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Makes submersible motors and pumps for groundwater, wastewater and fueling systems sold globally.
Makes submersible motors and pumps for groundwater, wastewater and fueling systems sold globally.
Sells motors and pumps mostly through distributors and installers, with groundwater systems as the core, so replacement demand and well-drilling activity matter most. Fueling equipment for gas stations is a separate line that moves with station upgrades, and the company has added its own distribution arm that sells water-system products direct to contractors.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution, brand). Global manufacturing scale and distributor relationships in a fragmented pump industry.
Headquarters: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · Founded: 1944 · Employees: 6,500
Size Franklin Electric (FELE) is a United States Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $4.16B, the 1323rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $94.17 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.2%, against -11.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 7.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.0%); the operating margin is 12.9% (peer median 10.7%).
Valuation It trades at 18.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.8× (8th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +11%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.7 points above its cost of capital (9.3% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 1.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.26B | $2.13B | $2.02B | $2.07B | $2.04B |
| Revenue growth | — | +5% | -2% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | $801M | $756M | $717M | $697M | $691M |
| EBITDA | $363M | $335M | $305M | $314M | $313M |
| Net income | $199M | $146M | $180M | $193M | $187M |
| Free cash flow | $193M | $194M | $220M | $274M | $59.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $49.9M | $45.3M | $41.7M | $41.4M | $41.9M |
| Total debt | $634M | $234M | $192M | $156M | $265M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Electric FELE | $4.16B | -5% | +7% | 13% | 18.0× | 9.2% |
| Xylem XYL | $22.4B | -14% | +2% | 16% | 17.4× | 12.1% |
| Pentair PNR | $10.9B | -11% | -4% | 22% | 13.2× | 7.1% |
| Sulzer SUN.SW | $7.39B | +23% | -3% | 13% | 17.9× | -1.4% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | FELE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.8% | -1.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -5.2% | -11.1% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -18.7% | -34.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +7.3% | +10.0% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 10.7% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 18.0× | 19.8× | 8th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 9.2% | 10.6% | 6th least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +11.3% | +11.3% | 7th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -2.1 pp | -0.2 pp | 7th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.7 pp | +0.1 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.8× | 12.4× | 5th cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3× | -0.3× | 2nd most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Electric FELE | United States | $4.16B | -5% | +7% | 13% | 18.0× | 9.2% | +11.3% |
| Jiangsu Gao Kai Precision Fluid 688835.SS | China | $4.15B | n/a | +21% | 24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DMG MORI Aktiengesellschaft GIL.DE | Germany | $4.17B | 0% | +3% | 5% | n/a | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| Amada 6113.T | Japan | $4.10B | -20% | +18% | 10% | 15.9× | 8.7% | +11.8% |
| X-Energy XE | United States | $4.24B | -65% | -9% | -156% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Leo 002131.SZ | China | $4.33B | -34% | +10% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Krones KRN.DE | Germany | $3.94B | -7% | +3% | 7% | 11.2× | -1.8% | +11.3% |
| Jusung Engineering 036930.KS | South Korea | $4.39B | +5% | -33% | 0% | 145.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Avic Aviation High-Technology 600862.SS | China | $3.92B | -6% | -3% | 22% | 31.2× | 6.0% | +11.4% |
| Alliance Laundry ALH | United States | $4.49B | -11% | +10% | 19% | 16.4× | 15.2% | +7.5% |
| Voltas VOLTAS.NS | India | $3.84B | -19% | +4% | 4% | 50.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Circuit Fabology Microelectronics Equipment 688630.SS | China | $4.50B | -12% | +93% | 27% | 51.5× | 39.4% | +35.4% |
| Aixtron AIXA.DE | Germany | $3.84B | -45% | -9% | 16% | 42.6× | 5.7% | +15.6% |
| Estun Automation 2715.HK | Hong Kong | $3.79B | -9% | +13% | 4% | 42.2× | 28.7% | +13.5% |
| Interpump IP.MI | Italy | $4.57B | +3% | +1% | 14% | 16.8× | 12.6% | +9.9% |
| Rainbow Robotics 277810.KS | South Korea | $4.59B | -52% | +92% | -16% | 653.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Zhenyu Technology 300953.SZ | China | $3.77B | -35% | +58% | 6% | 21.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Mueller Water Products MWA | United States | $3.75B | -9% | +6% | 21% | 15.3× | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| Renishaw RSW.L | United Kingdom | $4.61B | -7% | +14% | 16% | 18.5× | 24.8% | +7.5% |
| Neway Valve (Suzhou) 603699.SS | China | $4.66B | -36% | +11% | 26% | 17.9× | 10.0% | +16.5% |
| Zijin Longking 600388.SS | China | $3.70B | -6% | +13% | 11% | 17.4× | n/a | n/a |