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Compared to Estimates, Idex (IEX) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended June 2026, Idex (IEX - Free Report) reported revenue of $920.6 million, up 6.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.32, compared to $2.07 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $902.43 million, representing a surprise of +2.01%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.48%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.10.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Idex performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales - Organic impact - YoY change: 5% versus 3.4% estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net Sales- Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT): $317.1 million compared to the $313.81 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Intersegment sales/ Eliminations: $-1.4 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-2.37 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -39.1%.
  • Net Sales- Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP): $189.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $188.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.8%.
  • Net Sales- Health & Science Technologies (HST): $415 million versus $406.67 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.6% change.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT): $110.3 million compared to the $105.04 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-26.2 million versus $-25.38 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP): $54.9 million versus $54.1 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Health & Science Technologies (HST): $119.3 million compared to the $108.88 million average estimate based on three analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Idex here>>>

Shares of Idex have returned -1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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