# Franklin Electric Co. Inc. (FELE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $99.76, market value $4.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 28.7×** (5-yr avg 24.9×, 3-yr avg 25.7×). Franklin Electric Co. Inc. trades at 28.7× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 24.9×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 19.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.6×**. Enterprise value is 12.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.9%** (5-yr avg 3.9%). Free cash flow equals 4.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 3.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 35.5%**. Franklin Electric Co. Inc. keeps 35.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 12.8%**. 12.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 6.9%**. 6.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.1%**. 11.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.8%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.4%** (3-yr 1.4%/yr, 5-yr 11.3%/yr). Revenue grew 5.4% over the last year, against 11.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -16.6%** (3-yr -6.7%/yr, 5-yr 8.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 16.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 47.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 47.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.02**. Debt is 0.02 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Franklin Electric Co. Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.12%** ($1.09 per share, trailing). Franklin Electric Co. Inc. yields 1.12%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 34%** (23% of free cash flow). 34% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 11.3%/yr** (1-yr 6.0%). The dividend has compounded at 11.3% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 2.8%** (YTD 5.0%, 3-mo 1.2%). The shares are up 2.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.9%** (11.4% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 40**. An RSI of 40 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.77** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.77 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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