IEX
IDEX Corporation
$235.45
▲ 0.7%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
IEX at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 51/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 28.5% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$16.57B
P/E
34.22x
Forward P/E (est.)
31.89x
ROE
12.6%
Revenue Growth
7.5%
EPS Growth
7.3%
Profit Margin
14.4%
FCF Yield
4.5%
Debt / Equity
0.45x
ROIC
9.0%
Interest Coverage
13.53x
Current Ratio
3.39x
Dividend Yield
1.3%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
5.1%
Rating Score
51/100
IDEX Corporation (IEX) is a large-cap company in the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $16.57B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $3.46B in revenue and $483.20M in net profit.
Our model rates IEX Neutral (51/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
44.3% average over the last 3 years
±0.4 pts around 44.5% across 10 years
grew in 7 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
9.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what IEX's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. IEX trades near $235.45, above its 50-day average ($215.49) and 200-day average ($191.57). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 63 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. IEX's is $5.29 (~2.2% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month IEX found buyers near $213.08 (support) and sellers near $230.18 (resistance); its 52-week range is $157.25–$230.18. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
5.7%
Revenue moved from $2.11B in 2016 to $3.46B in 2025, a 5.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 7.5% year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
44.5%
Operating Margin
20.2%
Net Margin
14.0%
ROE
12.6%
IDEX Corporation keeps about 14.4% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 44.5% gross margin and 20.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 12.6% and return on invested capital about 9.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$1.88B
Net Debt
$1.29B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.85x
Debt / Equity
0.45x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.5x, and operating profit covers interest about 13.5x, with a current ratio of 3.4x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $1.88B of total debt against $586.20M of cash.
Operating CF
$680.40M
Free Cash Flow
$616.80M
FCF Margin
17.8%
In the latest year IDEX Corporation produced about $680.40M of operating cash flow and $616.80M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 4.5% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.3%
Per share (latest FY)
$2.84
Total paid (latest FY)
$212.60M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 34% of free cash flow
44% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
34.22x
P/S
4.78x
P/B
3.48x
EV / EBITDA
—
IEX trades at 34.2x trailing earnings (about 31.9x on estimated forward earnings), 4.8x sales, and 3.5x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 5.1% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$174.62
Current price
$235.45
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$616.80M
Growth, years 1–5
7.5%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where IEX sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How IEX stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), IEX ranks #65 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (34.2x P/E vs. 32x median) with a lower return on equity (12.6% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (7.5% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
34.2x
median 32x
ROE vs sector
12.6%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
7.5%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#65
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $235.45 today · expected CAGR -3% – 8%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.73B | $4.03B | $4.36B | $4.70B | $5.08B |
| Net income | $522.77M | $564.60M | $609.76M | $658.54M | $711.23M |
| EPS | $7.43 | $8.02 | $8.67 | $9.36 | $10.11 |
| Share price (low) | $148.60 | $160.49 | $173.33 | $187.20 | $202.17 |
| Share price (high) | $252.62 | $272.83 | $294.66 | $318.23 | $343.69 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -37% / 7% | -17% / 8% | -10% / 8% | -6% / 8% | -3% / 8% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for IEX:
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~4.5%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.5x) lowers risk.
The case against IEX:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Valuation risk — at 34.2x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: IDEX Corporation is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 34.2x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (51/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 20 Wall Street analysts covering IEX recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
IEX's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
IEX — frequently asked questions
Is IEX a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates IDEX Corporation Neutral (51/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is IEX's rating on The Stocks School?
IDEX Corporation currently scores 51/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does IEX's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from IDEX Corporation's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for IEX calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this IEX analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell IEX. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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