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Idex Earnings: Full-Year Outlook Raised on Strong Growth in Health and Science Technologies
Idex started 2026 in strong fashion, as its first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2 easily beat the FactSet consensus estimate by $0.23.
IDEX Corp IEX
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Idex has a portfolio of moaty businesses that have leading share in niche end markets.
Bears
If industrial production remains sluggish, organic revenue growth may decelerate.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $216.29
- Day Range
- $213.89–217.34
- 52-Week Range
- $157.25–223.85
- Bid/Ask
- $174.42 / $221.73
- Shares Outstanding
- 74.02M
- Market Cap
- $15.94B
- Volume/Avg
- 600,299 / 754,748
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 26.26
- Price/Sales
- 4.57
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 1.33%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 1.36%
- Total Yield
- 3.01%
Company Profile
Idex manufactures pumps, flow meters, valves, and fluidic systems for customers in a variety of end markets, including industrial, fire and safety, life science, and water. The firm’s business is organized into three segments: fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire and safety and diversified products. The company generated $3.5 billion in revenue in 2025.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 8,700
- Website
- https://www.idexcorp.com
Competitors
Valuation
|
Metric
|
IEX
|
PH
|
XYL
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 26.26 | 28.71 | 21.35 |
Price/Book Value | 3.95 | 7.62 | 2.40 |
Price/Sales | 4.57 | 5.40 | 2.95 |
Price/Cash Flow | 20.99 | 25.10 | 17.29 |
Price/Earnings
IEX
PH
XYL
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
IEX
|
PH
|
XYL
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 2.25 | 0.59 | 0.95 |
Current Ratio | 3.39 | 1.13 | 1.46 |
Interest Coverage | 11.34 | 11.58 | 48.24 |
Quick Ratio
IEX
PH
XYL
Profitability
|
Metric
|
IEX
|
PH
|
XYL
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 8.92% | 13.13% | 7.35% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 15.37% | 28.27% | 11.32% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 11.25% | 18.03% | 9.34% |
Return on Assets
IEX
PH
XYL
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