secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (FELE)
CIK:        0000038725
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038725-25-000174
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Electric Q3 net sales +9% to $581.7M; adj. EPS $1.30 (+11%)
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- GAAP diluted EPS was $0.37 including a $0.93/share pre-tax pension termination charge of $55.3M.
- Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.30, up 11% YoY from $1.17.
- Operating income $85.1M (+16%); operating margin 14.6%.
- All segments grew: Water +11%, Energy +15%, Distribution +3%.
- FY2025 guidance maintained: sales $2.09B-$2.15B, EPS $4.00-$4.20 (ex-pension charge).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000174/0000038725-25-000174-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872525000174/fele-20251028.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-25-000174

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