Overview
* IDEX ( IEX ) Q3 sales rose 10% to $879 mln, beating analyst expectations
* Adjusted EPS for Q3 was $2.03, exceeding analyst estimates
* Company increased share repurchase authorization to $1 bln
Outlook
* IDEX ( IEX ) narrows full-year 2025 GAAP EPS to $6.35 - $6.40
* Company maintains full-year 2025 organic sales growth at approximately 1%
* IDEX ( IEX ) expects at least 100% free cash flow conversion for full year 2025
Result Drivers
* ACQUISITION IMPACT - Mott acquisition significantly boosted sales, especially in Health & Science Technologies
* SEGMENT PERFORMANCE - Higher volumes in Health & Science Technologies and Fluid & Metering Technologies offset by declines in Fire & Safety/Diversified Products
* COST CONTAINMENT - Operational productivity improvements and cost containment actions supported results
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Sales Beat $878.70 $862.27
mln mln (10
Analysts
)
Q3 Beat $2.03 $1.93
Adjusted (10
EPS Analysts
)
Q3 EPS $1.70
Q3 Beat $152.80 $148.91
Adjusted mln mln (6
Net Analysts
Income )
Q3 Beat $239.80 $208.35
Adjusted mln mln (2
EBITDA Analysts
)
Q3 44.50%
Adjusted
Gross
Margin
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy"
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for IDEX Corp ( IEX ) is $197.00, about 15.3% above its October 28 closing price of $166.95
* The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago
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