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FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
Financials through Q1 FY2026, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 29, 2026
$99.43−0.73 (-0.73%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.44B
- P/E (TTM)
- 29.9
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
35.5%+0.7 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
12.6%+2.2 pts over 5 years
Net margin
6.9%−1.2 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +5.4% | +1.4% | +11.3% | +8.7% | |
| Gross profit | +5.4% | +3.0% | +11.8% | +9.8% | |
| Operating income | +10.4% | +1.5% | +15.6% | +11.5% | |
| Net income | -18.4% | -7.7% | +7.9% | +7.3% | |
| EPS, diluted | -16.6% | -6.7% | +8.5% | +7.9% | |
| Free cash flow | -11.9% | +47.9% | +0.5% | +10.2% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 13.4% | 12.2% | 11.4% | |
| Return on assets | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.07 | 3.04 | 2.79 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.13 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.58× | -0.22× | 0.20× | |
| Interest coverage | 12.8× | 28.2× | 25.3× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3.1× | 2.7× | 2.7× | |
| Capex to revenue | 4.1% | 1.8% | 2.1% | |
| Diluted shares | 47M | 47M | 46M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Franklin Electric generated $1.05B from operations and spent $745.88M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 27% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.05B
Used
$745.88M
Capital expenditure$200.45M27%Dividends$208.99M28%Share buybacks$336.44M45%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin6.9%
×Asset turnover1.13×
×Equity multiplier1.45×
=Return on equity, FY202511.4%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.9% | 1.13× | 1.45× | 11.4% |
| FY2024 | 8.9% | 1.14× | 1.44× | 14.6% |
| FY2023 | 9.4% | 1.21× | 1.50× | 17.0% |
| FY2022 | 9.2% | 1.25× | 1.62× | 18.6% |
| FY2021 | 9.3% | 1.17× | 1.59× | 17.1% |
| FY2020 | 8.1% | 1.01× | 1.50× | 12.2% |
| FY2019 | 7.3% | 1.11× | 1.55× | 12.5% |
| FY2018 | 8.2% | 1.10× | 1.65× | 14.8% |
| FY2017 | 6.9% | 1.01× | 1.69× | 11.9% |
| FY2016 | 8.3% | 0.93× | 1.74× | 13.4% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$147.09M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$238.88M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year10.4% → 8.1%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$238.88M vs $147.09M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell0.6% → 7.0%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.22 → 2.79
- No dilutionShare count did not rise47M → 46M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year35.49% → 35.47%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.17 → 1.17