Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
$99.04 +0.40% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $4.36B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $2.21B, up 7.4% from a year earlier.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $3.47, down 10.3% year over year.
- Over the past year the stock returned +2.8%, behind the S&P 500 by 12.9 percentage points.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth23Very weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 48%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 32%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 41%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 34%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 27%
Quality92Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 20%
- Gross marginTop 34%
- Operating marginTop 28%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 42%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 31%
- Interest coverTop 11%
Value59Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 36%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 31%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 50%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 50%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 37%
Momentum55Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 44%
- 6-month returnTop 48%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 48%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 25%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 41%
Revisions23Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 44%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 45%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 20%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 26%
Stability96Exceptional
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 5%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 6%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 31%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 8.0% | 7.4% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -13.1% | -10.3% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 35.4% | 35.5% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 12.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 10.6% | 9.9% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 7.4% | 8.0% | ↓ | Bottom 48% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -10.3% | -13.1% | ↑ | Bottom 32% |
| Gross margin | 35.5% | 35.4% | ↑ | Top 34% |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 12.2% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 8.7% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 9.9% | 10.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 11.8% | — | Top 20% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 1.4% | — | Bottom 34% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.70×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.6%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +4.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.77×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 23.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.14%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.08%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.22%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -1.3%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +3.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $114.50
- Target vs current price
- +15.6%
- Analysts with a rating
- 11
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 36%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | +7.6% | +4.1% | +1.5% | -2.2% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +7.8% | -0.4% | -4.5% | -2.8% | +2.0% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | -2.2% | -14.7% | -12.5% | -16.0% | -10.2% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +0.8% | -3.3% | -5.4% | -6.0% | +1.7% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +0.4% | +5.4% | +5.8% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | -8.2% | -4.4% | -1.1% | -1.5% | +4.1% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | +4.3% | +6.0% | +3.8% | +0.3% | -10.3% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | -7.9% | -6.3% | -3.5% | +7.7% | -2.7% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | $1.55 | $1.44 | +7.6% | $622.9M |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.83 | $0.77 | +7.8% | $500.4M |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.87 | $0.89 | -2.2% | $506.9M |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.29 | +0.8% | $581.7M |
| Jul 29, 2025 | $1.31 | $1.28 | +2.3% | $587.4M |
| Apr 29, 2025 | $0.67 | $0.73 | -8.2% | $455.2M |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.69 | +4.3% | $485.7M |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.17 | $1.27 | -7.9% | $531.4M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 28.5× | 24.3× | 71th | Top 36% |
| P/E (forward) | 21.3× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.7× | — | — | Top 50% |
| EV / Sales | 2.07× | — | — | Top 50% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.00% | — | — | Top 31% |
| Earnings yield | 3.50% | — | — | Top 36% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 20.3× – 31.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +2.8%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -10.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +25.1%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -3.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.3%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -2.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -1.1%
- RSI (14)
- 53.6
- Relative volume
- 1.07×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 22.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 23th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.78
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.49
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -10.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -23.7%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2021 | Apr 26, 2022 | -29.4% | 105 days | 208 days (Feb 23, 2023) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -23.7% | 90 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 | -21.1% | 72 days | 103 days (Mar 27, 2024) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Jul 9, 2024 | -12.3% | 69 days | 85 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| May 14, 2021 | Jun 18, 2021 | -11.8% | 24 days | 87 days (Oct 21, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $4.36B
- P/E (TTM)
- 28.5
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $3.47
- Revenue (TTM)
- $2.21B
- Dividend yield
- 1.12%
- 52-week range
- $89.54 – $115.82
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.66B | $2.04B | $2.07B | $2.02B | $2.13B |
| Gross profit | $576.1M | $691.4M | $697.0M | $717.3M | $755.9M |
| Operating income | $189.2M | $257.2M | $262.4M | $243.6M | $272.0M |
| Net income | $153.9M | $187.3M | $193.3M | $180.3M | $147.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.25 | $3.97 | $4.11 | $3.86 | $3.22 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $531.4M | $485.7M | $455.2M | $587.4M | $581.7M | $506.9M | $500.4M | $622.9M |
| Net income | $54.6M | $33.7M | $31.0M | $60.1M | $16.7M | $39.3M | $34.3M | $65.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.17 | $0.72 | $0.67 | $1.31 | $0.37 | $0.87 | $0.77 | $1.46 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $129.8M | $101.7M | $315.7M | $261.4M | $238.9M |
| Capital expenditure | -$30.1M | -$41.9M | -$41.4M | -$41.7M | -$45.3M |
| Free cash flow | $99.6M | $59.8M | $274.3M | $219.7M | $193.5M |
| Dividends paid | -$33.4M | -$37.0M | -$41.7M | -$46.9M | -$50.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$10.4M | -$36.6M | -$34.1M | -$53.8M | -$160.3M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $97.3M
- Total assets
- $2.15B
- Total liabilities
- $739.3M
- Total debt
- $308.3M
- Net debt
- $211.0M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.41B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.28 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.28 | May 21, 2026 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $0.28 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $0.27 | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $0.27 | Aug 21, 2025 |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.27 | May 22, 2025 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $0.27 | Feb 20, 2025 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $0.25 | Nov 21, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 719,449
- Days to cover
- 2.79
- Change vs previous report
- +13.3%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 19, 2013
- 2-for-1
- Jun 16, 2004
- 2-for-1
- Mar 25, 2002
- 2-for-1