Donaldson Company (DCI)
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - MachinerySnapshot 2026-10-29
$82.96-2.73%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsIndustrial - MachinerySnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMostly healthy — no soft spokes
DCI’s strong recent financial performance supports owning its durable growth, despite sector trends working against it. Revenue growth accelerated from 5.8% to 8.0%, and fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings beat consensus. DCI trades at 21× P/E versus a 25× peer median, and 22× its own historical multiple. The price reflects less growth than our forecast. The Mania market cycle and a 24% next-quarter miss probability create risks. The multiple must be earned against its peer gap. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% below where it trades. Our read remains intact; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. DCI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 8 analysts currently covering DCI (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for DCI in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve record sales and adjusted EPS for fiscal 2026
Growth and share gains support record sales objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $82.96
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $82.96.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Increase operating margin to 15.8%-16.2% in 2026
Costlier bet may hinder margin improvement efforts.
Advances: Achieve record sales and adjusted EPS for fiscal 2026
Record sales and EPS align with growth objectives.
Advances: Increase operating margin to 15.8%-16.2% in 2026
Forecasting higher EPS and operating margin supports growth objectives.
Advances: Achieve record sales and adjusted EPS for fiscal 2026
Earnings beat and outlook raise support growth objectives.
Advances: Achieve record sales and adjusted EPS for fiscal 2026
Share price increase reflects positive market reaction to earnings.
Advances: Achieve record sales and adjusted EPS for fiscal 2026
Forecasting organic sales growth supports record sales objective.
Advances: Increase operating margin to 15.8%-16.2% in 2026
Earnings rise suggests potential margin recovery.