Donaldson Company, Inc.

DCI Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery

Donaldson Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $3.9 billion, up 5.28% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+7.96%
EPS
+13.3%
Free cash flow
+23.8%
Total debt
+100.9%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

83.27 2.25 −2.63%
Market cap
$9.6B
P/E
21.3×
Fwd P/E
19.3×
Dividend yield
1.49%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
5.70
Beneish M
−2.21
Dividend safety
92/100

Donaldson Company, Inc. (DCI) Return on equity

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Donaldson Company, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 28.2%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 21.1% (fiscal 2018) to 30.5% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.7% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 28.2% 3.26
FY2025 24.9% (4.53)
FY2024 29.5% 0.23
FY2023 29.2% (0.08)
FY2022 29.3% 2.38
FY2021 26.9% (0.32)
FY2020 27.3% (3.27)
FY2019 30.5% 9.47
FY2018 21.1% (7.58)
FY2017 28.6% 4.02

Against its own ten years

Low 21.1% High 30.5%
Ten-year median 27.7%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
DCI Donaldson Company, Inc. 28.2%
AOS A. O. Smith Corporation compare 27.0%
WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. compare 20.9%
GGG Graco Inc. compare 20.4%
INIO INNIO N.V. compare 17.2%
PNR Pentair plc compare 16.0%
FLS Flowserve Corporation compare 10.8%
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc. compare 10.6%
RRX Regal Rexnord Corporation compare 3.40%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 10.7%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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