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IDEX Corporation
IEX Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
IDEX Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.5 billion, up 5.77% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +8.31%
- EPS
- +14.9%
- Free cash flow
- +13.6%
- Total debt
- −7.93%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
222.34
11.35
−4.86%
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Sep ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 2,113 | 2,287 | 2,484 | 2,495 | 2,352 | 2,765 | 3,182 | 3,274 | 3,269 | 3,458 | 3,658 | +5.6% | 3,722 | 3,942 | 4,166 | +6.4% | |
| Gross margin, % | 44.05 | 44.89 | 45.01 | 45.10 | 43.69 | 44.29 | 44.84 | 44.19 | 44.21 | 44.51 | 44.87 | +0.5 pt | ||||||
| EBT | 369 | 455 | 529 | 533 | 470 | 580 | 749 | 760 | 639 | 633 | 704 | +6.2% | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | 17.44 | 19.90 | 21.30 | 21.36 | 20.00 | 20.97 | 23.55 | 23.22 | 19.56 | 18.30 | 19.23 | +0.9 pt | ||||||
| Net income | 271 | 337 | 411 | 426 | 378 | 449 | 587 | 596 | 505 | 483 | 536 | +6.6% | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 27.88 | 30.00 | 32.50 | 33.00 | 31.06 | 36.38 | 42.03 | 43.31 | 43.18 | 45.92 | 49.64 | +5.7% | |||||
| Earnings | 3.57 | 4.41 | 5.36 | 5.62 | 4.98 | 5.91 | 7.74 | 7.87 | 6.66 | 6.41 | 7.22 | +6.7% | ||||||
| Cash flow | 5.28 | 5.68 | 6.27 | 6.99 | 7.52 | 7.44 | 7.36 | 9.48 | 8.83 | 9.04 | 10.21 | +6.2% | ||||||
| Capex | (0.50) | (0.50) | (0.78) | (0.67) | (0.68) | (0.96) | (0.90) | (1.19) | (0.86) | (0.84) | (1.16) | +5.9% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 4.77 | 5.18 | 5.49 | 6.31 | 6.84 | 6.48 | 6.47 | 8.29 | 7.97 | 8.19 | 9.05 | +6.2% | ||||||
| Book value | 20.37 | 24.75 | 26.10 | 29.94 | 33.56 | 36.88 | 40.15 | 46.84 | 50.12 | 53.47 | 54.48 | +11.3% | ||||||
| Shares, m | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | (0.1%) | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 25.55 | 29.86 | 23.51 | 30.55 | 39.84 | 40.05 | 29.61 | 27.33 | 31.47 | 27.72 | 30.78 | 30.5 | |||||
| P/S | 3.27 | 4.39 | 3.88 | 5.21 | 6.41 | 6.50 | 5.46 | 4.97 | 4.85 | 3.88 | 4.48 | 4.9 | ||||||
| P/B | 4.48 | 5.32 | 4.84 | 5.75 | 5.94 | 6.41 | 5.72 | 4.59 | 4.18 | 3.33 | 4.08 | 5.1 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | 3.64 | 4.60 | 4.04 | 5.30 | 6.42 | 6.62 | 5.79 | 5.21 | 5.26 | 4.23 | 4.79 | 5.1 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | 21.27 | 26.64 | 23.68 | 27.70 | 29.16 | 37.18 | 37.66 | 27.20 | 28.50 | 23.73 | 26.29 | 28.3 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 400 | 433 | 479 | 528 | 569 | 565 | 557 | 717 | 668 | 680 | 753 | +6.1% | |||||
| Capex | (38) | (38) | (60) | (51) | (52) | (73) | (68) | (90) | (65) | (64) | (86) | +5.8% | ||||||
| Free cash flow | 362 | 395 | 420 | 477 | 518 | 493 | 489 | 627 | 603 | 617 | 667 | +6.1% | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 514 | 643 | 728 | 904 | 1,258 | 1,198 | 856 | 946 | 963 | 1,068 | 1,131 | +8.5% | |||||
| Net debt | 779 | 483 | 382 | 217 | 19 | 353 | 1,061 | 791 | 1,339 | 1,241 | 1,149 | +5.3% | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,544 | 1,887 | 1,995 | 2,263 | 2,540 | 2,803 | 3,040 | 3,541 | 3,794 | 4,026 | 4,015 | +11.2% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 9.10 | 10.29 | 11.95 | 11.68 | 9.18 | 9.63 | 11.26 | 10.48 | 8.01 | 7.07 | 7.74 | (2.0) pt | |||||
| ROIC | 11.09 | 13.26 | 14.96 | 14.59 | 12.72 | 12.61 | 11.45 | 10.57 | 8.24 | 8.30 | 9.24 | (2.8) pt | ||||||
| ROE | 18.15 | 19.66 | 21.16 | 19.99 | 15.73 | 16.82 | 20.09 | 18.12 | 13.77 | 12.36 | 13.35 | (5.8) pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 7,158 | 7,167 | 7,352 | 7,439 | 7,075 | 7,536 | 8,868 | 8,800 | 9,000 | 8,700 | — | +2.2% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.40 | — | +3.4% | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Sep 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Nov 2026
Business profile
Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025
| Health & Science Technologies | 1,491 | 43.11% |
|---|---|---|
| Fluid & Metering Technologies | 1,223 | 35.36% |
| Fire & Safety/Diversified Products | 744 | 21.53% |
