IDEX CORP /DE/

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The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in this annual report. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and under the heading “Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act” discussed elsewhere in this annual report.

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The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in this annual report. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and under the heading “Cautionary Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act” discussed elsewhere in this annual report.

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This discussion includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that have been defined and reconciled to their most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) under the headings “Non-GAAP Disclosures” and “Free Cash Flow.” This discussion also includes Operating working capital which has been defined under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

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This discussion includes certain non-GAAP financial measures that have been defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) under the headings “Non-GAAP Disclosures” and “Free Cash Flow.” This discussion also includes Operating working capital which has been defined under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.

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IDEX is an applied solutions provider specializing in the manufacturing of fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies and fire, safety and other diversified products built to customers’ specifications. IDEX’s products are sold in niche markets across a wide range of industries throughout the world. Accordingly, IDEX’s businesses are affected by levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and in other countries where it does business, as well as by the relationship of the U.S. dollar to other currencies. Levels of capacity utilization and capital spending in certain markets and overall industrial activity are important factors that influence the demand for IDEX’s products.

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IDEX is an applied solutions provider specializing in the manufacturing of health and science technologies, fluid and metering technologies, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to customers’ specifications. IDEX’s products are sold in niche markets across a wide range of industries throughout the world. Accordingly, IDEX’s businesses are affected by levels of industrial activity and economic conditions in the U.S. and in other countries where it does business, as well as by the relationship of the U.S. Dollar to other currencies. Levels of capacity utilization and capital spending in certain markets and overall industrial activity are important factors that influence the demand for IDEX’s products.

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•Diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) attributable to IDEX of $6.64, down 15%

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•Reported diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) attributable to IDEX of $6.41 decreased 3%

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•Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to IDEX* of $7.89, down 4%

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•Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to IDEX* of $7.95 increased 1%

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•Operating cash flow of $668.1 million, down 7%, was 132% of net income, up from 120%

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•Operating cash flow of $680.4 million increased 2% and was 141% of net income, up from 132%

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Gross profit and Gross margin were positively impacted by strong price/cost and were negatively impacted by higher employee-related costs and unfavorable mix. Additionally, Gross profit was positively impacted by the net accretive impact of acquisitions and divestitures, which was more than offset by lower volumes.

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Gross profit and Gross margin were positively impacted by price/cost and operational productivity improvements, and were negatively impacted by volume deleverage and unfavorable mix. Operational productivity improvements include platform optimization savings resulting from restructuring actions and other cost containment actions taken in 2025, which largely offset increases in other employee-related costs. Gross profit was also positively impacted by acquisitions, net of divestitures.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to the $31.1 million impact from acquisitions, including amortization, net of divestitures, as well as higher employee-related costs and increased discretionary spending and transaction expenses.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to the $51.0 million impact from acquisitions, net of divestitures, including amortization.

