IDEX (NYSE:IEX) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 8.700-8.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 8.490. The company issued revenue guidance of -. IDEX also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 2.200-2.250 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

IEX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Citigroup lifted their target price on IDEX from $243.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $257.00 price target on IDEX in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on IDEX from $252.00 to $261.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on IDEX from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on IDEX from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $244.00.

IDEX Price Performance

Shares of IEX opened at $224.94 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $219.84 and its 200-day moving average is $207.73. IDEX has a fifty-two week low of $157.25 and a fifty-two week high of $231.70. The company has a market capitalization of $16.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 3.39 and a quick ratio of 2.40.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $920.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $905.38 million. IDEX had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 14.38%.IDEX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.700-8.850 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.250 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that IDEX will post 8.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

IDEX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were issued a dividend of $0.73 per share. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. IDEX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.20%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Eric D. Ashleman sold 15,385 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.22, for a total transaction of $3,311,159.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,658 shares in the company, valued at $14,346,134.76. The trade was a 18.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its holdings in IDEX by 86.5% during the fourth quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,226,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $574,174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,496,207 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of IDEX by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,172,410 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $564,499,000 after purchasing an additional 17,668 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of IDEX by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,809,788 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $294,561,000 after purchasing an additional 250,447 shares during the period. Amundi increased its stake in IDEX by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,517,903 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $248,751,000 after purchasing an additional 239,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dodge & Cox lifted its stake in IDEX by 266.7% in the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 1,262,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $224,658,000 after buying an additional 918,208 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.96% of the company’s stock.

IDEX Company Profile

IDEX Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer specializing in the design, production and distribution of highly engineered fluidics systems, measurement technologies and safety solutions. The company’s core offerings include positive-displacement pumps, flow meters, valves, sampling systems and analytical instruments that serve a wide range of end markets such as water treatment, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, and life sciences. Through its focus on precision engineering and proprietary material science, IDEX delivers products designed for reliability in demanding applications.

Operations at IDEX are organized into three principal segments.