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Parker-Hannifin Corporation

PH
60
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Also trades as: 0KFZ.L GBP 8.79 (-0.21%)
Price
$880.57
-12.64 (-1.42%)
Market Cap
$111.05B
Winston Score
60
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
19/30
Growth
Good
10/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
9/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Weak
2/10
Ownership
Not counted
n/a
Dividends
Not counted
n/a

48 of 80 counted points = Winston Score 60. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−1.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 130.4M (2022) → 128.1M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Parker-Hannifin makes the parts that control motion and fluid flow inside machines. Think of the valves, pumps, hoses, cylinders, and filters that keep airplanes, factory robots, construction equipment, and medical devices running. The company sells to manufacturers across aerospace, defense, and industrial markets, and is one of the largest motion and control technology companies in the world.

Parker earns money by selling hardware components and engineered systems, often under long-term contracts with large manufacturers and defense customers. It operates in over 50 countries, generating roughly half its revenue outside the United States. The company's moat comes from deep customer relationships, highly specialized parts that are expensive to switch out, and a broad product catalog built partly through decades of acquisitions, including its large 2022 purchase of Meggitt. The key risk is that Parker's business is tied closely to industrial and aerospace spending cycles, so a slowdown in manufacturing activity or defense budgets could weigh on demand.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

+19.4% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $7.25

30 Jun 2026: $8.66

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$805M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Parker-Hannifin Corporation is growing revenue at 10% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
39.0%
Modest — 39.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
23.9%
Excellent — 23.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
19.2%
Strong — 19.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.3%
Steady sales growth (+8.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+5.0%
Modest earnings growth (+5.0% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
120%
Turns 120% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.57
Conservative — low debt load (0.57)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
11.56x
Comfortably covers interest (11.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
30.5x
Pricey — P/E 30.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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