Franklin Electric vs Graco
Graco reported revenue of $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Franklin Electric's $2.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Franklin Electric's revenue grew 5.4% in its latest year, and Graco's grew 5.8%. Franklin Electric had an operating margin of 12.6%, against 27.9% at Graco. Free cash flow was $194 million at Franklin Electric and $638 million at Graco. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and December 26), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Franklin Electric | Graco | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 26, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 11.3% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | 35.5% | 52.5% |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | 27.9% |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 23.3% |
| Free cash flow | $194M | $638M |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.1% | 28.5% |
| Return on capital | 16.0% | 25.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.2x | −0.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $216M | $606M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.1% | −1.9% |
| Last close | $94.17 | $67.86 |
| P/E at the last close | 21.2× | 21.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $46,670, sold $3.1 million | bought $99,857, sold $4.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Franklin Electric and Graco pages.