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Graco Inc.

GGG Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$77.86

▲ +0.71 (+0.9%)

52w hi$94.13
52w lo$72.90
Vol1.11M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.34

Short-0.40
Medium-0.39
Long-0.12

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Graco Inc.

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Market cap$12.61B
Enterprise value$12.15B
Trailing P/E24.48x
Forward P/E22.27x
EV / EBITDA16.54x
P / S (ttm)5.56x
Profit margin23.5%
Return on equity21.2%
Revenue growth+3.3%
Earnings growth+14.5%
Debt / equity2.07

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.25
Sector-0.01
Technical-0.33
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.graco.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.71
Corr SPX0.55
Annual vol20.9%
Annual ret-2.0%
Sharpe-0.09
Max DD-22.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$92.00
High / Low$100.00 / $84.00
Median$93.50
Analysts8
Strong Buy2
Buy2
Hold7
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-27DA Davidson→ Neutral
2026-04-24Baird→ Neutral
2026-02-02DA Davidson→ Neutral
2026-01-28RBC Capital→ Outperform
2026-01-28Jefferies→ Buy
2025-07-25Baird→ Neutral

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-06-15Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-05-21Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-05-05Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-04-27Shareholder Voteread
2026-03-02Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2026-02-13Officer / Director Changeread
2026-01-26Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-30Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread
2025-04-28Shareholder Voteread
2025-01-27Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2024-11-08Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2024-10-25Material Agreement, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-03Etchart EricOption exercise3.22K$116.13K
2026-08-03Etchart EricSell3.22K$257.49K
2026-04-27Simon Andrea HelenBuy1.24K$99.86K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$157.63K
Insider buys / sells1 / 1
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders8
Top-5 share94.2%
HHI4,636 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$615.46M8.14M
Renaissance Technologies$83.82M1.11M
AQR Capital Management$73.94M979.01K
Capital Research / Capital World$55.21M730.25K
Millennium Management$44.64M590.43K
Citadel Advisors$43.10M570.10K
Fidelity / FMR LLC$10.67M141.08K
T. Rowe Price Group$12.05K159.37K

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.11%
$ / share (TTM)$0.86
5y CAGR+9.5%

Annual dividend per share

2021$0.75
2022$0.84
2023$0.94
2024$1.02
2025$1.10
2026$0.59

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-054view
2026-07-2210-Qview
2026-07-014view
2026-07-014view
2026-07-014view
2026-07-014view
2026-07-014view
2026-07-014view
2026-06-158-Kview
2026-05-218-Kview
2026-05-058-Kview
2026-04-274view
2026-04-278-Kview
2026-04-2210-Qview
2026-04-164view

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$2.11B+6.5%
Gross profit$1.16B+6.8%
Operating income$646.84M+8.6%
Net income$521.84M+37.6%
Cash from ops$651.02M+13.2%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$77.25$78.16$76.87$77.861.11M
Sep 24$77.99$78.31$77.10$77.151.61M
Sep 23$77.29$78.72$77.12$78.371.33M
Sep 22$77.39$77.84$76.91$77.641.98M
Sep 21$76.59$77.05$76.04$76.591.43M

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