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HRI

Moderate riskNext report: Around Feb 16, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Profitable
Sales up 23% last year
Brings in more cash than it spends

Watch out for

High debt: 4.12x equity

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 7.5% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (199 bought, 124 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$127.11-0.8% that day

Company value: $4.3B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 34.1x; You pay about $34 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.87x; Company value is 0.87 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 2.2%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 2%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 189%; Owes more than the whole company is worth

From HRI's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Sep '26

$1.4B+4.6% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $4.9B, up 19% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 20% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of HRI. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+19% a yearRecently: +19% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 2.5%P/E at the end34xToday: 34.1x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$11.7B

Profit in 5 years$352M

Price these guesses point to$340.23+168% vs $127.11 todayAbout +22% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 34x P/E, sales could shrink about 2.3% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

1/6Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.0.1%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.4.12x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.0%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$928.0M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+4.0% in 3 years

Revenue: $4.4B; +22.6% vs prior year
5-year growth: +19.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $8.0B; 4.12x equity
Current ratio: 1.31x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Reported Oct 27Before open6:31 am ET

Revenue: $1.4B; +4.6% YoY
EPS: $3.10; vs $0.90
Free cash flow: $335.0M
Share count: +0.6%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

56/ 100

This week: 1
Normal week: 0.8
vs normal: 1.3x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+7.5%

Institutions added 7.5% to their holdings. 199 bought, 124 sold.

Shares held by institutions34.7M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+5.8%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

4.0x · $8.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

33M

Why moderate risk

Share count growing 5.8% a year
High debt: 4.03x equity

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Feb 16, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedOct 27
Results filedJul 28
Results filedApr 28
Results filedFeb 17
Results filedOct 28, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 5 · View filing ↗Big holder 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 17 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

Earnings resultsOct 27 · Form 8-K ↗Quarterly reportOct 27 · Form 10-Q ↗Leadership changeOct 26 · Form 8-K ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Oct 5 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗Major agreementSep 3 · Form 8-K ↗

BoughtErik OlssonDirector

3,085 shares at $163.00 · $503K

+483% of holdings
Now owns 3,724 shares
Filed 3 days after trade

Aug 21Form 4 ↗

New insiderAug 20 · Form 3 ↗

Stock awardErik OlssonDirector

639 shares

Now owns 639 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Aug 18Form 4 ↗

Stock awardTamir PeresSVP&Chief Information Officer

2,261 shares

+5% of holdings
Now owns 47,175 shares
Filed 2 days after trade
Also: Shares withheld for taxes

Aug 18Form 4 ↗

Leadership changeAug 19 · Form 8-K ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 17 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗Earnings resultsJul 28 · Form 8-K ↗Quarterly reportJul 28 · Form 10-Q ↗5%+ holder update (passive)Jul 7 · Form SCHEDULE 13G/A ↗Shareholder vote resultsMay 20 · Form 8-K ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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