Franklin Electric/$FELE
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About Franklin Electric
Franklin Electric Co Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems, composed of submersible motors, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, and related parts and equipment. It has three segments; The Water Systems segment designs, manufactures and sells motors, pumps, drives, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater, The Energy Systems segment designs, manufactures and sells pumps, pipe, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in fueling system applications and the Distribution segment sells and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors.
- Ticker
- $FELE
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 6,500
- Headquarters
- Fort Wayne, United States
- Website
- www.franklin-electric.com
FELE Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$4.3B
21.72
$4.45
1.02
$1.11
1.16%
Price and volume
Market cap
$4.3B
Beta
1.02
52-week high
$115.82
52-week low
$89.54
Average daily volume
324K
Dividend rate
$1.11
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.328
Quick ratio
0.992
Long term debt to equity
0.335
Total debt to equity
0.437
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
25.05%
Interest coverage (TTM)
22.67%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
365.886
Gross margin (TTM)
35.39%
Net profit margin (TTM)
8.83%
Operating margin (TTM)
13.13%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.75%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$350,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.01%
Return on equity (TTM)
14.52%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
21.721
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.891
Price to book
2.96
Price to tangible book (TTM)
10.22
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
22.083
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.53%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.381
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.14%
Forward dividend yield
1.16%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.28%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
44.98%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.84%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.31%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.55%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.72%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
8.30%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
10.83%
What the Analysts think about FELE
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Franklin Electric stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Franklin Electric stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
FELE beat Q3 expectations and raised its 2026 sales outlook to $2.23bn–$2.30bn and adjusted EPS outlook to $4.62–$4.82. That points to management’s confidence that growth can continue beyond the quarter. (GlobeNewswire)
Distribution delivered record quarterly sales, up 15%, while segment operating income rose 26%. This shows that the business is converting stronger volumes and pricing into profit growth. (GlobeNewswire)
Cat Pumps adds a high-margin industrial pump business with recurring aftermarket sales and exposure to water treatment, energy and industrial cleaning. Franklin expects the deal to add to adjusted EPS in 2027, giving it a further growth platform beyond its traditional markets. (Franklin Electric)
Profitability is under pressure: Q3 gross margin fell to 35.4% from 35.9%, and operating margin declined to 13.7% from 14.6%. The company cited manufacturing disruption from site moves and higher material and freight costs. (GlobeNewswire)
Water Systems’ international organic volume fell nearly 5% in Q3, with Latin America and EMEA weak; segment operating income also declined 2%. This leaves a large part of the business exposed to uneven regional demand and geopolitical disruption. (Investing.com)
Franklin is funding sizeable acquisitions while it integrates Cat Pumps, and expects net leverage to reach about 1.8x after the Challenge Pumps deal closes. Challenge is expected to add to adjusted EPS only in 2027, so the debt and integration burden comes before the stated earnings benefit. (Franklin Electric)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 28 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing FELE
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $FELE weighting |
|---|---|---|
L&G Clean Water$GLUG | $772M | 1.79% |
L&G Clean Water£GLGG | $772M | 1.79% |
iShares Global Water£IH2O | $2.2B | 1.36% |
iShares Global Water€IQQQ | $2.1B | 1.36% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.23% |
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