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IDEX Corporation (IEX) stock analysis

$235.43+0.97%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • IEX gained 4.6% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 196th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +41.8%, 26.0 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 2.1% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 0 cut; forward EPS moved +0.1% (+4.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Machinery, fluids & tools segment of the Industrial Automation & Equipment, where the 1-month median return is +3.7%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate uptrend · High consolidation (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$17.4B
12-month return+41.8%
Forward P/E24.5×
Mean target vs price+8.9%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

IEX+4.6%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
IEX+5.9%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
IEX+15.6%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
IEX+41.8%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500196 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials104 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate uptrend · High consolidationConfirmed

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
This pattern on this stock

40 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +2.5%, positive 63% of the time, against +1.0% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$9.64
30-day change+0.1%
90-day change+4.4%
Mean target$256.29 +8.9%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 0

14 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersMomentum, Valuation

PeersGEV · ETN · PH · EMR

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrial Automation & Equipment · Control & equipment

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Its segment
Machinery, fluids & tools+3.7%
ITW+3.0%1 monthCMI+3.1%1 monthIR+7.1%1 monthDOV+7.1%1 monthSNA−0.8%1 monthSWK+3.6%1 monthIEX+4.6%1 monthNDSN+3.7%1 month

Power, compressed air and tools serve production and maintenance.

Sells into
Factory, infrastructure & farm customers−8.9%
CAT−8.4%1 monthDE−9.3%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−14.5%
Volatility, 60D17.8%
From 52-week high−2.1%
From 52-week low+46.1%
Trailing P/E33.9×
Forward P/E24.5×
ITWIllinois Tool WorksCMICumminsIRIngersoll Rand Inc.DOVDover CorporationSNASnap-On IncorporatedSWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.NDSNNordson CorporationCATCaterpillar

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