GRACO INC (GGG)

Graco, Inc. is a manufacturing company, which engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials. It operates through the following segments: Industrial, Process, and Contractor. The Industrial segment markets equipment and pre-engineered packages for moving and applying paints, coatings, sealants, adhesives, and other fluids. The Process segment includes pumps, valves, meters, and accessories to move and dispense chemicals, oil and natural gas, water, wastewater, petroleum, food, lubricants, and other fluids. The Contractor segment offers sprayers that apply texture to walls and ceilings, and highly viscous coatings to roofs and markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors. The company was founded by Russell Gray and Leil Gray in April 1926 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Address

88 11TH AVENUE NE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413-1894

Founded

1926

Number of Employees

4,000

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s )
$195,713 $286,957 $15,152 $80,421 $247,248 $7,088 $102,099 - $233,052 $102,346 $17,633 $128,771
Average Price $25.15 $23.09 $22.60 $30.35 $42.59 $44.51 $43.89 - $65.71 $71.99 $78.74 $34.79
# Shares Purchased 7,780,602 12,426,186 670,299 2,649,819 5,805,076 159,232 2,326,297 - 3,546,457 1,421,737 223,943 3,700,965
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 230.0% 259.4% 267.2% 173.5% 94.9% 86.5% 89.1% - 26.3% 15.3% 5.4% 138.5%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% - 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 100.2%
Excess Total Return 48.1% 86.5% 98.6% 43.8% -10.0% -6.7% 14.3% - -11.0% -16.0% -2.0% 38.4%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 79% 82% 83% 81% 73% 72% 70% - 68% 55% 53% 89%
*ASR price paid per share is unavailable, StockOcean uses average price paid per share of open market and privately negotiated purchases.
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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