Revenue growth of 7.9% in 2026Q3 failed to translate to earnings, with EPS declining 8.5% to $0.75 as gross margin fell to a decade-low 50.5% and operating margin compressed to 25.3%, while SG&A of $127.5M rose 7.8% in near-lockstep with the top line, suggesting unfavorable operating leverage.
Graco Inc. (GGG) annual income statement — 30-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 2.31B | 2.24B | 2.11B | 2.2B | 2.14B | 1.99B | 1.65B | 1.65B | 1.65B | 1.47B | 1.33B | 1.29B | 1.22B | 1.1B | 1.01B | 895.28M | 744.07M | 579.21M | 817.27M | 841.34M | 816.47M | 731.7M | 605.03M | 535.1M | 487.05M | 472.82M | 494.37M | 442.5M | 432.2M | 413.9M | 391.8M |
| Revenue Growth % | 5.39% | 5.83% | -3.75% | 2.43% | 7.84% | 20.45% | 0.25% | -0.44% | 12.11% | 10.94% | 3.33% | 5.35% | 10.61% | 9.04% | 13.09% | 20.32% | 28.46% | -29.13% | -2.86% | 3.05% | 11.58% | 20.94% | 13.07% | 9.87% | 3.01% | -4.36% | 11.72% | 2.38% | 4.42% | 5.64% | 1.42% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.11B | 1.06B | 990.86M | 1.03B | 1.09B | 953.66M | 795.18M | 786.29M | 770.75M | 681.7M | 621.05M | 601.78M | 554.39M | 496.57M | 461.93M | 395.08M | 340.62M | 286.4M | 385.09M | 393.91M | 382.51M | 352.35M | 276.62M | 252.3M | 236.89M | 238.06M | 228.07M | 196.6M | 199M | 197.4M | 183.1M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 47.55% | 46.89% | 47.12% | 50.67% | 47.98% | 48.19% | 47.77% | 46.62% | 46.22% | 46.72% | 46.78% | 45.4% | 44.98% | 45.62% | 44.13% | 45.78% | 49.45% | 47.12% | 46.82% | 46.85% | 48.16% | 45.72% | 47.15% | 48.64% | 50.35% | 46.13% | 44.43% | 46.04% | 47.69% | 46.73% |
| Gross Profit | 1.2B | 1.17B | 1.12B | 1.16B | 1.06B | 1.03B | 854.94M | 859.76M | 882.54M | 793.05M | 708.24M | 684.7M | 666.74M | 607.46M | 550.53M | 500.2M | 403.44M | 292.82M | 432.18M | 447.43M | 433.96M | 379.35M | 328.41M | 282.8M | 250.16M | 234.76M | 266.3M | 245.9M | 233.2M | 216.5M | 208.7M |
| Gross Margin % | 51.96% | 52.45% | 53.11% | 52.88% | 49.33% | 52.02% | 51.81% | 52.23% | 53.38% | 53.78% | 53.28% | 53.22% | 54.6% | 55.02% | 54.38% | 55.87% | 54.22% | 50.55% | 52.88% | 53.18% | 53.15% | 51.84% | 54.28% | 52.85% | 51.36% | 49.65% | 53.87% | 55.57% | 53.96% | 52.31% | 53.27% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 4.52% | -3.32% | 9.8% | 2.27% | 20.94% | -0.56% | -2.58% | 11.28% | 11.97% | 3.44% | 2.69% | 9.76% | 10.34% | 10.06% | 23.98% | 37.78% | -32.25% | -3.41% | 3.1% | 14.39% | 15.51% | 16.13% | 13.05% | 6.56% | -11.84% | 8.3% | 5.45% | 7.71% | 3.74% | 3.99% |
| Operating Expenses | 580.94M | 562.45M | 552.36M | 514.18M | 484.74M | 502.63M | 463.22M | 435.3M | 446.11M | 432.6M | 402.34M | 382.57M | 357.81M | 327.69M | 325.85M | 280.69M | 250.3M | 218.35M | 244.81M | 214.95M | 207.96M | 188.28M | 166.88M | 153.97M | 137.31M | 134.58M | 155.06M | 152.6M | 156.2M | 151M | 155.6M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 25.15% | 26.14% | 23.42% | 22.61% | 25.29% | 28.07% | 26.45% | 26.98% | 29.33% | 30.27% | 29.74% | 29.3% | 29.68% | 32.18% | 31.35% | 33.64% | 37.7% | 29.95% | 25.55% | 25.47% | 25.73% | 