BRADY CORP (BRC) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value 5.66%; Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 1.38%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 27.17×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-07-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | 5.66% | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31. $94.03M ÷ $1.66B × 100 ≈ 5.66% |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 1.38% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-07-31. $22.86M ÷ $1.66B × 100 ≈ 1.38% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 27.17× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $263.49M ÷ $9.70M ≈ 27.17× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | 94.03M USD | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 1.66B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 22.86M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 263.49M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 9.70M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | $94.03M | $1.66B | $22.86M | $263.49M | $9.70M | 5.66% | 1.38% | 27.17× | Reported |
| 2026-04-30 | $94.19M | $1.62B | $13.72M | $262.66M | $4.61M | 5.81% | 0.85% | 56.98× | Reported |
| 2026-01-31 | $89.85M | $1.57B | $13.15M | $256.64M | $4.28M | 5.73% | 0.84% | 60.01× | Reported |
| 2025-10-31 | $84.26M | $1.54B | $12.81M | $245.69M | $4.60M | 5.46% | 0.83% | 53.42× | Reported |
| 2025-07-31 | $79.89M | $1.51B | $11.88M | $236.64M | $4.75M | 5.28% | 0.79% | 49.85× | Reported |
| 2025-04-30 | $74.37M | $1.46B | $10.70M | $243.56M | $4.45M | 5.09% | 0.73% | 54.78× | Reported |
| 2025-01-31 | $72.86M | $1.42B | $10.09M | $239.91M | $4.24M | 5.13% | 0.71% | 56.61× | Reported |
| 2024-10-31 | $70.97M | $1.39B | $9.01M | $242.61M | $3.72M | 5.12% | 0.65% | 65.29× | Reported |
| 2024-07-31 | $67.75M | $1.34B | $7.36M | $243.41M | $3.13M | 5.05% | 0.55% | 77.87× | Reported |
| 2024-04-30 | $66.56M | $1.34B | $7.50M | $239.24M | $2.94M | 4.95% | 0.56% | 81.46× | Reported |
| 2024-01-31 | $64.59M | $1.34B | $8.39M | $238.70M | $2.96M | 4.83% | 0.63% | 80.59× | Reported |
| 2023-10-31 | $63.13M | $1.34B | $8.71M | $233.56M | $3.41M | 4.71% | 0.65% | 68.47× | Reported |
| 2023-07-31 | $61.37M | $1.33B | $7.51M | $225.21M | $3.54M | 4.61% | 0.56% | 63.64× | Reported |
| 2023-04-30 | $60.78M | $1.31B | $7.78M | $216.08M | $3.40M | 4.64% | 0.59% | 63.57× | Reported |
| 2023-01-31 | $59.99M | $1.31B | $7.71M | $205.97M | $2.98M | 4.57% | 0.59% | 69.23× | Reported |
| 2022-10-31 | $58.57M | $1.30B | $9.33M | $200.06M | $1.99M | 4.49% | 0.72% | 100.64× | Reported |
| 2022-07-31 | $58.55M | $1.30B | $10.50M | $193.01M | $1.28M | 4.50% | 0.81% | 151.26× | Reported |
| 2022-04-30 | $55.96M | $1.28B | $11.25M | $180.90M | $912.00K | 4.36% | 0.88% | 198.35× | Reported |
| 2022-01-31 | $52.34M | $1.24B | $11.80M | $174.73M | $714.00K | 4.22% | 0.95% | 244.73× | Reported |
| 2021-10-31 | $48.26M | $1.19B | $10.65M | $169.27M | $513.00K | 4.06% | 0.90% | 329.97× | Reported |
| 2021-07-31 | $44.55M | $1.14B | $10.10M | $167.13M | $437.00K | 3.89% | 0.88% | 382.44× | Reported |
| 2021-04-30 | $40.75M | $1.09B | $9.67M | $159.54M | $478.00K | 3.74% | 0.89% | 333.77× | Reported |
| 2021-01-31 | $39.26M | $1.06B | $8.93M | $135.49M | $975.00K | 3.70% | 0.84% | 138.96× | Reported |
| 2020-10-31 | $39.90M | $1.07B | $8.80M | $139.32M | $1.57M | 3.72% | 0.82% | 88.68× | Reported |
| 2020-07-31 | $40.66M | $1.08B | $8.84M | $138.02M | $2.17M | 3.76% | 0.82% | 63.72× | Reported |
| 2020-04-30 | $42.63M | $1.12B | $8.96M | $150.96M | $2.67M | 3.79% | 0.80% | 56.56× | Reported |
| 2020-01-31 | $44.25M | $1.15B | $9.67M | $167.91M | $2.75M | 3.85% | 0.84% | 61.08× | Reported |
