02% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 17.08% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 18.29% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 18.09% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 19.10% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 20.20% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 20.58% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 20.61% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 20.58% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 20.02% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 18.99% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 18.20% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 17.94% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.54% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.12% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 14.92% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 15.01% |
API Access
Brady Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BRC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BRC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();