IDEX (IEX) Set to Post Earnings on Wednesday

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) will likely be announcing its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 28th. Analysts expect IDEX to post earnings of $2.24 per share and revenue of $934.35 million for the quarter. IDEX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.700-8.850 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.200-2.250 EPS. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last posted its earnings results 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. IDEX had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 15.69%. The company had revenue of $920.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $905.38 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.07 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect IDEX to post $8.83 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9.64 EPS for the next fiscal year.

IDEX Price Performance

NYSE:IEX opened at $232.97 on Wednesday. IDEX has a one year low of $160.60 and a one year high of $243.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 3.05. The firm has a market cap of $17.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.52, a PEG ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 0.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $230.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $221.44.

IDEX Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.73 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 2nd. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. IDEX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.01%.

Insider Activity at IDEX

In other news, CAO Lisa Anderson sold 385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.59, for a total transaction of $91,857.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,032,378.93. This represents a 8.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on IEX. Citigroup boosted their price objective on IDEX from $252.00 to $269.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Vertical Research assumed coverage on IDEX in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $250.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on IDEX from $280.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 14th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $267.00 price target on IDEX in a research report on Monday. Finally, KeyCorp raised IDEX to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $260.64.

IDEX Company Profile

IDEX Corporation is an industrial manufacturing company headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company designs and produces engineered products and technologies used to move, control, measure and apply fluids, as well as equipment used in fire and safety applications.

IDEX operates through businesses serving fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire and safety markets. Its products include pumps, valves, flow meters, compressors, dispensing equipment, precision fluidics components and systems, fire pumps, rescue tools and other specialized equipment.

The company serves a broad range of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, water and wastewater, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, agriculture, industrial manufacturing and municipal fire protection.