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FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC FELE

Nasdaq · stock · Motors & Generators · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.8B
P / E32.4×
P / S2.2×
P / B3.6×
P / FCF24.6×
Dividend yield1.05%
Net margin6.9%
Return on equity11.1%
FCF margin9.1%
Return on capital16.8%
Graham number -57.2%$45.94

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($45.94); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.30% 6.90% 8.20% 7.30% 8.10% 9.30% 9.20% 9.40% 8.90% 6.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
34.90% 33.50% 33.30% 32.60% 34.70% 34.70% 33.80% 33.80% 35.50% 35.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
11.80% 9.50% 10.20% 9.70% 10.50% 11.40% 12.60% 12.70% 12.10% 12.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.80% 11.10% 14.40% 12.00% 11.80% 16.20% 17.50% 16.00% 14.20% 11.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
46.7M 47.0M 47.0M 46.8M 46.7M 47.0M 47.0M 46.9M 46.5M 45.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.60% 6.60% 9.00% 8.00% 7.90% 9.80% 11.10% 11.20% 9.90% 7.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.00% 3.00% 8.20% 11.90% 15.20% 6.00% 2.90% 13.30% 10.90% 9.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.65 $1.65 $2.23 $2.03 $2.14 $3.25 $3.97 $4.11 $3.86 $3.22 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC trades at about 33.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 21.4×–32.4×, median 26.7×).

21.4× 33.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (21.4×–32.4×); dot = today's 33.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin35.5%35.5%33.8%33.8%34.7%34.7%32.6%33.3%33.5%34.9%
Operating margin12.6%12.1%12.7%12.6%11.4%10.5%9.7%10.2%9.5%11.8%
Net margin6.9%8.9%9.4%9.2%9.3%8.1%7.3%8.2%6.9%8.3%
FCF margin9.1%10.9%13.3%2.9%6.0%15.2%11.9%8.2%3.0%8.0%
Return on assets7.6%9.9%11.2%11.1%9.8%7.9%8.0%9.0%6.6%7.6%
Return on equity11.1%14.2%16.0%17.5%16.2%11.8%12.0%14.4%11.1%12.8%
Current ratio2.792.222.972.111.833.043.052.272.403.07

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.