IDEX (NYSE:IEX) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.200-2.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.190. The company issued revenue guidance of -. IDEX also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 8.700-8.850 EPS.

IDEX Stock Down 1.6%

NYSE:IEX opened at $230.04 on Friday. IDEX has a 1-year low of $157.25 and a 1-year high of $243.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 3.05 and a quick ratio of 2.40. The firm has a market cap of $17.03 billion, a PE ratio of 33.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50-day moving average of $220.83 and a 200 day moving average of $208.39.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $920.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $905.38 million. IDEX had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 15.69%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.07 earnings per share. IDEX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.700-8.850 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that IDEX will post 8.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

IDEX Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Investors of record on Monday, July 6th were given a dividend of $0.73 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. IDEX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.01%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on IEX. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of IDEX from $260.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of IDEX from $257.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of IDEX in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of IDEX from $261.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on IDEX from $252.00 to $269.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $251.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Eric D. Ashleman sold 15,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.22, for a total value of $3,311,159.70. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,346,134.76. This represents a 18.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Primecap Management Co. CA raised its stake in shares of IDEX by 86.5% during the 4th quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,226,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $574,174,000 after buying an additional 1,496,207 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of IDEX by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,172,410 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $564,499,000 after buying an additional 17,668 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in IDEX by 16.1% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,809,788 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $294,561,000 after acquiring an additional 250,447 shares during the period. Amundi grew its holdings in IDEX by 18.7% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 1,517,903 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $248,751,000 after acquiring an additional 239,215 shares during the period. Finally, Dodge & Cox raised its position in IDEX by 266.7% during the fourth quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 1,262,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $224,658,000 after acquiring an additional 918,208 shares in the last quarter. 97.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About IDEX

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.