| Gross margin | 44.51% | |
| Operating margin | 20.23% | |
| Pre-tax margin | 18.30% |
IDEX Corporation vs peers in Specialty Industrial Machinery (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Xylem Inc. | $22.9B | 22.1× | 21.3× | −2.95% (below 0%: shrinking) | +33.08% (above 0%: growing) | −16.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | 41.21% | 17.49% | Compare |
| SYM Symbotic Inc. | $21.2B | 354× | 220× | +21.74% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +22.12% (above 0%: growing) | 22.32% | 4.56% | Compare |
| ITT ITT Inc. | $17.5B | 40.5× | 43.4× | +44.19% (above 0%: growing) | −15.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | +93.91% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| NDSN Nordson Corporation | $17.3B | 31.3× | 31.5× | +10.27% (above 0%: growing) | +22.87% (above 0%: growing) | +4.57% (above 0%: growing) | 55.49% | 27.28% | Compare |
| IEX IDEX Corporation | $16.4B | 30.8× | 31.3× | +8.31% (above 0%: growing) | +14.94% (above 0%: growing) | +13.57% (above 0%: growing) | 45.13% | 21.86% | |
| WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. | $11.6B | 26.0× | 28.0× | +19.01% (above 0%: growing) | +77.14% (above 0%: growing) | +18.94% (above 0%: growing) | 55.08% | 26.21% | Compare |
| CR Crane Company | $11.4B | 33.5× | 31.3× | +28.07% (above 0%: growing) | +7.91% (above 0%: growing) | −0.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | 41.69% | 18.63% | Compare |
| PNR Pentair plc | $11.1B | 18.4× | 17.5× | −4.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | −19.55% (below 0%: shrinking) | −14.65% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.48% | 20.06% | Compare |
| RRX Regal Rexnord Corporation | $10.7B | 46.2× | 27.7× | +6.08% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +11.74% (above 0%: growing) | 37.17% | 5.13% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $14.4B | 32.4× | 29.7× | +14.64% | +15.39% | +8.16% | 40.85% | 18.06% |
From the latest earnings call
- CEO Eric Ashleman said demand was broadening across industrial businesses, while large data-center orders can arrive in unpredictable tranches.
- CFO Sean Gillen said higher volumes drove third-quarter growth and IDEX raised its full-year outlook after results exceeded its guidance.
Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026
Held by institutions
100.73%
Held by the ten largest
46.02%
| Holder | Shares | Stake | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 9.33m | 12.65% | −42.30k |
| BlackRock | 5.73m | 7.78% | +58.08k |
| State Street | 3.32m | 4.50% | +112.00k |
| PRIMECAP Management | 3.30m | 4.48% | −2.86k |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.82m | 3.82% | −279.66k |
| Millennium Management | 2.37m | 3.21% | +373.89k |
| Geode Capital Management | 2.10m | 2.85% | +7.04k |
| Nordea Investment Management | 1.84m | 2.50% | −31.32k |
| UBS | 1.59m | 2.16% | +227.28k |
| Victory Capital | 1.53m | 2.07% | +14.35k |
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 26 March 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
0.50%
The Vanguard Group
12.40%
Wellington Management Group LLP
8.40%
BlackRock Inc.
8.20%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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IEX metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
IDEX Corporation makes specialized components and systems used to move, measure, filter and control fluids and gases, as well as products for optical, fire and safety applications. Its customers include equipment manufacturers, industrial businesses, municipalities and fire and rescue organizations. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Lake Forest. Eric D. Ashleman is its president and chief executive officer.
The business has three segments. Health & Science Technologies makes products such as precision fluid-handling components, optical components, seals and processing equipment. These are used in applications ranging from medical devices and laboratory instruments to semiconductor production and aerospace. Fluid & Metering Technologies makes pumps, valves, meters and monitoring systems for markets including water, chemicals, energy and agriculture.