IDEX Corporation (IEX)
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery · Data as of 2026-10-22
Bottom line
IEX is trading at a premium to its history, near its historical resistance zone, and recent volume shows no clear direction. Historically, this combination has called for extra caution. Past patterns are not a guarantee of future results.
Valuation — Trading at a premium (Red)
IEX trades at 33× earnings, roughly in line with its own 5-year average of 30× and above similar industrials companies we track (28×, 74 peers). Investors are currently paying more per dollar of earnings than usual. Its free-cash-flow yield is about 3.7%. Its current multiple sits around the 95th percentile of its own last five years — near the top of its own range.
Price zones — Near its historical resistance zone (Red)
At $226.88, the stock is close to the upper end of its recent range. Over the past year IEX has traded between $160.60 and $243.80; its historical support zone sits near $214.77 and resistance near $230.44. It is above one of its moving averages and below the other — a mixed trend picture.
52-week range $160.60–$243.80 · 50-day average $230.44 · 200-day average $214.77
Money flow — No clear direction (Yellow)
Buying and selling volume in IEX have been fairly balanced recently, with no strong accumulation or distribution pattern. Volume on up days has been about 1.1× volume on down days over the last 30 sessions.
Dividends & company facts
IEX paid $2.17 a share in dividends over the past year — 0.96% of today's price — and has raised it in each of the last five years. It also paid a $0.73 special dividend in July 2026. It returned more through buybacks: $248 million in fiscal 2025, about 1.4% of its market value.
- Dividend yield (12 months)
- 0.96%
- Paid over 12 months
- $2.17 a share
- Payout ratio
- 41.1%
- Buybacks
- 1.44% (fiscal 2025)
- Shares, past year
- -2.0%
- Revenue, 12 months
- $3.6B
- Profit, 12 months
- $520M
- Employees
- 8,700
- CEO
- Eric D. Ashleman
- Headquarters
- Northbrook, IL
- Listed since
- 1989 · NYSE
About the company
IDEX Corporation is an international enterprise specializing in engineered solutions across diverse sectors. The company operates through three primary business units: Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT), Health & Science Technologies (HST), and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP). The FMT division is responsible for the design, production, and distribution of a range of fluid-handling equipment, including positive displacement pumps, flow meters, and injectors, alongside offering flow monitoring and related services.
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一句话结论
IEX 相对自身历史处于溢价水平，接近其历史阻力区，近期成交量没有明确方向。从历史来看，这样的组合需要格外谨慎。过去的形态并不能保证未来的结果。
估值 — 相对自身历史处于溢价水平
IEX 目前的市盈率为 33×，大致持平于其自身 5 年平均的 30×，并且高于我们追踪的同类Industrials公司（28×，74 家）。投资者目前为每一美元盈利付出的价格高于以往。其自由现金流收益率约为 3.7%。它当前的估值倍数大约位于自身过去五年分布的第 95 百分位——接近自身区间的顶部。
价格区间 — 接近其历史阻力区
目前价格为 $226.88，接近其近期区间的上沿。过去一年 IEX 的价格在 $160.60 到 $243.80 之间波动；其历史支撑区在 $214.77 附近，阻力区在 $230.44 附近。它位于其中一条均线上方、另一条下方——趋势信号并不一致。
资金流向 — 方向不明确
IEX 近期的买卖成交量大致均衡，没有明显的吸筹或派发形态。过去 30 个交易日，上涨日的成交量约为下跌日的 1.1×。
股息与公司概况
IEX 过去一年每股派息 2.17 美元，相当于当前股价的 0.96%，过去五年每年都有上调。它还在 2026年7月派发了每股 0.73 美元的特别股息。它通过回购返还了更多：2025 财年回购 2.5亿美元，约占市值的 1.4%。
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