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In 2024, the Company completed the sale of Alfa Valvole, Srl (“Alfa Valvole”) for proceeds of $45.1 million, net of cash remitted, resulting in a gain on the sale of $4.0 million, net of a release of cumulative foreign currency translation losses of $5.5 million. In 2023, the Company completed the sale of Micropump, Inc. (“Micropump”) for proceeds of $110.3 million, net of cash remitted, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $93.8 million, and the sale of Novotema, SpA (“Novotema”) for proceeds of $8.3 million, net of cash remitted, which resulted in a loss of $9.1 million. For additional information, refer to Note 2, “Acquisitions and Divestitures,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In 2024, the Company completed the sale of Alfa Valvole, Srl (“Alfa Valvole”) for proceeds of $45.1 million, net of cash remitted, resulting in a gain on the sale of $4.0 million, net of a release of cumulative foreign currency translation losses of $5.5 million. For additional information, refer to Note 2, “Acquisitions and Divestitures,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The 2024 effective tax rate was 21.1% as compared with the 2023 effective tax rate of 21.7%. One-time discrete tax benefits lowered the effective tax rate in 2024 and 2023. For additional information, refer to Note 12, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The 2025 effective tax rate was 23.7% as compared to the 2024 effective tax rate of 21.1%. The increase in the rate was primarily due to legislation enacted in 2025, which lowered tax benefits from certain foreign sourced income and increased state income taxes. Additionally, the mix of earnings in higher tax rate jurisdictions increased taxes and discrete tax items were less favorable than in the prior year period. For additional information, refer to Note 12, “Income Taxes,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In October 2021, members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting agreed to a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges associated with the digitalization of the economy. In December 2021, the OECD released the Pillar Two Model Rules (“Pillar Two”), which define the global minimum tax and call for the taxation of large corporations at a minimum rate of 15%. While it is uncertain whether the United States will enact legislation to adopt Pillar Two, certain countries in which we operate have enacted legislation, and other countries are in the process of introducing draft legislation to implement the minimum tax directive. Many aspects of Pillar Two became effective January 1, 2025; however, nearly all of the jurisdictions in which IDEX operates have an effective tax rate above the 15% threshold. The Company does not expect a material impact from the Pillar Two income tax rules. We are continuing to monitor legislative developments and evaluate financial results for changes in the expected impact.

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In October 2021, members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting agreed to a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges associated with the digitalization of the economy. In December 2021, the OECD released the Pillar Two Model Rules (“Pillar Two”), which define the global minimum tax and call for the taxation of large corporations at a minimum rate of 15%. While it is uncertain whether the United States will enact legislation to adopt Pillar Two, certain countries in which we operate have enacted legislation, and other countries are in the process of introducing draft legislation to implement the minimum tax directive. Many aspects of Pillar Two became effective January 1, 2025; however, nearly all of the jurisdictions in which IDEX operates have an effective tax rate above the 15% threshold. Therefore, the Company does not expect a material impact from the Pillar Two income tax rules. We are continuing to monitor legislative developments and evaluate financial results for changes in the expected impact.

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The Company has three reportable segments: FMT, HST and FSDP. For a detailed description of the operations within each segment, please refer to Part I, Item 1,“Business”of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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The Company has three reportable segments: HST, FMT and FSDP. For a detailed description of the operations within each segment, please refer to Part I, Item 1,“Business”of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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•Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased primarily due to higher employee-related costs, higher discretionary spending and unfavorable mix, partially offset by strong price/cost and favorable operational productivity, net of lower volume leverage.

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•Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased primarily due to volume deleverage and unfavorable mix, mostly offset by price/cost and net productivity improvements, including platform optimization savings and cost containment.

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Based on management’s current expectations and currently available information, the Company believes current cash, cash from operations and cash available under the Revolving Facility will be sufficient to meet its operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and postretirement funding requirements, share repurchases and quarterly dividend payments to holders of the Company’s common stock for the foreseeable future. Additionally, in the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition upon acceptable terms, the Company may obtain all or a portion of the financing for these acquisitions through the incurrence of additional borrowings. The Company believes that additional borrowings through various financing alternatives remain available, if required.

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Based on management’s current expectations and currently available information, the Company believes current cash, cash from operations and cash available under the Revolving Facility will be sufficient to meet itscash requirements, including funding of working capital, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and postretirement funding requirements, share repurchases and quarterly dividend payments to holders of the Company’s common stock for the foreseeable future. Additionally, in the event that suitable businesses are available for acquisition upon acceptable terms, the Company may obtain all or a portion of the financing for these acquisitions through the incurrence of additional borrowings. The Company believes that additional borrowings through various financing alternatives remain available, if required.

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The Company believes free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, is an important measure of performance because it provides a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available for payment obligations such as operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and postretirement funding requirements and quarterly dividend payments to holders of the Company’s common stock as well as for funding acquisitions and share repurchases. Free cash flow is calculated as cash flows provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow conversion is calculated as free cash flow divided by adjusted net income attributable to IDEX.

