Franklin Electric Co Inc
FELE Nasdaq· Motors & Generators
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$98.07
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Franklin Electric Co Inc had $2.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +11.3% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 12.6%, up 0.6 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 13 is left after running the business.
- Franklin Electric Co Inc made $147M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 7.7% a year.
- Free cash flow was $194M in fiscal 2025, 9.1% of revenue.
- Franklin Electric Co Inc returned $216M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 111% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.2%.
- Franklin Electric Co Inc owes $67.3M more than it holds in cash, about 0.2 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$4.4B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue
$2.1B
Net income
$147M
Free cash flow
$194M
Operating margin
12.6%
Franklin Electric Co Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+5.4%
Yes. Sales grew 5.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
6.9%
A little. It keeps 6.9% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
9.1%
Partly. 9.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.2x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.2 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 9
Mixed. It passes 5 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
29.5x
One share costs 29.5 times its yearly profit per share.
What Franklin Electric Co Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 20, 2026
- Legal name
- FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
- CIK
- 0000038725
Franklin Electric Co Inc · FELE
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.1B |
| Revenue growth | 33.2% | 23.0% | 1.0% | −2.1% | 5.4% |
| Gross margin | 34.7% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 35.5% | 35.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 12.6% |
| Net income | $154M | $187M | $193M | $180M | $147M |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 6.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.25 | $3.97 | $4.11 | $3.86 | $3.22 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $130M | $102M | $316M | $261M | $239M |
| Capital expenditure | $30.1M | $41.9M | $41.4M | $41.7M | $45.3M |
| Free cash flow | $99.6M | $59.8M | $274M | $220M | $194M |
| FCF margin | 6.0% | 2.9% | 13.3% | 10.9% | 9.1% |
| Dividends paid | $33.4M | $37.0M | $41.7M | $46.9M | $50.0M |
| Share buybacks | $25.9M | $40.5M | $43.3M | $61.0M | $166M |
| Share count change | 0.6% | 0.0% | −0.2% | −0.9% | −2.2% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $40.5M | $45.8M | $85.0M | $221M | $99.7M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $189M | $216M | $100M | $129M | $167M |
| Shareholders' equity | $947M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.0x | −0.3x | 0.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 2.1x | 3.0x | 2.2x | 2.8x |
| Interest coverage | 36.4x | 22.3x | 22.3x | 38.6x | 25.3x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 14.1% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 16.2% | 14.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.1% | 18.6% | 17.0% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 41.7% | 36.7% | 30.4% | 25.1% | 21.8% |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Insiders sold, 12 months
$3.1M
3 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
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KIRA
At $98.07 a share, the company is worth $4.4B: 29.5 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000038725). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.