Industrials
Graco Inc.(GGG)
Live Price
Offline$76.03
+1.01% today
1Y Change
-11.67%
Window
Jun 30, 2025 โ Jun 25, 2026
- Market Cap
- $13.27B
- Revenue Growth
- +5.8%
- EPS Growth
- +9.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.4%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 30, 2025 โ Jun 25, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Graco Inc. (GGG) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $13.27B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $76.03 and down 11.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 30, 2025 โ Jun 25, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +5.8%, EPS growth of +9.0%, a dividend yield of 1.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +5.8%, EPS +9.0%, free cash flow +23.9% with operating margin 26.9% and ROIC 17.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.4%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 25.6 and price/sales 5.9. Stock Foundry combines GGG price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+5.8% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+26.9% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
25.6 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +5.8% and EPS at +9.0%, with operating margin around 26.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | โ | -3.9% | -7.0% | -12.0% |
2026 Jan 26, 2026 | +0.0% | +1.0% | +2.0% | +7.7% |
2025 Oct 22, 2025 | -1.1% | +0.1% | -1.0% | -2.8% |
Benchmark Edge
GGG vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
Relative Read
GGG trails SPY
GGG is 30.51 pts behind over the shared 1Y window.
GGG had 13.38 pts deeper max drawdown than SPY.
GGG beat SPY in 0 of 2 calendar years shown and trailed in 2.
GGG
-11.67%
Normalized return
SPY
+18.85%
S&P 500
Excess Return
-30.51 pts
Relative to SPY
GGG Max Drawdown
-22.52%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
-9.13%
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GGG and SPY.
| Year | GGG | SPY | Excess | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -8.11% | +6.71% | -14.81 pts | SPY |
| 2025 | -3.35% | +11.19% | -14.54 pts | SPY |
Company Overview
Graco Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Graco Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The company's Industrial segment offers proportioning systems to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; equipment that pumps, meters, mixes and dispenses sealant, adhesive, and composite materials; and gel-coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems and applicators, and precision dispensing solutions. It also provides liquid finishing equipment; paint circulating and supply pumps; paint circulating advanced control systems; plural component coating proportioners; spare parts and accessories; and powder finishing products to coat powder finishing on metals under the Gema and SAT brands. The company's Process segment offers pumps to move and dispense chemicals, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants, and other fluids; pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry, other industrial processes, and research facilities; and chemical injection pumping solutions for injection of chemicals into producing oil wells and pipelines. It also supplies pumps, hose reels, meters, valves, and accessories for fast oil change facilities, service garages, fleet service centers, automobile dealerships, auto parts stores, truck builders, and heavy equipment service centers; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators in industrial and commercial equipment, compressors, turbines, and on- and off-road vehicles. The company's Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors. It sells its products through distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and home center channels; and directly to end-users. The company was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Leadership
- Mark W. Sheahan
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 4.3k
- Street Address
- 88-11th Avenue Northeast
- Mailing
- Minneapolis, MN, 55413
- Region
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 612 623 6000
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 25.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.6
- Price/Sales
- 5.9
- Price/Book
- 4.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +5.8%
- EPS
- +9.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +23.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 52.3%
- Operating Margin
- 26.9%
- Net Margin
- 23.0%
- ROE
- 19.7%
- ROIC
- 17.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.02
- Current Ratio
- 3.56
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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