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Graco

NYQ:GGG · US3841091040
MachineryMedium

360

85
EV / EBIT38
Price / Owner Earnings64
Owner Earnings Yield81
Dividend Yield85
Price/Sales17
EV / Gross Profit26
Price/Book26
Return on Capital83
Cash Return on Capital85
Return on Equity76
EBIT Margin99
Gross Profitability75
Cash Conversion47
Accruals57
Owner Earnings Margin99
Sales growth46
Profit Growth75
Long-Term EPS Growth45
Owner Earnings Growth64
Reinvestment95
Price momentum20
Debt load89
Refinancing21
Debt Payback100
Liquidity98
Analyst ratings27
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside75
Market mood65
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Graco generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMachinery
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1926
Employees1,824
Websitegraco.com
ISINUS3841091040
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Industrial AutomationEnvironment, Health and Safety (EH&S)Water PurificationSmart Water Networks (SWN)Environmental EngineeringPollution ControlConstructionMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing

Description

Graco Inc., together with its subsidiaries (Graco), operates as a multi-national manufacturing company. The company supplies technology and expertise for the management of fluids and coatings in industrial and commercial applications. The company des…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Graco Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 21.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 7% a year, against analyst forecasts of 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
66
2023202420252026

All-time high

84

Mar 2026

All-time low

35

Jan 2024

Average rank

59

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
17
1
3
5
Price/Earnings
35
10
9
15
Price/Book
26
10
8
6
Dividend Yield
85
72
59
63
Value (overall)
36
13
4
7

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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