FELE
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
FELE's fundamentals are strong: earnings per share grew 44% and revenue grew 7.3%. At 22x earnings, it's trading below its usual 25x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
FELE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
FELE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
FELE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $97.63 | — |
| Current | 22x | $97.63 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $100 | +2.6% |
| Fair | 25x | $113 | +16% |
| Expensive | 32x | $140 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FELE's PE is in its cheap range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
FELE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FELE, with profitability holding steady.
FELE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.22 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.45 | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.47 | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.32 | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.22 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.08 | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.88 | -3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.83 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.86 | -6.1% |
FELE earned $4.45 per share over the past year, up 44% from the year before.
FELE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $633.6M | +8.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $622.9M | +6% |
| Q1 2026 | $500.4M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $506.9M | +4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $581.7M | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $587.4M | +8.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $455.2M | -1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $485.7M | +2.7% |
FELE's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $634M last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | -1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.7% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.9% | -1.9 points |
FELE's operating margin was 14% last quarter, down 1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
FELE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $66.5M | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $88.7M | +122% |
| Q1 2026 | -$50.4M | -$24.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $88.7M | -9% |
| Q3 2025 | $91.3M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.9M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | -$26.3M | -$15.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $97.5M | -7.9% |
FELE still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $193M over the past year.
FELE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -400K shares |
| 3 years | -4.9% | -2.3M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -2.4M shares |
| Available history | -4.7% | -2.2M shares |
FELE has 45M diluted shares, down 0.9% from a year ago, with $61M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $5.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $94,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $122.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1M |
FELE spent $61M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 54% from the year before.
FELE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
FELE's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
FELE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.7 | Oversold |
FELE's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
FELE PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FELE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 24x | 8.7% below |
| PE % | 9 | 58 | 49 pts below |
FELE is trading at 22x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
FELE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $97.4 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $100.8 | 3.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $99.7 | 2% below |
| 100 week MA | $96.9 | 0.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $97.0 | 0.7% above |
FELE's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 0.7% above its 200-week average.
FELE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $56.8 | $70.0 | +23% |
| 2021 | $70.0 | $91.4 | +31% |
| 2022 | $91.4 | $80.0 | -13% |
| 2023 | $80.0 | $96.7 | +21% |
| 2024 | $96.7 | $98.0 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | $98.0 | $99.2 | +1.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $99.2 | $97.6 | -1.6% |
FELE has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 1.6% so far in 2026.