Company Overview

Graco Inc. was founded by Russell Gray and Leil Gray in April 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Graco Inc. is a leading American industrial company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of fluid-handling systems and products. The company designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, mix, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Graco manufactures equipment used for managing difficult-to-handle materials like fluids, coatings, and adhesives.

Business Segments

Graco operates through three distinct business segments, each catering to specific market needs:

Industrial Segment

This segment markets equipment and pre-engineered packages for moving and applying paints, coatings, sealants, adhesives, and other fluids. It offers a range of products including paint circulating and supply pumps, advanced control systems, plural component coating proportioners, and accessories for filtering, transporting, agitating, and regulating fluid. The segment also provides spare parts such as spray tips, seals, and filter screens, as well as equipment for industrial customers to pump, meter, mix, and dispense sealant, adhesive, and composite materials. Additionally, it offers gel-coat equipment, chop and wet-out systems, resin transfer molding systems and applicators, precision dispensing solutions, and powder finishing products and systems (under the Gema and SAT brands) for coating powder on metals.

Process Segment

The Process segment focuses on pumps, valves, meters, and accessories used to move and dispense various fluids, including chemicals, oil and natural gas, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, and lubricants. It also provides systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators.

Contractor Segment

This segment offers specialized sprayers designed for applying texture to walls and ceilings, and highly viscous coatings to roofs, road markings, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors. The Contractor segment provides sprayers for applying paint to walls and structures, two-component proportioning systems for spraying polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings, and high-performance volumetric and gravimetric dispense, mixing, and shaking equipment.

Financial Performance & Market Position

Graco Inc. is a well-established manufacturer in the fluid handling equipment industry, serving diverse markets. With nearly a century of operations, the company maintains its position as a technology leader.

Current Market Metrics

- Market Capitalization: $14.05 Billion (as of Sep 16, 2025)

- Current Stock Price: $84.75 USD (as of Sep 16, 2025)

- 24-Hour Change: +0.37%

- Day Range: $84.36 - $85.31

- 52-Week Range: $72.06 - $92.86

Recent Financial Results

- Full Year 2024 Revenue: $2.11 billion (a decrease of -3.75% compared to $2.20 billion in 2023)

- Full Year 2024 Earnings: $486.08 million (a decrease of -4.03% compared to the previous year)

- First Quarter 2025 Revenue: $528.3 million (an increase of 7.3% from Q1 2024)

- Second Quarter 2025 Reported EPS: $0.75 ( $0.04 lower than the analyst estimate of $0.79)

Key Financial Indicators (TTM - Trailing Twelve Months)

- Dividend Yield: 1.3%

- Dividend Yield (TTM)%: 1.27%

- EPS (TTM): 2.82

- EBITDA: $676.51 Million USD

- EBITDA Margin: 31.08%

Dividend Information

The Board of Directors of Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents ($0.275) per common share, payable on November 5, 2025, to shareholders of record. Dividends are paid quarterly. The last dividend per share paid was 0.28 USD.

Recent Corporate Activities

- Graco Inc. completed its acquisition of Color Service S.r.l. for €63 million, subject to customary adjustments.

- Graco Inc. announced plans to relocate its remaining Riverside Minneapolis operations and corporate teams to its growing campuses in the northwest metro area.

Employee Count & Operations

As of September 16, 2025, Graco Inc. has approximately 4,300 employees. The company maintains a global presence with manufacturing and distribution facilities that serve customers worldwide across various industrial and commercial applications.

Corporate Values & Sustainability

Graco's core values translate into a promise of delivering innovation, quality, and A+ Service to its customers. The company makes environmental sustainability a priority, viewing it as good business sense. Graco is committed to making its products and operations more sustainable.

Upcoming Events

Graco is scheduled to release its next earnings report on October 22, 2025.