CluenexParker-Hannifin PH
Parker-Hannifin scores good on business quality (6.4 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What Parker-Hannifin does
Parker-Hannifin makes motion and control technologies, selling motion systems, fluid connectors, and industrial components to original equipment makers and maintenance providers across aerospace and heavy industry. The company is leaning into higher-margin engineered systems and expanding its aerospace aftermarket footprint to lift cash generation.
- What it does best
Parker-Hannifin leads in operating margin efficiency, posting an operating margin of 21.6% that outperforms peers like Xylem at 15.5%. This edge stems from deep customer integration and proprietary motion control platforms that lock in industrial clients.
- The main risk
Industrial demand softness threatens core volume growth as broad macroeconomic pressures weigh on capital goods spending across key manufacturing markets.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margin stands at 21.6% and FCF margin is 18.2%, ranking in the top decile of its sector. Profitability is expanding, proving the business scales efficiently.
Proprietary motion and control technology locks in enterprise manufacturing and aerospace clients, supported by an operating margin ranking in the top quartile of its sector.
Revenue grew 8.3% to $21.5B, showing steady acceleration compared to the prior flat year.
Debt-to-equity sits at 0.55 while interest coverage is 11.6x, meaning debt servicing costs remain entirely manageable. Free cash flow reached $3.9B and is getting stronger.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
8 sold $18.6M outside pre-planned sales.
Our sealed record on PH
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
Parker-Hannifin scores good on the Cluenex quality check (6.4 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is strong, moat fair, growth steady and financial health fair.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: 8 sold $18.6M outside pre-planned sales.
Oct 29, 2026.
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