| 2019-10-31 | $44.81M | $1.15B | $10.74M | $162.70M | $2.82M | 3.88% | 0.93% | 57.71× | Reported |
| 2019-07-31 | $45.17M | $1.16B | $12.09M | $162.43M | $2.83M | 3.89% | 1.04% | 57.40× | Reported |
| 2019-04-30 | $45.58M | (m) | $12.71M | $161.05M | $2.85M | (m) | (m) | 56.47× | Reported |
| 2019-01-31 | $45.82M | (m) | $11.89M | $159.14M | $2.90M | (m) | (m) | 54.78× | Reported |
| 2018-10-31 | $46.06M | (m) | $11.20M | $157.91M | $3.02M | (m) | (m) | 52.34× | Reported |
| 2018-07-31 | $45.25M | (m) | $9.98M | $152.70M | $3.17M | (m) | (m) | 48.20× | Reported |
| 2018-04-30 | $44.56M | (m) | $9.63M | $144.21M | $3.39M | (m) | (m) | 42.52× | Reported |
| 2018-01-31 | $42.83M | (m) | $10.00M | $138.05M | $4.01M | (m) | (m) | 34.46× | Reported |
| 2017-10-31 | $41.00M | (m) | $10.08M | $133.22M | $4.63M | (m) | (m) | 28.74× | Reported |
| 2017-07-31 | $39.62M | (m) | $9.49M | $131.01M | $5.50M | (m) | (m) | 23.80× | Reported |
| 2017-04-30 | $37.84M | (m) | $9.35M | $128.12M | $6.27M | (m) | (m) | 20.43× | Reported |
| 2017-01-31 | $36.76M | (m) | $8.98M | $127.36M | $6.73M | (m) | (m) | 18.92× | Reported |
| 2016-10-31 | $36.38M | (m) | $8.71M | $120.98M | $7.41M | (m) | (m) | 16.34× | Reported |
| 2016-07-31 | $35.80M | (m) | $8.15M | $117.88M | $7.82M | (m) | (m) | 15.07× | Reported |
| 2016-04-30 | $35.76M | (m) | $7.16M | $51.71M | $8.88M | (m) | (m) | 5.82× | Reported |
| 2016-01-31 | $35.82M | (m) | $6.57M | $45.21M | $9.55M | (m) | (m) | 4.74× | Reported |
| 2015-10-31 | $35.67M | (m) | $5.75M | $38.44M | $10.42M | (m) | (m) | 3.69× | Reported |
| 2015-07-31 | $36.73M | (m) | $4.47M | $35.31M | $11.16M | (m) | (m) | 3.16× | Reported |
| 2015-04-30 | $36.88M | (m) | $3.74M | $-47.94M | $11.92M | (m) | (m) | -4.02× | Reported |
| 2015-01-31 | $36.60M | (m) | $3.31M | $-45.46M | $12.79M | (m) | (m) | -3.55× | Reported |
| 2014-10-31 | $36.09M | (m) | $3.93M | $-43.92M | $13.47M | (m) | (m) | -3.26× | Reported |
| 2014-07-31 | $35.05M | (m) | $5.21M | $-41.21M | $14.30M | (m) | (m) | -2.88× | Reported |
| 2014-04-30 | $35.06M | (m) | $-195.00K | $-106.79M | $14.66M | (m) | (m) | -7.28× | Reported |
| 2014-01-31 | $34.48M | (m) | $-755.00K | $-102.63M | $17.81M | (m) | (m) | -5.76× | Reported |
| 2013-10-31 | $34.25M | (m) | $-63.00K | $-99.42M | $16.20M | (m) | (m) | -6.14× | Reported |
| 2013-07-31 | $33.55M | (m) | $1.74M | $-85.63M | $16.64M | (m) | (m) | -5.15× | Reported |
| 2013-04-30 | $36.95M | (m) | $9.11M | $10.63M | $17.13M | (m) | (m) | 0.62× | Reported |
| 2013-01-31 | $35.70M | (m) | $11.10M | $137.75M | $17.68M | (m) | (m) | 7.79× | Reported |
| 2012-10-31 | $37.12M | (m) | $10.54M | $35.10M | $18.21M | (m) | (m) | 1.93× | Reported |
| 2012-07-31 | $38.44M | (m) | $9.73M | $39.76M | $19.09M | (m) | (m) | 2.08× | Reported |
| 2012-04-30 | $39.50M | (m) | $8.03M | $55.48M | $20.20M | (m) | (m) | 2.75× | Reported |
| 2012-01-31 | $41.11M | (m) | $8.47M | $55.40M | $20.57M | (m) | (m) | 2.69× | Reported |
| 2011-10-31 | $42.87M | (m) | $9.35M | $169.68M | $21.48M | (m) | (m) | 7.90× | Reported |
| 2011-07-31 | $43.00M | (m) | $9.83M | $162.19M | $22.12M | (m) | (m) | 7.33× | Reported |
| 2011-04-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-01-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-10-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-07-31 | $42.62M | (m) | $9.72M | $129.46M | $21.22M | (m) | (m) | 6.10× | Reported |
| 2010-04-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-10-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-31 | $34.18M | (m) | $7.73M | $120.37M | $24.90M | (m) | (m) | 4.83× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.