27.58% | 28.77% | 28.19% | 28.46% | 31.37% | 34.49% | 36.14% | 36.48% | 39.71% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 498.61M | 480.15M | 465.13M | 432.16M | 404.73M | 422.98M | 355.8M | 367.74M | 382.99M | 372.5M | 341.73M | 324.02M | 303.56M | 276.26M | 276.93M | 239.14M | 212.6M | 180.81M | 208.25M | 184.67M | 177.99M | 161.31M | 145.1M | 135.88M | 119.14M | 113.77M | 119.61M | 118.2M | 124.3M | 119.7M | 125M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 21.47% | 22.01% | 19.68% | 18.88% | 21.28% | 21.56% | 22.34% | 23.17% | 25.26% | 25.71% | 25.19% | 24.86% | 25.02% | 27.35% | 26.71% | 28.57% | 31.22% | 25.48% | 21.95% | 21.8% | 22.05% | 23.98% | 25.39% | 24.46% | 24.06% | 24.19% | 26.71% | 28.76% | 28.92% | 31.9% |
| Research & Development | 82.33M | 82.3M | 87.23M | 82.82M | 80.01M | 79.65M | 72.19M | 67.56M | 63.12M | 60.11M | 60.61M | 58.56M | 54.25M | 51.43M | 48.92M | 41.55M | 37.7M | 37.54M | 36.56M | 30.28M | 29.97M | 26.97M | 21.78M | 18.09M | 18.17M | 20.81M | 20M | 19.7M | 18.2M | 17.8M | 17.9M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 3.68% | 4.13% | 3.77% | 3.73% | 4.01% | 4.38% | 4.1% | 3.82% | 4.08% | 4.56% | 4.55% | 4.44% | 4.66% | 4.83% | 4.64% | 5.07% | 6.48% | 4.47% | 3.6% | 3.67% | 3.69% | 3.6% | 3.38% | 3.73% | 4.4% | 4.05% | 4.45% | 4.21% | 4.3% | 4.57% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.23M | 0 | 0 | 2.85M | 366K | -1.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.45M | 14.7M | 13.7M | 13.5M | 12.7M |
| Operating Income | 619.56M | 610.74M | 570.1M | 646.84M | 572.7M | 531.32M | 391.72M | 424.46M | 436.43M | 360.45M | 113.88M | 302.13M | 308.93M | 279.77M | 224.68M | 219.51M | 153.14M | 74.47M | 187.37M | 232.48M | 226M | 191.07M | 161.53M | 128.83M | 112.85M | 100.18M | 111.24M | 93.3M | 77M | 65.5M | 53.1M |
| Operating Margin % | 26.82% | 27.31% | 26.98% | 29.46% | 26.72% | 26.73% | 23.74% | 25.79% | 26.4% | 24.44% | 8.57% | 23.48% | 25.3% | 25.34% | 22.19% | 24.52% | 20.58% | 12.86% | 22.93% | 27.63% | 27.68% | 26.11% | 26.7% | 24.08% | 23.17% | 21.19% | 22.5% | 21.08% | 17.82% | 15.83% | 13.55% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 7.13% | -11.86% | 12.95% | 7.79% | 35.64% | -7.71% | -2.74% | 21.08% | 216.52% | -62.31% | -2.2% | 10.42% | 24.52% | 2.35% | 43.34% | 105.65% | -60.26% | -19.41% | 2.87% | 18.28% | 18.29% | 25.38% | 14.17% | 12.64% | -9.94% | 19.23% | 21.17% | 17.56% | 23.35% | 17.22% |
| EBITDA | 728.88M | 718.17M | 656.85M | 721.16M | 638.7M | 590.65M | 447.05M | 473.37M | 484.18M | 406.03M | 162.17M | 346.73M | 344.44M | 317.08M | 263.44M | 252M | 187.11M | 109.61M | 222.86M | 261.14M | 252.04M | 214.57M | 179.34M | 147.58M | 130.93M | 118.68M | 126.69M | 108M | 90.7M | 79M | 65.8M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 31.55% | 32.11% | 31.08% | 32.85% | 29.8% | 29.72% | 27.09% | 28.76% | 29.29% | 27.53% | 12.2% | 26.95% | 28.21% | 28.72% | 26.02% | 28.15% | 25.15% | 18.92% | 27.27% | 31.04% | 30.87% | 29.32% | 29.64% | 27.58% | 26.88% | 25.1% | 25.63% | 24.41% | 20.99% | 19.09% | 