Brady Corp dividend history

Brady Corp's dividend was $0.780 a share in fiscal 2014, up 2.6% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $42.2M
Dividends (TTM): $46.1M
Returned to shareholders: 46%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $165M
Diluted share count: −0.7%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.2%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 1.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 23%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 5.7%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 30.2%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 57 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Brady Corp: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jul 2010	2011Jul 2011	2012Jul 2012	2013Jul 2013	2014Jul 2014	2015Jul 2015	2016Jul 2016	2017Jul 2017	2018Jul 2018	2019Jul 2019	2020Jul 2020	2021Jul 2021	2022Jul 2022	2023Jul 2023	2024Jul 2024	2025Jul 2025	2026Jul 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	$0.760	$0.780	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	+2.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	37	38	39	39	40	41	41	42	43	45	46	46	46	45	45	46	46
Share buybacks	3	0	50	5	31	0	24	0	1	3	65	4	109	75	72	51	42
Dividends ÷ net income	44.9%	35.0%	—	—	—	>999%	50.9%	43.8%	47.1%	34.1%	40.7%	35.3%	30.6%	26.0%	22.8%	24.1%	22.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	26.5%	25.9%	32.3%	36.4%	80.9%	61.5%	33.5%	32.5%	35.4%	34.6%	40.2%	25.6%	61.0%	23.9%	25.7%	29.6%	23.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Brady Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Brady Corp.