Parker-Hannifin Corporation is a global enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of advanced motion and control technologies and systems. These solutions ...
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a Fortune 250 multinational that has been engineering success for over a century. Founded in 1917 by Arthur L. Parker, the company initially manufactured pneumatic and hydraulic components for the automotive and aviation industries. Today, Parker is a global powerhouse with approximately 58,000 ...Parker-Hannifin Corporation, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a Fortune 250 multinational that has been engineering success for over a century. Founded in 1917 by Arthur L. Parker, the company initially manufactured pneumatic and hydraulic components for the automotive and aviation industries. Today, Parker is a global powerhouse with approximately 58,000 employees across the world, generating annual sales of nearly $20 billion (fiscal year 2025). The company's structure is divided into two principal segments: Diversified Industrial and Aerospace Systems. The Diversified Industrial segment offers an extensive portfolio including sealing and shielding, thermal management, bonding agents, coatings, noise and vibration reduction technologies, filtration systems for various fluids, fluid handling connectors, and advanced control mechanisms. It serves OEMs and aftermarket distributors across industries like manufacturing, packaging, processing, transportation, construction, climate control, agriculture, and military. The Aerospace Systems segment delivers specialized components for commercial and military aircraft, including actuation systems, engine components, fuel systems, hydraulic and lubrication parts, pilot interfaces, thermal regulation, and landing gear. Parker's sales network includes direct sales forces, independent distributors, and representatives. The company is known for its strong financial performance, with a market cap of over $136 billion as of the latest data, and maintains a robust balance sheet with a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction. Under CEO Jennifer Parmentier, Parker continues to lead in the fields of motion and control, emphasizing sustainable solutions and digital transformation to meet evolving industrial and aerospace challenges.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$21.5B
+8.3%
+4.9%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$3.6B
+3.3%
+20.7%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+37.7%
+2.3%
+6.2%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+21.6%
+5.4%
+15.5%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+17.0%
-4.6%
+15.0%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$3.9B
+16.9%
+77.4%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+18.2%
+7.9%
+69.1%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
55.3%
-21.5%
-13.6%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
1.26x
+5.7%
+11.8%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
Operator: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Parker-Hannifin Corporation's Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Conference Call and webcast. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Todd Leombruno, Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead, sir.
Todd Leombruno: Thank you, Bo. I'd like to welcome everyone to Parker's Fiscal Year 2026 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Release Webcast. As Bo said, this is Todd Leombruno, Chief Financial Officer speaking. And with me today, as usual, is Jenny Parmentier, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. We have a number of exciting things to review with everyone today, and we appreciate your time this morning. Thanks for joining us. Let's move to Slide 2 to address our disclosures on forward-looking projections and non-GAAP financial measures. Items listed here could cause actual results to vary from our forecast. Our press release, the presentation here and reconciliations for all those non-GAAP measures were released this morning and are available under the Investors section on parker.com. Today, Jenny is going to start with our record FY '26 performance. She's going to share some highlights on what we did with capital deployment actions this year and introduce our new FY '31 adjusted segment operating margin target. She's also going to address an upcoming change to our order rate reporting that will start in FY '27. I'm going to follow with some details on our record fourth quarter financial results. We also initiated our FY '27 guidance today, and we will review all the assumptions for what we expect to be a new record year for Parker Hannifin. We'll conclude the call with our normal Q&A portion, and we'll try to address as many questions as we have time for. Now let's move to Slide 3. And, Jenny, I will turn it over to you.
Jennifer Parmentier: Thank you, Todd, and thank you to everyone for attending the call today. Our global teams delivered record performance in fiscal year '26, powered by our proven business system, The Win Strategy. We achieved top quartile safety performance with a 9% reduction in our recordable incident rate. This was our safest year ever, and we remain focused on being the safest industrial company in the world. We delivered record fiscal year '26 sales of $21.5 billion, surpassing $20 billion for the first time in Parker's history. Organic growth accelerated to 6.6% and adjusted segment operating margin expanded 120 basis points to a record 27.3%. Adjusted earnings per share increased 18% to a record $32.31, and cash flow from operations was also a record at $4.4 billion, our first time over $4 billion. I'd like to congratulate our team members around the world for achieving and surpassing our fiscal year '29 adjusted segment operating margin target ahead of schedule. Thank you for everything you do to keep each other safe, create value for customers …