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Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Fort Wayne, United States | NasdaqGS
99.86 USD +0.83 (0.838%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 99.86
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains cautious due to persistent selling pressure and a defensive options setup. The stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, confirming a short-term downtrend, while insiders and institutional holders have recently reduced their stakes, adding to the bearish sentiment. Although the statistical forecast model shows no directional bias, the market structure favors sellers in the near term. On a longer horizon, the business fundamentals are solid but currently underperforming. The company boasts a healthy payout ratio and strong free cash flow, yet it is grappling with cooling revenue growth and elevated valuation multiples compared to peers. The price action reflects this disappointment, resulting in a neutral-to-slightly-bearish trajectory rather than the explosive growth required for a top-tier rating. The dividend yield is modest and insufficient to offset the lack of capital appreciation potential at current levels.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.045218
AutoETS0.049015
MSTL0.049379
AutoTheta0.066751

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.138
Excess Kurtosis -1.11
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 21.845
Revenue per Share 49.93
Market Cap 4,414,957,056
Trailing P/E 28.78
Forward P/E 19.34
Beta 1.02
Profit Margins 7.06%
Website https://www.franklin-electric.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (90 and 95 strikes) relative to calls, creating a distinct put skew. While there is some call volume at the 110 strike, the overwhelming presence of put open interest suggests a consensus expectation of downside protection or a continuation of the recent decline below the 50-day average.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.26% 1.08% 1.06% 1.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-06 0.28000 0.256105
2026-05-07 0.28000 0.280168
2026-02-05 0.28000 0.266870
2025-11-06 0.26500 0.278508
2025-08-07 0.26500 0.283939
2025-05-08 0.26500 0.302270
2025-02-06 0.26500 0.263184
2024-11-07 0.25000 0.230585
2024-08-01 0.25000 0.244308
2024-05-01 0.25000 0.256148
2024-01-31 0.25000 0.265224
2023-11-01 0.22500 0.264612
2023-08-02 0.22500 0.230982
2023-05-03 0.22500 0.234938
2023-02-01 0.22500 0.248125
2022-11-02 0.19500 0.246960
2022-08-03 0.19500 0.214498
2022-05-04 0.19500 0.262803
2022-02-02 0.19500 0.224914
2021-11-03 0.17500 0.195684
2021-08-04 0.17500 0.214356
2021-05-05 0.17500 0.204225
2021-02-03 0.17500 0.244550
2020-11-04 0.15500 0.252566
2020-08-05 0.15500 0.267795
2020-05-06 0.15500 0.329437
2020-02-05 0.15500 0.254349
2019-10-31 0.14500 0.269266
2019-07-31 0.14500 0.309432
2019-05-01 0.14500 0.299773
2019-01-31 0.14500 0.303474
2018-10-31 0.12000 0.282885
2018-08-01 0.12000 0.248447
2018-05-02 0.12000 0.278100
2018-01-31 0.10800 0.238411
2017-11-01 0.10800 0.240267
2017-08-01 0.10800 0.268323
2017-05-02 0.10800 0.273418
2017-01-31 0.10000 0.247831
2016-11-01 0.10000 0.280112
2016-08-02 0.10000 0.265675
2016-05-03 0.10000 0.307409
2016-02-02 0.09800 0.374189
2015-11-05 0.09800 0.284801
2015-08-06 0.09800 0.334585
2015-05-19 0.09800 0.277149
2015-02-03 0.09000 0.252667
2014-11-04 0.09000 0.244035
2014-08-05 0.09000 0.245902
2014-05-13 0.09000 0.231125
2014-02-04 0.07800 0.204242
2013-11-05 0.07700 0.202845
2013-08-06 0.07700 0.205717
2013-05-14 0.07700 0.229919
2013-02-05 0.07250 0.218769
2012-11-06 0.07250 0.245555
2012-08-07 0.07250 0.259485
2012-05-15 0.07250 0.294476
2012-02-07 0.06750 0.253283
2011-11-08 0.06750 0.274837
2011-08-09 0.06750 0.322196
2011-05-10 0.06750 0.305223
2011-02-08 0.06500 0.301205
2010-11-08 0.06500 0.364044
2010-08-10 0.06500 0.389338
2010-05-11 0.06500 0.401979
2010-02-09 0.06250 0.494658
2009-11-09 0.06250 0.432077
2009-08-11 0.06250 0.373580
2009-05-12 0.06250 0.514192
2009-02-10 0.06250 0.470810
2008-11-04 0.06250 0.287489
2008-08-05 0.06250 0.292193
2008-05-06 0.06250 0.328170
2008-02-05 0.06000 0.324324
2007-10-30 0.06000 0.272727
2007-07-31 0.06000 0.257621
2007-05-08 0.06000 0.280505
2007-02-06 0.05500 0.220132
2006-10-31 0.05500 0.203930
2006-08-01 0.05500 0.235697
2006-05-09 0.05500 0.184008
2006-02-07 0.05000 0.223414
2005-11-01 0.05000 0.237756
2005-08-02 0.05000 0.233645
2005-05-10 0.05000 0.267738
2005-02-08 0.04000 0.187003
2004-11-02 0.04000 0.218818
2004-08-03 0.04000 0.210305
2004-05-13 0.04000 0.245399
2004-02-10 0.03500 0.232558
2003-11-04 0.03500 0.220507
2003-08-05 0.03500 0.240922
2003-05-06 0.03500 0.259644
2003-02-11 0.03250 0.271116
2002-11-05 0.03250 0.280899
2002-08-06 0.03250 0.272308
2002-05-07 0.03250 0.242718
2002-02-12 0.03000 0.275704
2001-11-07 0.03000 0.312663
2001-08-08 0.03000 0.348078
2001-05-09 0.03000 0.345075
2001-02-07 0.02750 0.314567
2000-11-08 0.02750 0.330827
2000-08-02 0.02750 0.340755
2000-05-03 0.02750 0.304498
2000-02-09 0.02500 0.301887
1999-11-03 0.02500 0.294118
1999-08-04 0.02500 0.270270
1999-05-05 0.02500 0.316206
1999-02-10 0.02125 0.267980
1998-11-04 0.02125 0.282744
1998-08-05 0.02125 0.278689
1998-05-06 0.02125 0.249084
1998-02-11 0.01875 0.226843
1997-11-05 0.01875 0.260870
1997-08-06 0.01875 0.295567
1997-05-07 0.01875 0.326087
1997-02-12 0.01500 0.244898
1996-11-06 0.01500 0.301887
1996-08-07 0.01500 0.380952
1996-05-08 0.01500 0.324324
1996-02-07 0.01250 0.276817
1995-11-08 0.01250 0.310078
1995-08-09 0.01250 0.327869
1995-05-08 0.01250 0.322581
1995-02-06 0.01000 0.238806
1994-11-04 0.01000 0.256000
1994-08-08 0.01000 0.250000
1994-05-09 0.01000 0.306220
1994-02-07 0.00625 0.156250
1993-11-05 0.00625 0.144928
1993-08-09 0.00625 0.204082
1993-05-10 0.00150 0.053933
1989-10-04 3.12500 270.270270
1989-08-07 0.02000 0.514056
1989-05-08 0.02000 0.503937
1989-02-06 0.02000 0.542373
1988-11-14 0.02000 0.627451
1988-08-08 0.02000 0.533333
1988-05-09 0.02000 0.633663
1988-02-09 0.02000 0.695652
1987-11-06 0.01750 0.777778
1987-08-10 0.01750 0.560000
1987-05-11 0.01750 0.666667
1987-02-09 0.01750 0.691358
