Brady (BRC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2025)
Brady (BRC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 15.64% for fiscal Q3 2025 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2025), down 1.65 percentage points from 17.29% a year earlier and down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Brady (BRC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024 (ended Jul 31, 2024), Brady posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 17.62%, up 0.57 percentage points from FY2023.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +0.39 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 17.05% in FY2023 (+2.02 pp), 15.02% in FY2022 (-0.07 pp), 15.10% in FY2021 (+0.41 pp) and 14.68% in FY2020 (-2.55 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2025 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 2.36 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2020 (a drop of 2.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2025 came in at 15.67% (Q2 2025), 16.20% (Q1 2025) and 17.27% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.33% |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 22.67% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 10 | Brady | 4.00 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 231.13 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | 15.64% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 15.67% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 16.20% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 17.27% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 17.29% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 17.40% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 17.41% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 16.72% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 15.95% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 15.57% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 15.50% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 15.10% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 14.01% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.30% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.14% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 13.60% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 13.14% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 14.82% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 16.11% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 15.94% |
API Access
Brady Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BRC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BRC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();