Graco Inc (GGG)
Fair ValueFundamental
69
Price
$76.84
Market Cap
$12.67B
Part 1 · What the company is worth
Overview
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. It operates through three segments: Contractor, Industrial and Expansion Markets. 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 designs and manufactures liquid finishing and advanced fluid dispensing equipment; pumps to move chemicals, petroleum, food, and other fluids; and systems, components, and accessories for the automatic lubrication of bearings, gears, and generators; supplies equipment for equipment maintenance and vehicle servicing applications, as well as make powder finishing products and complete powder finishing systems. The Expansion Markets segment manufactures pumps for use in the semiconductor industry; high pressure and ultra-high-pressure valves used in the oil and natural gas industry; and environmental monitoring and remediation equipment that is used to conduct ground water sampling, ground water remediation, and for landfill liquid and gas management. Graco Inc. was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Direct competitors
Who this company fights with for the same customers
Generated on September 18, 2026 with claude-haiku-4-5 — shared with all users
Nordson sells the same kind of industrial dispensing and finishing equipment as Graco's Industrial segment — pumps, applicators and automated systems for adhesives, sealants, liquid paint and powder coating — to the same manufacturing plants.
Ingersoll Rand's ARO air-operated diaphragm and piston pumps compete directly with the pumps of Graco's Process division for moving chemicals, food and industrial fluids inside plants.
Wagner's Titan and SprayTech airless sprayers compete head-on with Graco's Contractor segment for professional painters and for shelf space in paint stores and home centres.
Through its SAMES KREMLIN brands, EXEL supplies manual and robotic spray guns, paint pumps and powder-coating lines to the same industrial finishing customers Graco serves, mainly in Europe.
Anest Iwata makes spray guns, paint pumps and finishing systems for vehicle refinishing and industrial coating lines, the same applications Graco's finishing products are bought for, with a strong position in Asia.
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Revenue
$2.27B
Trailing 12 months (through 6/26/2026)
Net Income
$534M
Trailing 12 months (through 6/26/2026)
Free Cash Flow
$638M
Total Equity
$2.65B
Total Liabilities
$620M
Current Ratio
2.99
Interest Coverage
199.05
Debt/EBITDA
0.07
Earnings Per Share
Revenue & Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Income Breakdown
Historical statement
Margins over time
Debt over time
How heavy the debt is
Growth grid
Growth — Revenue
Fair Value Estimation
Fair Value
$80.16
Current Price
$76.84
Margin of Safety
+4.1%
Fair Value Range
$63.77 - $96.56
Spread across the valuation methods used, not a statistically calibrated confidence interval.
Estimation Methods
Valuation Metrics
P/E Ratio
24.24
ROE
19.7%
P/B Ratio
4.93
P/FCF
19.77
Gross Margin
52.6%
ROIC
18.8%
Profitability Radar
Value Creation (Economic Moat)
ROIC
18.8%
WACC
9.3%
ROIC − WACC
+9.5 pp
ROIC exceeds the cost of capital — the company is creating value for shareholders.
Fundamental Analysis Criteria
Passed (19)
- EPS shows upward trend
- Price CAGR 10.72%
- ROIC 18.8%
- Gross Margin 52.6%
- P/FCF 19.77
- Debt/Equity ratio
- Operating Margin 28.1%
- Positive Free Cash Flow
- CapEx intensity
- Current Ratio
- Interest Coverage
- Debt/EBITDA
- Return on Tangible Assets
- ROE 20.3%
- Revenue Growth 5Y 6.3%
- Earnings Quality (OCF/NI) 1.26
- Share Dilution -1.7%
- Net Margin Trend 23.5% vs 22.3%
- Piotroski F-Score 6/9
Failed (8)
- EPS CAGR 2.60%
- P/B Ratio 4.93
- Low reliance on intangibles
- Price below Graham Number
- DCF valuation (Overvalued)
- Analyst Consensus 44% Buy
- Earnings Surprise avg -0.6%
- PEG Ratio 2.39
Unavailable (1)
- Dividend Payout NaN%
Piotroski F-Score
Mixed signals: some areas need attention
Earnings Quality
High quality: earnings backed by cash
Share Dilution
Buying back shares. Shareholder friendly
Institutional Holdings
Governance
Executive Team
| Name | Title | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Mark W. Sheahan J.D. | President, CEO & Director | 61 |
| Ms. Angela F. Wordell | Executive VP & Chief Operations and Supply Chain Officer | 53 |
| Ms. Ronita Banerjee | Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 47 |
| Mr. Peter J. O'Shea | President of Global Industrial Division | 60 |
| Mr. Sanjiv Gupta | CFO & Treasurer | 51 |
| Mr. Christopher D. Knutson | VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer | 47 |
| Ms. Kathryn L. Schoenrock | Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 47 |
| Mr. Joseph James Humke | Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 54 |
| Ms. Laura L. Evanson | Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 44 |
| Mr. Timothy R. White | President of Expansion Markets Division | 55 |
Audit Risk
7
Board Risk
2
Compensation Risk
9
Shareholder Rights Risk
2
Part 2 · The price and when to enter
This part won't tell you whether the company is worth owning: it helps you choose when to buy it, once the fundamentals have convinced you. Inside: technical analysis, potential, historical drawdowns, gamma exposure.
Documents
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Annual Report (10-K)
A yearly overview of the business, its financial results, and the risks it faces.
Filed on 2026-02-17
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Quarterly Report (10-Q)
A snapshot of financial performance for the most recent three-month period.
Filed on 2026-07-22
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Current Report (8-K)
An announcement of a major event, such as a leadership change or big news.
Filed on 2026-09-14
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Income History
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Latest News
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