Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) Stock Analysis
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Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) posted $2.13B in revenue for fiscal 2025 (up 5.4% year over year), at a 6.9% net margin, and has compounded revenue about 11.3%/yr over five years, per its SEC filings.
Data last refreshed August 2, 2026 from SEC filings · how we compute this
The analyst's take on Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has grown revenue from $949.86M to $2.13B over the last 10 fiscal years, compounding about 11.3% a year. The most recent year was up 5.4%, so growth has cooled from its longer-run pace.
Net margin sits at 6.9%, down 2 points year over year on a 35.5% gross margin. It carries about $31.83M of total debt.
At today's valuation the market is pricing in roughly 9.6% annual free-cash-flow growth — versus the 0.5% it actually delivered over the last five years, so the price already assumes a step-up from the recent record.
Synthesised from Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s SEC filings — descriptive, not advice. Ask the analyst your own question →
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. revenue & earnings — last 10 fiscal years
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $949.86M | $1.12B | $1.30B | $1.31B | $1.25B | $1.66B | $2.04B | $2.07B | $2.02B | $2.13B |
| Gross profit | $331.41M | $376.98M | $432.37M | $428.10M | $433.14M | $576.09M | $691.43M | $697.01M | $717.28M | $755.92M |
| Net income | $78.75M | $78.18M | $105.88M | $95.48M | $100.46M | $153.86M | $187.33M | $193.27M | $180.31M | $147.09M |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 6.9% |
Source: Franklin Electric Co., Inc. SEC filings (10-K). 18 years of history available in the interactive view.
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.: no obvious red flags in the filings
Our deterministic scan of the filed statements — receivables vs sales, earnings vs cash, dilution, leverage and margins — didn't flag anything. Ask about the risks →
What growth is priced into FELE stock?
At today's market cap of $4.44B, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 9.6% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $193.54M from the FY ending 2025-12-31). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew 0.5%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue 11.3%/yr, computed from its SEC filings. This is a reverse DCF — a translation of the price into a growth assumption you can judge, not a fair value and not advice. Change the assumptions yourself in the interactive view →
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About Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Water Systems, Energy Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers motors, pumps, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater in a range of residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and electronic drives and controls for the motors, which control functionality and provide protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or dry tanks. Its Energy Systems segment produces and markets pumps, motors, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in energy system applications; and components between the tanks and the dispensers, including submersible pumps, station hardware, piping, and corrosion control systems. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, including intelligent electronic devices that are designed for online monitoring for the power utility, hydroelectric, rail, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, and industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, as well as to oil and utility companies, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. — frequently asked questions
What is Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s revenue?
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) reported revenue of $2.13B for fiscal year 2025, up 5.4% from the prior year, according to its SEC filings.
Is Franklin Electric Co., Inc. profitable?
Yes. FELE earned net income of $147.09M in fiscal 2025, a net margin of 6.9%.
What is FELE's P/E ratio?
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 30.4 based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
How fast is Franklin Electric Co., Inc. growing?
FELE's revenue grew at roughly 11.3% per year over the last five fiscal years (compound annual growth rate), computed from SEC-filed statements.
How much debt does Franklin Electric Co., Inc. have?
As of fiscal year 2025, FELE carried roughly $31.83M in total debt (short- plus long-term borrowings), per its filed balance sheet.
What is Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s gross margin?
FELE's gross margin was 35.5% in fiscal 2025 — gross profit of $755.92M on revenue of $2.13B.
What is Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s market cap?
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE) has a market capitalization of about $4.44B, based on the latest data in our nightly-refreshed cache.
When does Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s fiscal year end?
FELE's fiscal year ends in December. Its most recent annual filing covers the fiscal year ending 2025-12-31.
What growth is priced into FELE stock?
At today's market cap of $4.44B, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. is priced for free-cash-flow growth of about 9.6% per year for 10 years (assuming a 10% discount rate and 2.5% terminal growth, base FCF $193.54M from the FY ending 2025-12-31). For comparison, free cash flow actually grew 0.5%/yr over the last five fiscal years and revenue 11.3%/yr, computed from its SEC filings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are computed from Franklin Electric Co., Inc.'s official SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), covering 18 years of history, refreshed nightly. stockportfolio.pro does not provide investment advice.