16.79% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 6.78% | 9.34% | -8.92% | 12.91% | 8.13% | 32.12% | -5.56% | -2.23% | 19.25% | 150.37% | -53.23% | 0.67% | 8.63% | 20.36% | 4.54% | 34.68% | 70.71% | -50.82% | -14.66% | 3.61% | 17.47% | 19.64% | 21.52% | 12.72% | 10.32% | -6.33% | 17.31% | 19.07% | 14.81% | 20.06% | 16.67% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 109.32M | 107.43M | 86.75M | 74.32M | 66M | 59.33M | 55.33M | 48.91M | 47.75M | 45.58M | 48.29M | 44.61M | 35.52M | 37.32M | 38.76M | 32.48M | 33.97M | 35.14M | 35.49M | 28.66M | 26.05M | 23.5M | 17.81M | 18.75M | 18.08M | 18.49M | 15.45M | 14.7M | 13.7M | 13.5M | 12.7M |
| EBIT | 633.07M | 644.09M | 592.11M | 613.99M | 575.62M | 518.68M | 385.93M | 418.99M | 425.15M | 363.3M | 306.16M | 302.13M | 308.93M | 279.77M | 236.6M | 218.86M | 152.72M | 73.52M | 186.21M | 232.27M | 226M | 191.07M | 161.53M | 128.83M | 112.85M | 100.18M | 111.24M | 93.22M | 76.89M | 65.5M | 53.1M |
| Net Interest Income | -3.28M | -2.89M | -2.83M | -5.19M | -9.9M | -10.21M | -11.28M | -13.11M | -14.38M | -16.2M | -17.59M | -17.64M | -18.73M | -18.15M | -19.27M | -9.13M | -4.18M | -4.85M | -7.63M | -3.43M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 3.28M | 2.89M | 2.83M | 5.19M | 9.9M | 10.21M | 11.28M | 13.11M | 14.38M | 16.2M | 17.59M | 17.64M | 18.73M | 18.15M | 19.27M | 9.13M | 4.18M | 4.85M | 7.63M | 3.43M | 946K | 1.37M | 0 | 483K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | 17.42M | 30.46M | 19.18M | -38.04M | -6.98M | -22.86M | -17.07M | -18.58M | -25.66M | -31.65M | -24.49M | 172.59M | 6.15M | 9.05M | -7.35M | -9.79M | -4.6M | -5.8M | -8.79M | -3.64M | -1.63M | -1.72M | -750K | -920K | -1.12M | -2.72M | -5.33M | -4.38M | -5.53M | -2M | -300K |
| Pretax Income | 636.99M | 641.2M | 589.28M | 608.8M | 565.72M | 508.46M | 374.65M | 405.88M | 410.77M | 347.09M | 96.66M | 474.71M | 315.07M | 288.82M | 217.33M | 209.73M | 148.54M | 68.67M | 178.58M | 228.84M | 224.37M | 189.35M | 160.78M | 127.91M | 111.72M | 97.47M | 105.91M | 88.8M | 71.4M | 63.5M | 52.8M |
| Pretax Margin % | 27.57% | 28.67% | 27.88% | 27.73% | 26.39% | 25.58% | 22.7% | 24.66% | 24.85% | 23.54% | 7.27% | 36.9% | 25.8% | 26.16% | 21.47% | 23.43% | 19.96% | 11.86% | 21.85% | 27.2% | 27.48% | 25.88% | 26.57% | 23.9% | 22.94% | 20.61% | 21.42% | 20.07% | 16.52% | 15.34% | 13.48% |
| Income Tax | 119.51M | 119.36M | 103.2M | 102.29M | 105.08M | 68.6M | 44.2M | 62.02M | 69.71M | 94.68M | 55.98M | 129M | 89.5M | 78M | 68.2M | 67.4M | 45.7M | 19.7M | 57.7M | 76M | 74.6M | 63.5M | 52.1M | 41.2M | 36.1M | 32.2M | 35.8M | 29.5M | 24.1M | 18.8M | 16.6M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 18.76% | 18.62% | 17.51% | 16.8% | 18.57% | 13.49% | 11.8% | 15.28% | 16.97% | 27.28% | 57.92% | 27.17% | 28.41% | 27.01% | 31.38% | 32.14% | 30.77% | 28.69% | 32.31% | 33.21% | 33.25% | 33.54% | 32.4% | 32.21% | 32.31% | 33.04% | 33.8% | 33.22% | 33.75% | 29.61% | 31.44% |
