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GGG Stock Forecast: Graco, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 8 Oct 2026
$78
+1.20% on the day

The 10 Wall Street analysts covering Graco, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $94 — +19.9% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 69 of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$12.7B
Ticker Nerd rank
69 / 100
Median analyst target
$94
Analysts covering
10
Revenue$590.6M+3.3% y/y
Operating income$175.1M
Net income$144.9M
Free cash flow$161.3M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.8%
1M
+1.7%
YTD
−3.4%
1Y
−4.9%
From 52W high
−16.7%
From 52W low
+7.5%
$73
$94
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

GGG stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Graco, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 8 Oct 2026
69 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
99
Quality
86
Issuance
77
Value
68
Revisions
60
Accruals
57
Growth
57
Momentum
35
Size
13

Volatility (99): The share price has been relatively steady.

Momentum (35): The shares have been drifting down relative to others.

Size (13): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

GGG stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on GGG, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$70$75$80$85$90$95$100$105Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26GGGHigh $100Median $94Low $84

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says10 analysts
3 Buy7 Hold0 Sell
Low $84Median $94High $100

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +19.9% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
27 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$85
24 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$92 → $96
24 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
16 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$95 → $92
16 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
9 July 2026Wolfe ResearchDowngradePeer Perform—
9 July 2026Wolfe ResearchDowngradePeer Perform—
27 Apr 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
24 Apr 2026BairdMaintainsNeutral—
2 Feb 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
28 Jan 2026JefferiesMaintainsBuy—
28 Jan 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
25 July 2025BairdMaintainsNeutral—
3 Jan 2025RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
25 Oct 2024BairdMaintainsNeutral—
25 Oct 2024RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
30 Sept 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
27 Sept 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
26 July 2024BairdMaintainsNeutral—
26 July 2024DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. GGG appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

GGG vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 8 Oct 2026, Graco, Inc. returned −4.9% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

GGG vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
859095100105110115120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26GGGS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

GGG analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+6.0%
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

Graco, Inc. (GGG) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
24.6×

Cheaper than 30% of US stocks

Price / sales
5.6×

Cheaper than 22% of US stocks

Price / book
5.0×

Cheaper than 20% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
16.6×

Cheaper than 19% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
3.3%

Higher than 35% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
13.6%

Higher than 52% of US stocks

Gross margin
53.7%

Higher than 66% of US stocks

Operating margin
29.7%

Higher than 87% of US stocks

Net margin
23.5%

Higher than 85% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
21.2%

Higher than 82% of US stocks

Return on assets
12.7%

Higher than 96% of US stocks

Dividend yield
1.5%

Higher than 75% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Graco, Inc. (GGG) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Graco, Inc. has a market value of $12.7B and an enterprise value of $12.2B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $2.3B. The latest quarter grew 3.3% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $533.5M, a 23.5% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $3.18.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $629.5M, after $43.7M of capital spending.

  • Graco, Inc. spent $393.3M on share buybacks and $188.8M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 161.9M.

  • Trailing P/E: 24.6×; forward P/E: 22.4× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 1.51%, paying out 36% of earnings.

  • Graco, Inc. employs 4,400 people — $515K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 9 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

GGG vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSpecialty Industrial Machinery
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
GGGGraco, Inc.$12.7B
69
GNRCGenerac Holdings, Inc.$13.2B
79
INIOINNIO NV$14.4B
0
CRCrane Co.$11.7B
50
WTSWatts Water Technologies, Inc.$11.6B
93
RRXRegal Rexnord Corp.$10.7B
77
DCIDonaldson Co., Inc.$10.1B
63

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Graco, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest GGG news & analysis

Graco Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call

Business Wire · 1 Oct 2026neutral

Graco Inc. announced it will release its Third Quarter 2026 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with the full text available on its website. Management will hold a conference call with slides via webcast on Thursday, October 2 at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss the results with analysts and institutional investors.

