Graco Inc (GGG)

Graco Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, mix, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Contractor, Industrial and Expansion Markets. The Contractor segment provides sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; viscous coatings to roofs, markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors; and high-performance volumetric and gravimetric dispense, mixing, and shaking equipment. The Industrial segment designs and manufactures liquid finishing and advanced fluid dispensing equipment; pumps to move chemicals, petroleum, food, and other fluids; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators; supplies equipment for equipment maintenance and vehicle servicing applications, as well as make powder finishing products and complete powder finishing systems. The Expansion Markets segment manufactures pumps for use in the semiconductor industry; high pressure and ultra-high-pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry; and environmental monitoring and remediation equipment that is used to conduct ground water sampling, ground water remediation, and for landfill liquid and gas management. Graco Inc. was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ticker
GGG
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Market cap
$11.06B
52-week range
$65.96 - $95.69

Valuation

Share price
$67.86 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
21.47x
Price to book
4.48x
Price to free cash flow
18.43x
Enterprise value
$11.09B
Book value per share
$15.15

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-0.16%
5 days+0.62%
1 month-13.98%
3 months-18.29%
6 months-15.56%
Year to date-17.21%
1 year-16.47%
3 years-12.40%
5 years-12.88%
10 years+171.01%
All time+41,090.93%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
4.35%
Shares short
5.43M
Days to cover
3.41
Change since prior report
+9.91%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed GGG trades

Lisa McClain · Tommy Tuberville

Super investors holding GGG

Mairs & Power (Mairs & Power Inc) · Ken Griffin (Citadel)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
19.66%
Return on invested capital
18.68%
Return on assets
15.94%
Return on capital employed
22.26%
Gross margin
52.45%
Net margin
23.33%
EBITDA margin
32.74%
Revenue growth
5.83%
Net income growth
7.36%
Free cash flow growth
23.88%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.42%
Current ratio
2.12x
Net debt to EBITDA
0.03x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 26, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$2.24B
Cost of revenue
$1.06B
Gross profit
$1.17B
EBITDA
$732.23M
Net income
$521.84M
Earnings per share
$3.14
Research and development
$82.30M
Interest expense
$2.89M
Shares outstanding
169.22M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-26$2.24B$1.17B$521.84M$3.14
2024-12-27$2.11B$1.12B$486.08M$2.88
2023-12-29$2.20B$1.16B$506.51M$3.01
2022-12-30$2.14B$1.06B$460.64M$2.73
2021-12-31$1.99B$1.03B$439.87M$2.59
2020-12-25$1.65B$854.94M$330.46M$1.97
2019-12-27$1.65B$859.76M$343.85M$2.06
2018-12-28$1.65B$882.54M$341.05M$2.04
2017-12-29$1.47B$795.20M$252.41M$1.50
2016-12-30$1.33B$710.87M$40.67M$0.24

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-2652.45%23.33%19.66%18.68%
2024-12-2753.11%23.00%18.81%17.73%
2023-12-2952.88%23.07%22.77%23.94%
2022-12-3049.33%21.49%24.77%23.54%
2021-12-3152.02%22.13%25.73%24.46%
2020-12-2551.81%20.03%25.74%23.57%
2019-12-2752.23%20.89%33.55%29.68%
2018-12-2853.38%20.63%45.36%36.01%
2017-12-2953.92%17.12%34.91%29.93%
2016-12-3053.48%3.06%7.09%7.41%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-26$624.08M-
2024-12-27$675.34M-
2023-12-29$537.95M-
2022-12-30$339.20M$75.00M
2021-12-31$624.30M$75.00M
2020-12-25$378.91M$150.00M
2019-12-27$220.97M$164.30M
2018-12-28$132.12M$266.39M
2017-12-29$103.66M$226.03M
2016-12-30$52.37M$305.69M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-26$637.92M$34.33M
2024-12-27$514.96M$31.89M
2023-12-29$466.24M$30.23M
2022-12-30$176.23M$24.70M
2021-12-31$323.33M$24.93M
2020-12-25$322.70M$25.15M
2019-12-27$290.78M$26.67M
2018-12-28$314.13M$25.57M
2017-12-29$297.67M$23.65M
2016-12-30$233.89M$21.13M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Oct 19, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$1.18
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-10-19$0.29
2026-07-20$0.29
2026-04-13$0.29
2026-01-16$0.29
2025-10-20$0.28
2025-07-21$0.28
2025-04-14$0.28
2025-01-17$0.28

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-10-21Sep 2026$0.82
2026-07-22Jun 2026$0.81
2026-04-22Mar 2026$0.75
2026-01-26Dec 2025$0.77
2025-10-22Sep 2025$0.75
2025-07-23Jun 2025$0.78
2025-04-23Mar 2025$0.68
2025-01-27Dec 2024$0.76

Filings and sources

Company website
graco.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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