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The Company believes free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, is an important measure of performance because it provides a measurement of cash generated from operations that is available for payment obligations such as operating cash requirements, planned capital expenditures, interest and principal payments on all borrowings, pension and postretirement funding requirements and quarterly dividend payments to holders of the Company’s common stock as well as for funding acquisitions and share repurchases. Free cash flow is calculated as cash flows provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow conversion, also a non-GAAP measure, is calculated as free cash flow divided by adjusted net income attributable to IDEX.

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•Purchase obligations - The Company enters into purchase orders with vendors and other parties in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s purchase obligations, consisting primarily of inventory commitments, totaled approximately $296.8 million, of which $271.1 million is expected to be settled during 2025 and the remainder thereafter.

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•Purchase obligations - The Company enters into purchase orders with vendors and other parties in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s purchase obligations, consisting primarily of inventory commitments, totaled approximately $326.2 million, of which $290.1 million is expected to be settled during 2026 and the remainder thereafter.

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Capital expenditures generally include machinery and equipment that support growth and improved productivity, tooling, business system technology, replacement of equipment and investments in new facilities. The Company believes it has sufficient operating cash flows to continue to meet current obligations and invest in planned capital expenditures. Cash flows from operations were more than adequate to fund capital expenditures of $65.1 million and $89.9 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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Capital expenditures generally include machinery and equipment that support growth and improved productivity, tooling, business system technology, replacement of equipment and investments in new facilities. The Company believes it has sufficient operating cash flows to continue to meet current obligations and invest in planned capital expenditures. Cash flows from operations were more than adequate to fund capital expenditures of $63.6 million and $65.1 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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There were no share repurchases in 2024. The Company repurchased 124,600 shares at a cost of $24.2 million in 2023. As of December 31, 2024, the amount of share repurchase authorization remaining was $539.7 million. During February 2025, the Company repurchased a total of 256,159 shares at a cost of $50.0 million. For additional information regarding the Company’s share repurchase program, refer to Note 11, “Share Repurchases,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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On September 17, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $635.0 million of the Company’s common shares. This approval is in addition to the prior repurchase authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors of $500.0 million on March 17, 2020. In 2025, the Company repurchased 1.4 million shares at a cost of $252.4 million (including estimated excise taxes of $2.4 million, which will be paid in 2026), of which $2.2 million was settled in January 2026. There were no share repurchases in 2024. As of December 31, 2025, the amount of share repurchase authorization remaining was $924.7 million, excluding fees, commissions, excise taxes and other expenses related to such common stock repurchases. For additional information regarding the Company’s share repurchase program, refer to Note 11, “Share Repurchases,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Item 5 “Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.”

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The Company increased its quarterly cash dividend by 8% from $0.64 per common share in 2023 to $0.69 per common share in 2024. Total dividend payments to common shareholders were $205.3 million in 2024 compared with $190.7 million in 2023.

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The Company increased its quarterly cash dividend by 3% from $0.69 per common share in 2024 to $0.71 per common share in 2025. Total dividend payments to common shareholders were $212.6 million in 2025 compared with $205.3 million in 2024.