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.13
exDividendDate 2026-08-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.09
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011006766
lastDividendValue 0.28
lastDividendDate 2026-08-06
dividendDate 2026-08-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0336082
Address1 9,255 Coverdale Road
All Time High 115.82
All Time Low 0.9375
Ask 127.2
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 293,690
Average Daily Volume3 Month 282,992
Average Volume 282,992
Average Volume10Days 293,690
Beta 1.022
Bid 71.09
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 1
Book Value 31.834
City Fort Wayne
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 99.86
Current Ratio 2.406
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 99.99
Day Low 97.775
Debt To Equity 21.845
Display Name Franklin Electric
Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Dividend Yield 1.13
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,192,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,192,400
Earnings Growth 0.114
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.093
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,190,600
Ebitda 353,270,016
Ebitda Margins 0.15970999
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.002
Enterprise To Revenue 2.077
Enterprise Value 4,593,178,112
Eps Current Year 4.65
Eps Forward 5.1625
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 260 824 2909
Fifty Day Average 100.4524
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5923996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0058973166
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.3608198
Fifty Two Week High 115.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.959999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13780002
Fifty Two Week Low 89.54
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.32
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11525575
Fifty Two Week Range 89.54 - 115.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.97
Float Shares 37,903,372
Forward Eps 5.1625
Forward P E 19.343342
Free Cashflow 149,414,368
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 6,500
Fullday Change 0.83000183
Fullday Change Percent 0.8381317
Fullday Price 99.86
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.35525
Gross Profits 785,769,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07502
Held Percent Institutions 0.94519997
Implied Shares Outstanding 44,211,464
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Last Dividend Value 0.28
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,363,651,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Water Systems, Energy Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers motors, pumps, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater in a range of residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and electronic drives and controls for the motors, which control functionality and provide protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or dry tanks. Its Energy Systems segment produces and markets pumps, motors, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in energy system applications; and components between the tanks and the dispensers, including submersible pumps, station hardware, piping, and corrosion control systems. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, including intelligent electronic devices that are designed for online monitoring for the power utility, hydroelectric, rail, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. In addition, the company manufactures precision triplex reciprocating pumps and systems. It sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, and industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, as well as to oil and utility companies, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Long Name Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,414,957,056
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_273729
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 155,260,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,257,563,983
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 97.98
Operating Cashflow 265,586,000
Operating Margins 0.15447
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3141
Peg Ratio 1.59
Phone 260 824 2900
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 99.86
Post Market Time 1,792,014,009
Previous Close 99.03
Price Eps Current Year 21.47527
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.1368978
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.9960147
Profit Margins 0.07056
Quick Ratio 0.987
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.83000183
Regular Market Change Percent 0.8381317
Regular Market Day High 99.99
Regular Market Day Low 97.775
Regular Market Day Range 97.775 - 99.99
Regular Market Open 97.98
Regular Market Previous Close 99.03
Regular Market Price 99.86
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,001
Regular Market Volume 253,395
Return On Assets 0.08597
Return On Equity 0.11767
Revenue Growth 0.06
Revenue Per Share 49.93
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 44,211,464
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.015700001
Shares Short 693,356
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 635,092
Short Name Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0186
Short Ratio 2.21
Source Interval 15
State IN
Symbol FELE
Target High Price 125.0
Target Low Price 105.0
Target Mean Price 118.5
Target Median Price 122.0
Total Cash 97,283,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.2
Total Debt 308,318,016
Total Revenue 2,211,886,080
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.09
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011006766
Trailing Eps 3.47
Trailing P E 28.778097
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5433
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 100.16325
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.30325317
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.003027589
Type Disp Equity
Volume 253,395
Website https://www.franklin-electric.com
Zip 46,809