Donaldson vs Valmont Industries
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I put Donaldson and Valmont Industries side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Valmont Industries is the larger business, with $4.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.9B for Donaldson.
- Donaldson grew revenue faster (5.3%, against 0.7%).
- Donaldson kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (15.4% operating margin, against 10.1%).
- Donaldson turned more of its sales into free cash flow (11.0% FCF margin, against 7.6%).
- Donaldson earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.4%, against 17.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Donaldson
DCI
8/11
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityShare count change
Valmont Industries
VMI
2/11
5-year growthNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | DCI FY26 | VMI FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $10.0B | $8.5B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $426M | $311M |
| Net income | $454M | $350M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.3% | 0.7% |
| 5-year growth | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| Share count change | −2.1% | −1.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.6% | 30.2% |
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 8.5% |
| FCF margin | 11.0% | 7.6% |
| Return on capital | 19.4% | 17.9% |
| Return on equity | 28.2% | 22.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.1B | $609M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $252M | $251M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 17.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.