Buyback yield (TTM)
0.82%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.01%
5Y share count change
-9.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$31.81M
Cumulative buybacks
$696.82M
Key takeaways
- Brady (BRC) repurchased about $31.81M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 9.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.80× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -4.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 24% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Brady (BRC)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Brady (BRC)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Brady (BRC)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Brady (BRC)
Latest: $50.84M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Brady (BRC) came in at $50.84M – declined 29.6% year-over-year.
Brady buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is -4.7%, with a net decline across the window.
Brady buyback spend peaked at $109.23M in 2022; the latest annual figure is $50.84M in 2025 (53.5% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $109.23M in 2022 and its low of $0.00 in 1990.
Brady Buyback Spend 2025: $50.84M
In 2025, Brady reported buyback spend of $50.84M, declined 29.6% below 2024.
Brady Buyback Spend 2024: $72.22M
Brady buyback spend in 2024 was $72.22M, edged down 3.7% below 2023.
Brady Buyback Spend 2023: $75.00M
2023's buyback spend for Brady came in at $75.00M, plunged 31.3% below 2022.
Brady Buyback Spend 2022: $109.23M
Brady posted buyback spend of $109.23M in 2022, surged 2940.1% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Brady Buyback Spend 2021: $3.59M
Brady buyback spend in 2021 was $3.59M.
See more financial history for Brady (BRC).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $50.84M | $11.88M | $38.96M | 1.52% | 0.05B | -0.8% | |
| 2024 | $72.22M | $7.36M | $64.86M | 2.12% | 0.05B | -2.8% | |
| 2023 | $75.00M | $7.51M | $67.49M | 2.96% | 0.05B | -3.5% | |
| 2022 | $109.23M | $10.50M | $98.72M | 4.39% | 0.05B | -1.4% | |
| 2021 | $3.59M | $10.10M | −$6.50M | 0.13% | 0.05B | -1.5% | |
| 2020 | $64.51M | $8.84M | $55.67M | 2.70% | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $3.18M | $12.09M | −$8.91M | 0.12% | 0.05B | +1.5% | |
| 2018 | $1.46M | $9.98M | −$8.52M | 0.07% | 0.05B | +1.1% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $9.49M | −$9.49M | — | 0.05B | +2.3% | |
| 2016 | $23.55M | $8.15M | $15.40M | 1.45% | 0.05B | -1.1% | |
| 2015 | $83.38M | $4.47M | $78.91M | 6.91% | 0.05B | -1.0% | |
| 2014 | $30.58M | $5.21M | $25.37M | 2.28% | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 2013 | $5.12M | $1.74M | $3.38M | 0.30% | 0.05B | -2.1% | |
| 2012 | $49.93M | $9.73M | $40.20M | 3.61% | 0.05B | -1.3% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $9.83M | −$9.83M | — | 0.05B | +0.4% | |
| 2010 | $2.54M | $9.72M | −$7.18M | 0.17% | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2009 | $40.27M | $7.73M | $32.54M | 2.60% | 0.05B | -3.7% | |
| 2008 | $42.17M | $0.00 | $42.17M | 2.12% | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +8.6% | |
| 2006 | $24.68M | $0.00 | $24.68M | 1.48% | 0.05B | +1.1% | |
| 2005 | $1.55M | $0.00 | $1.55M | 0.09% | 0.05B | +4.3% | |
| 2004 | $564.00K | $0.00 | $564.00K | 0.05% | 0.05B | +2.3% | |
| 2003 | $3.23M | $0.00 | $3.23M | 0.42% | 0.05B | +0.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +3.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | -0.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $9.20M | $0.00 | $9.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$50.84M
- 2024$72.22M
- 2023$75.00M
- 2022$109.23M
- 2021$3.59M
- 2020$64.51M
- 2019$3.18M
- 2018$1.46M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$23.55M
- 2015$83.38M
- 2014$30.58M
- 2013$5.12M
- 2012$49.93M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$2.54M
- 2009$40.27M
- 2008$42.17M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$24.68M
- 2005$1.55M
- 2004$564.00K
- 2003$3.23M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$9.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Brady (BRC)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.80×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Brady (BRC)
How Brady splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Brady, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $135.37M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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