BRADY CORP
Brady Corporation is an American developer and manufacturer of specialty products, technical equipment, and services for identifying components used in workplaces. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brady employs 6,600 people in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and serves customers and markets globally.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- industrial manufacturing [1]
- Company / filing name
- BRADY CORP [2]
- Headquarters location
- Milwaukee [1]
- Founded
- 1914 [1]
- Official website
- www.bradycorp.com ↗ [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 1,340,000,000 · reported year 2023 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US1046741062 [1]
- CIK
- 746598 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- BRC (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Brady Corporation is an American developer and manufacturer of specialty products, technical equipment, and services for identifying components used in workplaces. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brady employs 6,600 people in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and serves customers and markets globally. [3]
Brady Corporation was founded as W.H. Brady Co. in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1914, by William Henry Brady (1879–1953). In 1984, the company went public and began trading on the NASDAQ market. In 1998, W.H. Brady Co. became Brady Corporation and in 1999, the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BRC. Brady has more than 1 million customers with fiscal net sales for 2013/14 of US$1.225 billion. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Brady Corporation. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 1,340,000,000 · reported year 2023. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: BRC (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was BRADY CORP founded?
Founded: 1914. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of BRADY CORP?
Headquarters location: Milwaukee. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for BRADY CORP?
Business sectors: industrial manufacturing. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Brady Corporation (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.