| Net Income | 517.48M | 521.84M | 486.08M | 506.51M | 460.64M | 439.87M | 330.46M | 343.85M | 341.05M | 252.41M | 40.67M | 345.71M | 225.57M | 210.82M | 149.13M | 142.33M | 102.84M | 48.97M | 120.88M | 152.84M | 149.77M | 125.85M | 108.68M | 86.71M | 75.63M | 65.27M | 70.11M | 59.3M | 47.3M | 44.7M | 36.2M |
| Net Margin % | 22.4% | 23.33% | 23% | 23.07% | 21.49% | 22.13% | 20.03% | 20.89% | 20.63% | 17.12% | 3.06% | 26.87% | 18.47% | 19.1% | 14.73% | 15.9% | 13.82% | 8.45% | 14.79% | 18.17% | 18.34% | 17.2% | 17.96% | 16.21% | 15.53% | 13.8% | 14.18% | 13.4% | 10.94% | 10.8% | 9.24% |
| Net Income Growth % | 3.9% | 7.36% | -4.03% | 9.96% | 4.72% | 33.11% | -3.9% | 0.82% | 35.12% | 520.57% | -88.23% | 53.26% | 7% | 41.37% | 4.78% | 38.4% | 110.02% | -59.49% | -20.91% | 2.05% | 19% | 15.8% | 25.33% | 14.66% | 15.87% | -6.91% | 18.23% | 25.37% | 5.82% | 23.48% | 30.69% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 517.48M | 521.84M | 486.08M | 506.51M | 460.64M | 439.87M | 330.46M | 343.85M | 341.05M | 252.41M | 40.67M | 345.71M | 225.57M | 210.82M | 149.13M | 142.33M | 102.84M | 48.97M | 120.88M | 152.84M | 149.77M | 125.85M | 108.68M | 86.71M | 75.63M | 65.27M | 70.11M | 59.34M | 47.26M | 44.7M | 36.2M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 3.17 | 3.08 | 2.82 | 2.94 | 2.66 | 2.52 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 1.45 | 0.24 | 1.95 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 0.27 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| EPS Growth % | 5.8% | 9.22% | -4.08% | 10.53% | 5.56% | 31.25% | -4% | 1.52% | 35.86% | 504.17% | -87.69% | 59.84% | 8.93% | 38.27% | 5.19% | 37.5% | 107.41% | -59.09% | -14.29% | 6.94% | 20% | 15.38% | 26.83% | 17.14% | 12.9% | -8.82% | 21.43% | 40% | 17.65% | 21.43% | 40% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 3.14 | 2.88 | 3.01 | 2.73 | 2.59 | 1.97 | 2.07 | 2.04 | 1.50 | 0.24 | 2.00 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 0.27 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 163.02M | 169.22M | 172.41M | 172.2M | 172.89M | 174.53M | 172.01M | 171.62M | 173.21M | 174.32M | 170.88M | 177.02M | 185.24M | 188.37M | 185.13M | 184.11M | 182.41M | 180.69M | 182.5M | 197.95M | 207.05M | 209.76M | 210.35M | 211.5M | 216.76M | 212.82M | 208.93M | 210.82M | 237.84M | 264.67M | 267.66M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 161.07M | 166.38M | 168.88M | 168.44M | 168.95M | 169.63M | 167.46M | 166.51M | 167.36M | 167.93M | 166.85M | 172.83M | 180.44M | 183.61M | 181.35M | 180.86M | 180.63M | 179.59M | 180.79M | 195.13M | 203.3M | 206.32M | 207.67M | 208.11M | 214.03M | 208.79M | 204.86M | 205.41M | 232.63M | 258.62M | 265.6M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 35.14% | 35.4% | 31.26% | 30.85% | 28.9% | 35.4% | 30.96% | 26.05% | 31.88% | 180.54% | 20.08% | 29.42% | 29% | 36.41% | 35.58% | 46.82% | 92.81% | 36.98% | 28.26% | 26.33% | 28.45% | 119.53% | 17.59% | 18.36% | 18.91% | 16.2% | 15.01% | 22.62% | 21.48% | 22.93% |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying GGG stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Graco Inc. (GGG) reported total revenue of $2.24B. This represents a 470.9% increase compared to $391.8M in 1996.
