IDEX (IEX) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.33
- Estimate
- $2.24
- Surprise
- +4.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $951.7M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.6/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
IDEX (IEX) beat the $2.24 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.33 — a clear 4.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.3/10) to Sell at 5.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates IEX Sell at 5.5/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.0% surprise compares with a +7.4% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.0 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (2.2% away)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $238.54
- Stop
- $227.40
The stock trades at 34.3× trailing but 24.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.2× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
IEX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Specialty Industrial Machinery
- Market cap
- $17.59B
- P/E (fwd)
- 24.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 34.3
- 52-week range
- $160.60–$243.80
- Off 52-week high
- 2.2%
- RSI (14)
- 60
- Volume vs avg
- 2.18×
- Score today
- 5.5/10