Industrials
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.(FELE)
Live Price
Offline$104.20
+0.92% today
Window Change
+6.06%
Window
May 4, 2026 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.46B
- Revenue Growth
- +5.4%
- EPS Growth
- -16.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.1%
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Coverage: 36 bars ยท May 4, 2026 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $4.46B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $104.20 and up 6.1% across the available one-year price window (May 4, 2026 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +5.4%, EPS growth of -16.8%, a dividend yield of 1.1%. What stands out right now is revenue +5.4%, EPS -16.8%, free cash flow -11.9% with operating margin 12.9% and ROIC 12.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.1%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 29.7 and price/sales 2.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines FELE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+5.4% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+12.9% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
29.7 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +5.4% and EPS is at -16.8%, with operating margin around 12.9%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.1%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Benchmark Edge
FELE vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
FELE Max Drawdown
-5.53%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FELE and SPY.
Company Overview
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. It operates through three segments: Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, pumps, drives, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment. Its motors and pumps are used principally for pumping clean water and wastewater in various residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and manufactures electronic drives and controls that are used in motors for controlling functionality, as well as provides protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or tanks. The Fueling Systems segment provides pumps, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in fueling system applications. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, as well as includes electronic devices for online monitoring of the power utility, hydroelectric, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells products produced by the Water Systems segment. The company sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, original equipment manufacturers, industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, and oil and utility companies through its employee sales force and independent manufacturing representatives. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- Leadership
- Joseph A. Ruzynski
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 6.3k
- Street Address
- 9255 Coverdale Road
- Mailing
- Fort Wayne, IN, 46809
- Region
- Fort Wayne, IN, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 260 824 2900
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 29.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 13.1
- Price/Sales
- 2.0
- Price/Book
- 3.3
Growth
- Revenue
- +5.4%
- EPS
- -16.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -11.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 35.2%
- Operating Margin
- 12.9%
- Net Margin
- 6.9%
- ROE
- 11.5%
- ROIC
- 12.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.22
- Current Ratio
- 2.67
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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