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After finishing at $73.72 in the prior trading day, Donaldson Co. Inc (NYSE: DCI) closed at $75.72, up 2.71%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. DCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $75.809 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.7851.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of DCI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 49.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
On January 08, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $59.
On June 28, 2023, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $66.Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating on June 28, 2023, with a $66 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 10 ’25 when Carpenter Tod E. sold 45,808 shares for $71.71 per share. The transaction valued at 3,284,892 led to the insider holds 280,261 shares of the business.
Carpenter Tod E. sold 12,033 shares of DCI for $855,185 on Jul 08 ’25. The Chairman, President and CEO now owns 280,261 shares after completing the transaction at $71.07 per share. On Jul 09 ’25, another insider, Carpenter Tod E., who serves as the Chairman, President and CEO of the company, sold 2,159 shares for $71.00 each. As a result, the insider received 153,289 and left with 280,261 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, DCI now has a Market Capitalization of 8822894592 and an Enterprise Value of 9366790144. As of this moment, Donaldson’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.569 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.119.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for DCI is 1.00, which has changed by 0.04283154 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, DCI has reached a high of $78.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.15%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 528.16K shares per day over the past 3-months and 480190 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 116.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.83M. Insiders hold about 0.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.51% stake in the company. Shares short for DCI as of 1753920000 were 2758750 with a Short Ratio of 5.22, compared to 1751241600 on 2462159. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2758750 and a Short% of Float of 2.6800001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, DCI’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.08, compared to 1.14 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014650027The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.52. The current Payout Ratio is 30.80% for DCI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-03-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Donaldson Co. Inc (DCI) is underway, with the input of 7.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.93, with high estimates of $0.94 and low estimates of $0.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.7 and $3.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.66. EPS for the following year is $3.89, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $4.05 and $3.69.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $951.59M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $964M to a low estimate of $943.29M. As of the current estimate, Donaldson Co. Inc’s year-ago sales were $935.4MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $923.02M. There is a high estimate of $928M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $918.04M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for DCI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.59BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.79B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.86B and the low estimate is $3.67B.
