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    Why Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Is Up 16.9% After Record 2025 Earnings Beat Analyst Expectations – And What's Next

    Simply Wall St·02/10/2026 14:25:28
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    • The Gorman-Rupp Company recently reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, with quarterly sales of US$166.57 million and net income of US$13.75 million, and full-year sales of US$682.39 million and net income of US$53.02 million, all higher than the prior year.
    • Management also reported that earnings exceeded analyst expectations and highlighted record sales, adjusted earnings per share, and strong incoming orders supported by infrastructure-related demand.
    • We’ll now examine how this record performance, particularly the growth in full-year earnings per share, shapes Gorman-Rupp’s broader investment narrative.

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    What Is Gorman-Rupp's Investment Narrative?

    To own Gorman-Rupp, you need to be comfortable with a fairly mature, niche industrial business whose story is more about steady execution than sweeping transformation. The latest results, with higher sales and earnings for both the quarter and the full year, reinforce the near-term catalyst of improving profitability, particularly the lift in full-year EPS. That helpfully supports the recent share price strength, but also makes the current valuation more demanding, with the stock already trading close to consensus targets and at a premium to the wider machinery group. The earnings beat and management’s enthusiasm around infrastructure-driven orders may ease some concerns about growth stalling, yet they do not remove the key risks around high leverage, modest return on equity and revenue growth that is still expected to trail the broader US market.

    However, one issue could quickly shift sentiment if it does not improve. Gorman-Rupp's shares are on the way up, but they could be overextended by 10%. Uncover the fair value now.

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    GRC Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Feb 2026
    GRC Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Feb 2026
    Four fair value views from the Simply Wall St Community span about US$28 to US$68 per share, underlining how differently people see Gorman-Rupp. Against that backdrop, the recent earnings beat and already strong share price performance make it even more important to weigh valuation against the company’s high debt and only moderate returns.

    Explore 4 other fair value estimates on Gorman-Rupp - why the stock might be worth as much as $67.50!

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