Why it matters — GGG watchers will want to note the upcoming earnings release and follow-up conference call for details on the company's third-quarter financial results.

Graco CEO on data center buildout, AI infrastructure play

CNBC Television · 28 Sept 2026neutral

Graco CEO Mark Sheahan appeared on CNBC's "Power Lunch" to discuss the company's role in data center buildout and its AI infrastructure efforts, as well as the company's 100-year anniversary.

Why it matters — GGG watchers would care because the CEO's comments offer insight into how Graco is positioning itself within the growing data center and AI infrastructure markets.

J.P. Morgan Taps Thunes to Streamline Global Payments: NYSE Content Update

PRNewsWire · 28 Sept 2026neutral

NYSE issued a pre-market daily advisory from the trading floor regarding J.P. Morgan tapping Thunes to streamline global payments. The item is a standard market-content update released via PRNewsWire.

Why it matters — A GGG watcher would note this as general market news with no direct bearing on Graco's operations or financial performance.

10 Dividend Growth Stocks: September 2026

Seeking Alpha · 25 Sept 2026neutral

Seeking Alpha's September 2026 monthly series ranked a selection of dividend growth stocks, highlighting the top 10 with 25+ years of dividend increases, 5-year dividend growth rates above 8%, and quality scores above 7.9. The featured stocks are mostly investment-grade and considered high quality.

Why it matters — This screening article may indicate whether Graco, Inc. appears among stocks with strong, long-running dividend growth records that are highlighted for dividend-focused investors.

Graco Inc. Appoints Richard B. Lewis to the Board of Directors

Business Wire · 11 Sept 2026positive

Graco Inc. announced that Richard B. Lewis, President and CEO of Donaldson Company, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors, effective December 3, 2026.

Why it matters — The appointment adds an experienced executive leader from a major filtration company to Graco's board, which could interest shareholders monitoring board composition and leadership experience.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about GGG stock

What is the GGG stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 10 Wall Street analysts covering Graco, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $94, with estimates ranging from $84 to $100. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is GGG stock a buy right now?

Of the 10 analysts covering Graco, Inc., 3 rate it a Buy, 7 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Graco, Inc. 69 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 8 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank GGG?

As at 8 Oct 2026, Graco, Inc. ranks 69 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (99 of 100).

Will GGG stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 10 analysts implies +19.9% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Graco, Inc. 69 out of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the GGG stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Graco, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for GGG are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $84 to $100 over the next 12 months.

How has GGG stock performed over the past year?

Graco, Inc. returned -4.9% over the 12 months to 8 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Graco, Inc. do?

Graco Inc. is an industrial machinery company that designs, manufactures, and markets equipment for moving, measuring, mixing, controlling, dispensing, and spraying fluid and powder materials.

What is the latest news on GGG?

The most recent item we track (Business Wire, 1 Oct 2026): "Graco Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call". Graco Inc. announced it will release its Third Quarter 2026 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with the full text available on its website. Management will hold a conference call with slides via webcast on Thursday, October 2 at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss the results with analysts and institutional investors.

Company

About Graco, Inc.

Graco Inc. is an industrial machinery company that designs, manufactures, and markets equipment for moving, measuring, mixing, controlling, dispensing, and spraying fluid and powder materials. Its products are used in industrial and commercial settings where precise handling of coatings, adhesives, sealants, lubricants, and other difficult-to-manage materials is essential. Graco serves customers across manufacturing, processing, construction, maintenance, automotive, aerospace, packaging, and sanitary applications. The company’s portfolio includes contractor equipment, industrial equipment, and process equipment, supporting tasks ranging from surface finishing and paint application to fluid transfer and material management. Graco Inc. also provides specialized systems for demanding environments that require accurate ratio control, high viscosity handling, and resistance to abrasive or corrosive materials. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graco Inc. operates globally through a broad network of distributors and serves end users in markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

CEO Mr. Mark W. Sheahan J.D. · 4,400 employees · United States · https://www.graco.com