Buyback yield (TTM)
0.82%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.01%
5Y share count change
-9.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$31.8M
Cumulative buybacks
$697M
Key takeaways
- Brady (BRC) repurchased about $31.8M 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: $50.8M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Brady (BRC) came in at $50.8M – 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 $109M in 2022; the latest annual figure is $50.8M in 2025 (53.5% below peak).
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $109M in 2022 and its low of $0.00 in 1990.
Brady Buyback Spend 2025: $50.8M
In 2025, Brady reported buyback spend of $50.8M, declined 29.6% below 2024.
Brady Buyback Spend 2024: $72.2M
Brady buyback spend in 2024 was $72.2M, edged down 3.7% below 2023.
Brady Buyback Spend 2023: $75M
2023's buyback spend for Brady came in at $75M, plunged 31.3% below 2022.
Brady Buyback Spend 2022: $109M
Brady posted buyback spend of $109M 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 | $50.8M | $11.9M | $39M | 1.52% | 48.1M | -0.8% | |
| 2024 | $72.2M | $7.36M | $64.9M | 2.12% | 48.5M | -2.8% | |
| 2023 | $75M | $7.51M | $67.5M | 2.96% | 49.9M | -3.5% | |
| 2022 | $109M | $10.5M | $98.7M | 4.39% | 51.7M | -1.4% | |
| 2021 | $3.59M | $10.1M | -$6.51M | 0.13% | 52.4M | -1.5% | |
| 2020 | $64.5M | $8.84M | $55.7M | 2.70% | 53.2M | -0.2% | |
| 2019 | $3.18M | $12.1M | -$8.91M | 0.12% | 53.3M | +1.5% | |
| 2018 | $1.46M | $9.98M | -$8.52M | 0.07% | 52.5M | +1.1% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $9.5M | -$9.5M | — | 52M | +2.3% | |
| 2016 | $23.6M | $8.15M | $15.4M | 1.45% | 50.8M | -1.1% | |
| 2015 | $83.4M | $4.47M | $78.9M | 6.91% | 51.4M | -1.0% | |
| 2014 | $30.6M | $5.21M | $25.4M | 2.28% | 51.9M | +1.0% | |
| 2013 | $5.12M | $1.74M | $3.39M | 0.30% | 51.3M | -2.1% | |
| 2012 | $49.9M | $9.74M | $40.2M | 3.61% | 52.5M | -1.3% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $9.83M | -$9.83M | — | 53.1M | +0.4% | |
| 2010 | $2.54M | $9.72M | -$7.18M | 0.17% | 52.9M | +0.2% | |
| 2009 | $40.3M | $7.73M | $32.5M | 2.60% | 52.9M | -3.7% | |
| 2008 | $42.2M | $0.00 | $42.2M | 2.12% | 54.9M | +0.2% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 54.7M | +8.6% | |
| 2006 | $24.7M | $0.00 | $24.7M | 1.48% | 50.4M | +1.1% | |
| 2005 | $1.55M | $0.00 | $1.55M | 0.09% | 49.9M | +4.3% | |
| 2004 | $564K | $0.00 | $564K | 0.05% | 47.8M | +2.3% | |
| 2003 | $3.23M | $0.00 | $3.23M | 0.42% | 46.8M | +0.2% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 46.7M | +0.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 46.2M | +1.0% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 45.8M | +0.8% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 45.4M | +0.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 45M | +3.3% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 43.6M | -0.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 43.6M | — | |
| 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 | $9.2M | $0.00 | $9.2M | — | — | — |
- 2025$50.8M
- 2024$72.2M
- 2023$75M
- 2022$109M
- 2021$3.59M
- 2020$64.5M
- 2019$3.18M
- 2018$1.46M
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$23.6M
- 2015$83.4M
- 2014$30.6M
- 2013$5.12M
- 2012$49.9M
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$2.54M
- 2009$40.3M
- 2008$42.2M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$24.7M
- 2005$1.55M
- 2004$564K
- 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$9.2M
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.
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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 $135M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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