# Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $962.59, market value $121.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 33.8×** (5-yr avg 25.9×, 3-yr avg 27.5×). Parker-Hannifin Corporation trades at 33.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 25.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 24.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 4.90**. A PEG of 4.90 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 5.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.6×.
- **Price / book: 7.9×**. The shares trade at 7.9× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.2%** (5-yr avg 4.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 23.6%**. 23.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 17.0%**. 17.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.7%**. 23.7% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 11.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.3%** (3-yr 4.1%/yr, 5-yr 8.4%/yr). Revenue grew 8.3% over the last year, against 8.4% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 5.0%** (3-yr 21.1%/yr, 5-yr 16.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 5.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 14.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 14.5% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.53**. Debt is 0.53 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 1.26** (quick 1.26). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.26 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 6.71**. A Z-score of 6.71 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.83%** ($7.40 per share, trailing). Parker-Hannifin Corporation yields 0.83%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 26%** (24% of free cash flow). 26% 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): 14.8%/yr** (1-yr 10.4%). The dividend has compounded at 14.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 5 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover Parker-Hannifin Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $1160.95 (+21% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 28.0%** (YTD 10.0%, 3-mo 9.1%). The shares are up 28.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.5%** (34.6% above the low). Trading 12% 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): 0.83** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.83 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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