Graco (GGG) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Graco (NYSE:GGG) will likely be releasing its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 22nd. Analysts expect Graco to post earnings of $0.75 per share and revenue of $563.07 million for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET.

Graco (NYSE:GGG) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.03). Graco had a net margin of 22.26% and a return on equity of 19.05%. The company had revenue of $571.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $590.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Graco to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Graco Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of GGG stock opened at $82.38 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $84.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.07. Graco has a twelve month low of $72.06 and a twelve month high of $92.86. The company has a market capitalization of $13.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.07.

Graco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, October 20th will be paid a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 20th. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Graco’s payout ratio is 39.01%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graco

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Graco by 16.8% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,356 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 771 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Graco by 220.0% in the second quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 11,836 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,018,000 after buying an additional 8,137 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Graco by 31.2% in the second quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $571,000 after buying an additional 1,581 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of Graco by 869.6% in the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 3,248 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 2,913 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Graco by 94.3% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,365 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $805,000 after buying an additional 4,545 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.88% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on GGG. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Graco in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Graco from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Graco currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $94.50.

Graco Company Profile

Graco Inc designs, manufactures, and markets systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense, and spray fluid and powder materials worldwide. The Contractor segment offers sprayers to apply paint to walls and other structures; two-component proportioning systems that are used to spray polyurethane foam and polyurea coatings; and viscous coatings to roofs, as well as markings on roads, parking lots, athletic fields, and floors.