Brady Corporation (BRC) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of January 2026: 1.11x

Brady Corporation (BRC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.11x as of January 2026. Operating cash flow of $53.31 Million exceeds net income of $48.05 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore BRC long-term investments to assets to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.11x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$53.31 Million
USD

Net Income

$48.05 Million
USD

Data as of

Jan 2026
Most recent filing

Brady Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1989–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Brady Corporation across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check how tangible is Brady Corporation's equity to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Brady Corporation (1989–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Brady Corporation. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see market cap of Brady Corporation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 0.96x $181.20 Million $189.26 Million ▼ -26.0%
2024 1.29x $255.07 Million $197.22 Million ▲ +8.1%
2023 1.20x $209.15 Million $174.86 Million ▲ +51.5%
2022 0.79x $118.45 Million $149.98 Million ▼ -50.2%
2021 1.59x $205.66 Million $129.66 Million ▲ +26.4%
2020 1.25x $140.98 Million $112.37 Million ▲ +1.5%
2019 1.24x $162.21 Million $131.26 Million ▼ -21.3%
2018 1.57x $143.04 Million $91.06 Million ▲ +4.3%
2017 1.51x $144.03 Million $95.64 Million ▼ -13.2%
2016 1.73x $138.98 Million $80.11 Million ▼ -94.4%
2015 31.25x $93.35 Million $2.99 Million ▲ +1929.0%
2011 1.54x $167.35 Million $108.65 Million ▼ -23.6%
2010 2.02x $165.24 Million $81.96 Million ▲ +11.6%
2009 1.81x $126.64 Million $70.12 Million ▲ +5.8%
2008 1.71x $225.55 Million $132.19 Million ▲ +37.2%
2007 1.24x $136.02 Million $109.39 Million ▲ +12.7%
2006 1.10x $114.90 Million $104.17 Million ▼ -24.1%
2005 1.45x $119.10 Million $81.95 Million ▼ -12.8%
2004 1.67x $84.77 Million $50.87 Million ▼ -35.4%
2003 2.58x $55.25 Million $21.42 Million ▲ +34.3%
2002 1.92x $54.25 Million $28.25 Million ▼ -0.6%
2001 1.93x $53.23 Million $27.55 Million ▲ +88.4%
2000 1.03x $48.41 Million $47.20 Million ▼ -33.9%
1999 1.55x $61.40 Million $39.60 Million ▼ -8.0%
1998 1.69x $47.20 Million $28.00 Million ▲ +33.9%
1997 1.26x $39.90 Million $31.70 Million ▲ +1.9%
1996 1.24x $34.60 Million $28.00 Million ▲ +59.6%
1995 0.77x $21.60 Million $27.90 Million ▼ -56.7%
1994 1.79x $33.10 Million $18.50 Million ▲ +40.0%
1993 1.28x $21.60 Million $16.90 Million ▼ -41.7%
1992 2.19x $18.40 Million $8.40 Million ▲ +95.0%
1991 1.12x $17.30 Million $15.40 Million ▼ -14.9%
1990 1.32x $19.80 Million $15.00 Million ▼ -31.9%
1989 1.94x $19.20 Million $9.90 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.