Graco Inc. (GGG) is profitable, generating $521.8M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 23.3%.
Graco Inc. (GGG) reported an operating income of $610.7M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 27.3%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Graco Inc. (GGG) generated $1.17B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 52.5%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Gross margin compression offsetting revenue recovery
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Gross Margin Erodes to Decade Low
Graco's gross margin contracted to 50.5% in 2026Q3—the lowest level in the 10-quarter window—down from a 54.4% peak in 2024Q2, a decline of 390 basis points that suggests pricing or mix headwinds are intensifying despite mid-single-digit revenue growth.
The gross margin trajectory has been distinctly volatile, oscillating between 50.5% and 54.4% with no sustained upward or downward trend until the most recent quarter's sharp drop from 53.7% in 2026Q2. COGS rose to $290.2M in 2026Q3 versus $254.1M a year prior—a 14.2% increase far outpacing the 7.9% top-line gain—which warrants close monitoring of whether input cost pass-through mechanisms have weakened. The 50.5% gross margin remains well above industrial peers like Illinois Tool Works at 44.1% and Xylem at 38.5%, indicating the core pricing power narrative is intact, but the direction of travel in the latest quarter is the most concerning signal in this dataset.
Revenue Growth Fails to Translate to Earnings
Despite 7.9% year-over-year revenue growth in 2026Q3, diluted EPS declined 8.5% to $0.75 as operating margin compressed to 25.3% from 27.7%, suggesting the market's quality compounder thesis faces a test if margin erosion proves structural rather than cyclical.
The divergence between top-line momentum and bottom-line delivery in 2026Q3 is stark: revenue of $586.4M grew meaningfully, yet net income of $121.6M fell short of the prior year's $137.6M. A short-seller would focus on the fact that COGS grew at nearly twice the rate of revenue, implying either a loss of pricing discipline, an unfavorable shift in segment mix toward lower-margin Contractor products, or unabsorbed manufacturing costs from underutilized capacity. While the balance sheet remains a fortress with negligible leverage, continued earnings contraction in the face of revenue growth could force a re-rating of the premium multiple investors currently assign to GGG's financial excellence.
Operating Leverage Turns Unfavorable
SG&A expenses of $127.5M in 2026Q3 represent a 7.8% increase year-over-year, roughly matching revenue growth of 7.9%, which indicates overhead is scaling in lockstep with the top line rather than being absorbed to generate incremental operating income.
Operating income of $148.1M in 2026Q3 actually declined from $150.7M in the prior-year period despite higher revenue, translating to a 25.3% operating margin versus 27.7%—a 240 basis point contraction that represents a structural deterioration in cost absorption. However, the pattern across the 10-quarter history is inconsistent: 2025Q4 saw operating income grow 22.0% on 8.1% revenue growth, demonstrating that positive operating leverage is achievable when conditions align. The current negative leverage dynamic, combined with the margin compression, suggests either the company has over-invested in SG&A ahead of demand or that the revenue being captured in the most recent quarter carries a structurally different profitability profile than the historical base.
Share-Based Compensation Drifts Higher
Stock-based compensation of $8.0M in 2026Q3 represents a 10.9% increase from $7.2M in 2024Q3 and a sustained elevation above the $4.6M trough in 2024Q4, suggesting the real dilution burden on shareholders is modestly growing even as net income compresses.
SBC has been relatively stable in the $7.5–9.8M range over the past six quarters, consuming roughly 5.4% of operating income in 2026Q3 compared to 5.2% a year prior—a small but incremental drag on earnings quality that investors should weigh against the headline EPS figure. More significantly, the effective tax burden implied by the gap between operating income and net income appears consistent, offering no unusual non-operating tailwind to flatter results. Given that EPS declined 8.5% year-over-year while SBC grew 11.1%, the quality of reported earnings deteriorated on both a headline and per-share-dilution basis, reinforcing the case that the current profitability level may require closer scrutiny.