# Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $944.99, market value $119.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 33.2×** (5-yr avg 25.9×, 3-yr avg 27.5×). Parker-Hannifin Corporation trades at 33.2× 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 23.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 4.74**. A PEG of 4.74 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 5.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.5×.
- **Price / book: 7.7×**. The shares trade at 7.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.3%** (5-yr avg 4.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.3% 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: 6.62**. A Z-score of 6.62 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.85%** ($7.40 per share, trailing). Parker-Hannifin Corporation yields 0.85%, 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** (24 analysts). 24 analysts cover Parker-Hannifin Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $1152.58 (+22% 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): 20.9%** (YTD 6.0%, 3-mo -6.9%). The shares are up 20.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.1%** (25.1% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.88** (volatility 28%). Beta of 0.88 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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