Graco (GA8) Stock Overview
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. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Graco Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$72.10 |
| 52 Week High | US$83.24 |
| 52 Week Low | US$65.00 |
| Beta | 1.08 |
| 1 Month Change | 0.95% |
| 3 Month Change | 0.53% |
| 1 Year Change | -9.15% |
| 3 Year Change | 13.26% |
| 5 Year Change | 14.44% |
| Change since IPO | 217.34% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| GA8 | DE Machinery | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.2% | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| 1Y | -9.1% | 17.7% | 14.1% |
Return vs Industry: GA8 underperformed the German Machinery industry which returned 17.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GA8 underperformed the German Market which returned 14.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| GA8 volatility | |
|---|---|
| GA8 Average Weekly Movement | 2.7% |
| Machinery Industry Average Movement | 4.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 12.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: GA8 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: GA8's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 4,300 | Mark Sheahan | www.graco.com |
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. 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 offers paint circulating and supply pumps, paint circulating advanced control systems, and plural component coating proportioners; various accessories to filter, transport, agitate, and regulate fluid; spare parts, including spray tips, seals and filter screens; equipment for industrial customers that pumps, meters, mixes, and dispenses sealant, adhesive, and composite materials; gel-coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems and applicators, and precision dispensing solutions; and powder finishing products and systems that coat powder on metals under the Gema and SAT brands.
Graco Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| GA8 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €11.84b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €426.04m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €1.88b |
Is GA8 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| GA8 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$2.19b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.05b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.15b |
| Other Expenses | US$647.71m |
| Earnings | US$498.06m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 26, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Jan 26, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.00 |
| Gross Margin | 52.27% |
| Net Profit Margin | 22.72% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 1.4% |
How did GA8 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does GA8 pay a reliable dividends?
See GA8 dividend history and benchmarks| Graco dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jan 16 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Feb 04 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 9 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 28 days |
Does GA8 pay a reliable dividends?
See GA8 dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/06 06:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/26 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/27 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Graco Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Halloran | Baird |
| Andrew Buscaglia | Berenberg |
| Charles Brady | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |