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Franklin Electric Co Inc (FELE) stock

FELENasdaqMotors & GeneratorsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 20/3018% below fair value
$97.63−1.25 (-1.26%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.31BP/E 21.9Yield –

Franklin Electric statistics

111 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date
Nov 5, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$4.31B
$844.71M
Enterprise Value
$4.72B
$944.99M
PE Ratio
21.94
34.12
PS Ratio
1.90
2.98
PB Ratio
2.98
2.83
P/TBV Ratio
10.32
3.58
P/FCF Ratio
22.29
34.64
P/OCF Ratio
17.72
23.41

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
2.08
2.44
EV / EBITDA
13.49
20.42
EV / EBIT
16.86
26.07
EV / FCF
24.38
31.79

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
44M
50M
Shares Change (YoY)
-2.61%
2.33%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-0.10%
0.21%
Float
44M
50M
Shares Held by Insiders
1.49%
5.32%
Shares Held by Institutions
90.3%
61.6%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
722,361
–
Short Interest Change
7.58%
-0.74%
Short % of Float
1.66%
6.78%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
1.64%
5.10%
Days to Cover
2.41
3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$115.81
–
52-Week Low
$89.53
–
20-Day Moving Average
$98.33
–
50-Day Moving Average
$97.86
–
200-Day Moving Average
$100.09
–
Average True Range (14)
$3.02
–
Price Change (1 Week)
1.79%
8.87%
Price Change (1 Month)
-2.23%
-9.03%
Price Change (3 Months)
-7.70%
-25.0%
Price Change (6 Months)
-0.68%
-34.6%
Price Change (YTD)
2.20%
1.08%
Price Change (1 Year)
2.82%
-0.41%
Price Change (3 Years)
12.0%
27.4%
Price Change (5 Years)
4.06%
-28.5%
Price Change (10 Years)
134.4%
111.7%
Average Volume (10 Days)
323,559
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
311,684
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
288,311
–
Relative Volume
0.57
0.80
Relative Strength Index (14)
48.6
44.5
Volatility (1 Year)
28.2%
82.1%
Beta (5 Years)
0.84
1.39

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
35.4%
34.6%
Operating Margin
12.4%
0.77%
Pretax Margin
11.7%
2.97%
Profit Margin
8.83%
-0.51%
EBITDA Margin
15.4%
4.94%
FCF Margin
8.55%
2.73%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
14.5%
-0.17%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.63%
-1.58%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
13.1%
1.66%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
13.2%
0.42%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
2.33
2.38
Quick Ratio
0.99
1.32
Debt / Equity
0.39
0.38
Debt / EBITDA
1.60
2.03
Debt / FCF
2.90
2.32
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.15
0.66
Interest Coverage
21.42
0.05

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
7.28%
13.8%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
41.3%
14.8%
EPS Growth (YoY)
45.0%
19.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-4.38%
12.6%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
1.41%
1.79%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
11.3%
7.18%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
-6.74%
5.05%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
8.51%
10.6%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.98
0.66
Inventory Turnover
2.45
3.04
Revenue Per Employee
$348.28K
$373.11K
Profits Per Employee
$30.76K
-$6.97K
Employee Count
6,500
534
WACC
8.49%
11.3%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$2.26B
$338.73M
Gross Profit
$801.10M
$99.67M
Operating Income
$279.82M
-$314.66K
Pretax Income
$264.13M
$831.50K
Net Income
$199.97M
-$1.22M
EBITDA
$349.56M
$2.84M
EPS (Diluted)
$4.45
-$0.01

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$159.10M
$93.38M
Total Debt
$560.64M
$196.00M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$401.54M
$7.36M
Net Cash Per Share
-$9.09
$0.30
Equity (Book Value)
$1.45B
$200.69M
Book Value Per Share
$32.74
$5.54
Tangible Book Value
$418.01M
$63.99M
Working Capital
$689.54M
$143.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$243.39M
$3.17M
Capital Expenditures
-$49.90M
-$18.11M
Free Cash Flow
$193.49M
$4.22M
FCF Per Share
$4.38
$0.21

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
4.64%
-0.24%
FCF Yield
4.49%
0.82%
Buyback Yield
1.24%
0.45%
Shareholder Yield
1.24%
0.92%
Payout Ratio
25.1%
39.3%
FCF Payout Ratio
25.9%
24.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$13.06M
$9.10M
Income Tax
$62.74M
$3.09M
Effective Tax Rate
23.8%
18.5%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$57.25
$33.09
Graham Upside
-41.4%
-60.9%
Altman Z-Score
4.32
2.80
Piotroski F-Score
6
5
Beneish M-Score
-2.58
-2.57
Lynch Fair Value
$37.89
–
Lynch Upside
-61.2%
-31.5%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodFELES&P 500DifferenceFELE per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month-0.5%-2.7%+2.2 pts
3 months-8.9%-1.7%−7.1 pts
Year to date+3.3%+11.9%−8.6 pts
1 year+3.7%+12.0%−8.3 pts
3 years+15.3%+78.2%−62.8 pts+4.9%+21.2%
5 years+9.5%+73.2%−63.7 pts+1.8%+11.6%
10 years+159.9%+309.6%−149.8 pts+10.0%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M FELE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 7.6% from the previous report, or 1.66% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 2026722,361+7.6%299,6342.4
Oct 15, 2026671,450-3.2%294,3572.3
Sep 30, 2026693,356-3.6%374,1641.9
Sep 15, 2026719,449+13.3%257,5932.8
Aug 31, 2026635,092+0.3%173,6393.7
Aug 14, 2026633,305+0.4%217,6372.9
Jul 31, 2026630,548-15.6%341,6441.9
Jul 15, 2026747,056-0.5%261,1622.9
Jun 30, 2026751,098+1.8%410,4311.8
Jun 15, 2026738,085+0.2%251,6432.9
May 29, 2026736,620+15.6%263,2812.8
May 15, 2026636,941+3.8%235,3812.7

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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