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The key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Revolving Facility, the 3.37% Senior Notes and the 5.13% Senior Notes, are a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1. At December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants, as the Company’s interest coverage ratio was 16.09 to 1 for covenant calculation purposes and the leverage ratio was 2.20 to 1. There are no financial covenants relating to the 2.625% Senior Notes, the 3.00% Senior Notes and the 4.950% Senior Notes (each defined in Note 7, “Borrowings”); however, all are subject to cross-acceleration provisions. For a discussion of the Company’s Revolving Facility, Term Facility and Senior Notes as well as the associated covenants, refer to Note 7, “Borrowings,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The key financial covenants that the Company is required to maintain in connection with the Revolving Facility and the 5.13% Senior Notes are a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1. At December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with both of these financial covenants, as the Company’s interest coverage ratio was 13.13 to 1 for covenant calculation purposes and the leverage ratio was 1.96 to 1. There are no financial covenants relating to the 2.625% Senior Notes, the 3.00% Senior Notes or the 4.950% Senior Notes (each as defined in Note 7, “Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements); however, all are subject to cross-acceleration provisions. For a discussion of the Company’s Revolving Facility and Senior Notes as well as the associated covenants, refer to Note 7, “Borrowings,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The Company had $38.1 million of letters of credit as of December 31, 2024, primarily issued as security for insurance and other performance obligations. Of the $38.1 million of letters of credit, only $2.8 million reduced the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2024. The Company has restricted cash of $18.1 million as of December 31, 2024, which represents cash held as collateral for standby letters of credit issued by Mott and is required to keep the balance in a separate account for the duration of the letters of credit.

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The Company had $21.4 million of letters of credit as of December 31, 2025, primarily issued as security for insurance and other performance obligations. Of the $21.4 million of letters of credit, only $2.6 million reduced the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2025.

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Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets — Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, which consists solely of trade names, are not amortized; rather they are tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. The Company follows the guidance prescribed in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, to test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. In assessing goodwill for impairment, the Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit utilizing an income approach (discounted cash flows) weighted 50% and a market approach (consisting of a comparable public company multiples methodology) weighted 50%. To determine the reasonableness of the calculated fair values, the Company reviews the assumptions to ensure that neither the income approach nor the market approach yielded significantly different valuations. Key assumptions and estimates used in the goodwill impairment assessment are described below. Based on the results of the Company’s annual impairment test at October 31, 2024, all reporting units had fair values substantially in excess of their carrying values.

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Codification (“ASC”) 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, to test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. In assessing goodwill for impairment, the Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit utilizing an income approach (discounted cash flows) weighted 50% and a market approach (consisting of a comparable public company multiples methodology) weighted 50%. To determine the reasonableness of the calculated fair values, the Company reviews the assumptions to ensure that neither the income approach nor the market approach yielded significantly different valuations. Key assumptions and estimates used in the goodwill impairment assessment are described below. Based on the results of the Company’s annual impairment test at October 31, 2025, all reporting units had fair values substantially in excess of their carrying values.

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The Company’s acquisitions have generally included significant goodwill components and the Company expects to continue to make acquisitions. At December 31, 2024, goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets totaled $3,342.6 million, or 50%, of the Company’s total assets.

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The Company’s acquisitions have generally included significant goodwill components and the Company expects to continue to make acquisitions. At December 31, 2025, goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets totaled $3,505.4 million, or 51%, of the Company’s total assets.

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Set forth below are reconciliations of Organic net sales, Adjusted gross profit, Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted net income attributable to IDEX, Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to IDEX, Consolidated Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin to their respective most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Management uses these metrics to measure performance of the Company since they exclude items that are not reflective of ongoing operations, as identified in the reconciliations below. Management also supplements its U.S. GAAP financial statements with adjusted information to provide investors with greater insight, transparency and a more comprehensive understanding of the information used by management in its financial and operational decision making.

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Set forth below are reconciliations of Organic sales, Adjusted gross profit, Adjusted gross margin, Adjusted net income attributable to IDEX, Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to IDEX, Consolidated Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margin to their respective most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Management uses these metrics to measure performance of the Company since they exclude items that are not reflective of ongoing operations, as identified in the reconciliations below. Management also supplements its U.S. GAAP financial statements with adjusted information to provide investors with greater insight, transparency and a more comprehensive understanding of the information used by management in its financial and operational decision making.

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(2) The portion of sales attributable to foreign currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in organic net sales, and (b) the period-to-period change in organic net sales after applying prior period foreign exchange rates to the current year period.

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(2) The portion of sales attributable to foreign currency translation is calculated as the difference between (a) the period-to-period change in organic sales, and (b) the period-to-period change in organic sales after applying prior period foreign exchange rates to the current year period.