IEX vs EMR vs GGG Stock Comparison

Idex, Emerson Electric and Graco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.46 +3.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.45B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$93.00B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.11B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Emerson Electric 3, Idex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEXEMRGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.45B $93.00B $11.11B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.6x 36.1x 21.5x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 25.3x 20.5x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +4.8% +5.4% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 13.8% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 10.9% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.8x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.1% +25.2% -14.9% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +12.0%/yr -1.8%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 31.8% 26.4% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

IEXEMRGGG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIEXEMRGGG
Valuation 37 #128 of 203 33 #136 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 43 #107 of 188 41 #112 of 188 37 #119 of 188
Profitability 90 #19 of 183 87 #24 of 183 98 #4 of 183
Financial Health 72 #62 of 216 30 #152 of 216 85 #34 of 216
Shareholder Returns 47 #81 of 152 35 #99 of 152 93 #11 of 152
Overall 58 45 72
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIEXEMRGGGSPY
1 month +3.9%+8.6%-12.0% +0.7%
3 months +2.4%+14.9%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months +9.9%+21.6%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +34.6%+28.7%-16.1% +12.8%
1 year +38.1%+25.2%-14.9% +11.9%
3 years +25.7%+93.1%-7.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.9%+24.5%-2.6% +22.8%
5 years +7.6%+76.0%-8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%+12.0%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +177.8%+240.9%+176.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.8%+13.1%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIEXEMRGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%31.8%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%33.5%31.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.530.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.730.79-0.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-29.9%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%0.0%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $240.52$170.76$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$123.30$66.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIEXEMRGGG
P/E now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 25.8x 37.0xmedian 25.8x 21.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.6x 17.2xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 22.2x 27.5xmedian 22.2x 18.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.64median 1.45 -0.89median 1.45 13.26median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIEXEMRGGG
Revenue $3.66B $18.64B $2.31B
Gross profit $1.64B $9.91B $1.20B
Operating income $763.90M $4.68B $619.56M
Net income $535.80M $2.58B $517.48M
Free cash flow $667.10M $3.46B $600.10M
R&D – – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $4.59 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $602.10M $2.18B $139.82M
Total debt $1.75B $13.11B $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 74.00M 561.10M 163.02M
Enterprise value $15.06B $85.73B $9.12B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIEXEMRGGG
P/E 32.9x 37.0x 21.4x
P/FCF 26.4x 27.5x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.4x 24.3x 16.7x
P/S 4.8x 5.1x 4.8x
P/B 4.4x 4.7x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 8.1x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 17.2x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 22.7x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.7x 4.8x
EV/FCF 28.1x 30.7x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x 27.1x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.64 -0.89 13.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXEMRGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 4.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 7.6% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 5.7% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 11.0% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.2% 9.2% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 13.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.1% -3.0% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -42.0% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.9% -2.2% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -41.6% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 4.4% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 10.1% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 4.4% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 9.4% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXEMRGGG
Gross margin 44.9% 53.2% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 33.1% 31.6%
Operating margin 20.9% 25.1% 26.8%
Pretax margin 19.2% 17.6% 27.6%
Net margin 14.6% 13.8% 22.4%
FCF margin 18.2% 18.6% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 21.0% 28.6%
Return on equity 13.4% 12.7% 20.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 6.1% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 10.9% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 14.9% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXEMRGGG
Debt / assets 25.5% 31.1% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.8x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.6% 51.7% 24.3%
Equity / assets 58.4% 48.3% 75.7%
Interest coverage – – 189.0x
Current ratio 2.8x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.75 4.77 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXEMRGGG
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 1.0% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.3% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.1% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 0.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIEXEMRGGG
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.14FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +15.3% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +15.3% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXEMRGGG
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 687 2,292 731
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 351 1,081 337
Institutions selling 202 799 280
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.35 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IEXEMRGGG
IEX 1.00 0.63 0.55
EMR 0.63 1.00 0.49
GGG 0.55 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, EMR and GGG?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $17.45B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $93.00B, Graco (GGG) $11.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, EMR and GGG?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 32.6x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.1x, Graco (GGG) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 26.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idex (IEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +38.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%, Graco (GGG) -14.9%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) +1.5%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr, Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 22.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Graco (GGG) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IEX, EMR and GGG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.