Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Idex Corporation (IEX)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $165.98 in the prior trading day, Idex Corporation (NYSE: IEX) closed at $166.0, up 0.01%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. IEX stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.685.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of IEX 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 21.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.13 and its Current Ratio is at 3.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.

On February 08, 2024, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $215 to $265.

On October 05, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $200.Exane BNP Paribas initiated its Neutral rating on October 05, 2023, with a $200 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 Aug 07 ’25 when Helmkamp Katrina L bought 2,500 shares for $159.61 per share. The transaction valued at 399,026 led to the insider holds 13,200 shares of the business.

Mahendra Akhil sold 250 shares of IEX for $45,222 on Jun 05 ’25. The Interim CFO now owns 5,035 shares after completing the transaction at $180.89 per share.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IEX now has a Market Capitalization of 12497690624 and an Enterprise Value of 13803888640. As of this moment, Idex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.132 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.351.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for IEX is 1.02, which has changed by -0.18299043 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IEX has reached a high of $238.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $153.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.50%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 747.46K shares per day over the past 3-months and 761630 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 75.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.12M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.67% stake in the company. Shares short for IEX as of 1755216000 were 1928027 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1752537600 on 2596772. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1928027 and a Short% of Float of 2.92.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, IEX’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.8, compared to 2.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016869502The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.15. The current Payout Ratio is 41.48% for IEX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-11. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-05-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Currently, 10.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Idex Corporation (IEX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.13, with high estimates of $2.17 and low estimates of $2.04.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.92 and $7.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.89. EPS for the following year is $8.67, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $9.37 and $8.2.

Revenue Estimates

10 analysts predict $860.61M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $869.3M to a low estimate of $848M. As of the current estimate, Idex Corporation’s year-ago sales were $798.2MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $893.09M. There is a high estimate of $905M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $876.53M.

A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for IEX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.45B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.27BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.63B and the low estimate is $3.49B.

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