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Compared to Estimates, Idex (IEX) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Idex (IEX - Free Report) reported $951.7 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of $2.33 for the same period compares to $2.03 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $919.36 million, representing a surprise of +3.52%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.48%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.23.

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: 8% versus 5.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net Sales- Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT): $327.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $321.18 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.4%.
  • Net Sales- Intersegment sales/ Eliminations: $-1.2 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-1.81 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.7%.
  • Net Sales- Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP): $191.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $182.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.3%.
  • Net Sales- Health & Science Technologies (HST): $433.5 million versus $422.98 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.8% change.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT): $111 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $107.51 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate: $-25.5 million compared to the $-25.76 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP): $54.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $52.88 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA- Health & Science Technologies (HST): $124.8 million versus $119.24 million estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of Idex have returned +1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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