Franklin Electric R&D Expense History
FELE / Industrials|10 years of SEC 10-K data (FY2016-FY2025)
$20M in FY2025 with a 5-year CAGR of -1.6%.
Improved from $18M to $20M over the past 2 years.
Franklin Electric's r&d expense of $20M is lower than 81% of companies in the Industrials sector (FY2025). R&D Expense has fluctuated over the past 10 years, ranging from $17M in FY2022 to $22M in FY2018.
Based on SEC 10-K filings.
Key Data Points
- Altman Z-Score 3.12 (safe zone, above 2.9 threshold)
- High earnings quality (cash-backed earnings)
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.
- 3-Year CAGR
- +6.2%
- 5-Year CAGR
- -1.6%
- 10-Year CAGR
- -
R&D Expense Trend
Bottom 19% in IndustrialsTop 81% of 167This company $20.0M Sector average $283.8M
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-93.0% below sector average
Key Insights
- 5-year CAGR of -1.6%, indicating a declining trend.
- In FY2025, r&d expense decreased 7.0% year-over-year.
- Ranks #136 out of 167 companies in the Industrials sector.
- Peak r&d expense was recorded in FY2018.
Annual Data
| Year | R&D Expense | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $20.0M | -7.0% |
| FY2024 | $21.5M | +21.5% |
| FY2023 | $17.7M | +6.0% |
| FY2022 | $16.7M | -3.5% |
| FY2021 | $17.3M | -20.3% |
| FY2020 | $21.7M | +4.3% |
| FY2019 | $20.8M | -5.9% |
| FY2018 | $22.1M | +6.3% |
| FY2017 | $20.8M | -3.3% |
| FY2016 | $21.5M | +16.8% |
As of FY2025 · SEC 10-K · Updated Mar 29, 2026