Graco Inc. (GGG) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Industrial - Machinery industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Graco Inc., a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company established in 1926, specializes globally in the engineering, production, and distribution of sophisticated systems and apparatus. These solutions are designed for the precise handling, measurement, regulation, discharge, and application of diverse fluid and powder materials worldwide. Within its Industrial segment, Graco provides specialized proportioning systems for applying polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings.
Is Graco Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Graco Inc. (GGG) trades at 21.2× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (28.3×) $90 (+34 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $82 (+22 %).
Kaplio overview: Graco Inc.
Market cap $11B · 52 weeks $66 – $95 (29 % below the high) · P/E 21.2× · 2027 expected P/E 19.4× · Dividend 1.8 % · 11 years rising · Next earnings January 25, 2027 · expected EPS $0.86 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Oct 21.
- Valuation: P/E 21.2× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 18 % (solid).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.7× (solid).
- Earnings: 2 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (28.3×) $90 (+34 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $82 (+22 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
P/E calculated by Kaplio with 12-month GAAP earnings; the data provider reports 17.3×.
What matters in industrials: 9 of 10 pass
- Capex / Revenue 2.0 %, fails.
- 5y revenue growth 6.4 %, passes, near the threshold.
- Operating margin 27.3 %, passes.
- ROIC 18.1 %, passes.
- FCF conversion 122.2 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.7×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 15.7, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 6 de 9, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 21.2×, passes.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 14.4×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Graco Inc.: P/E 21.2×; EV/EBITDA 14.4×; ROIC 18.1 %; $10.8B. Pentair plc (P/E 16.2×; EV/EBITDA 12.7×; ROIC 11.2 %; $10.3B), ITT Inc. (P/E 38.4×; EV/EBITDA 22.2×; ROIC 5.5 %; $17.5B), IDEX Corporation (P/E 34.3×; EV/EBITDA 19.1×; ROIC 9.3 %; $17.6B).
Expensive or cheap against its last 9 years?
P/E at each close: today 21.2× · median 28.3× · minimum 19.9× · maximum 40.9× · cheap below 26.1× · expensive above 31.6×. It has been cheaper than today only 0% of the time over its last 9 years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 1.8 % ($1.10 per share in 2025) · Years raising it ≥ 11 · 5-year growth +10 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 3.1× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $17.60 a year ($1.47 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 19.92% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 18.11% |
| Return on Assets | 15.86% |
| Gross Margin | 51.96% |
| Operating Margin | 26.82% |
| Net Margin | 22.40% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.07 |
| Current Ratio | 2.12 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
| Altman Z-Score | 15.71 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -14.01% |
| 3 months | -15.39% |
| Year-to-date | -18.07% |
| 1 year | -16.88% |
| 3 years | -9.69% |
| 5 years | -10.67% |
| 10 years | +168.96% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.1800 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | $0.2950 |
| 2026-07-20 | $0.2950 |
| 2026-04-13 | $0.2950 |
| 2026-01-16 | $0.2950 |
| 2025-10-20 | $0.2750 |
| 2025-07-21 | $0.2750 |
| 2025-04-14 | $0.2750 |
| 2025-01-17 | $0.2750 |
| 2024-10-21 | $0.2550 |
| 2024-07-22 | $0.2550 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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