# Franklin Electric

> Franklin Electric designs, manufactures, and distributes systems for moving and managing water, fuel, and electricity. Its motors, pumps, drives, monitoring products, and Headwater distribution businesses serve residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, municipal, and energy markets worldwide.

- **Founded:** 1944
- **Headquarters:** Fort Wayne, United States
- **Founders:** Edward J. Schaefer (Co-founder), T. Wayne Kehoe (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Submersible motors, pumps, drives, and controls, SubDrive Connect, Little Giant, Franklin Electric Fueling Systems, Franklin Grid Solutions
- **Notable:** Expanded from specialty motors into water, fueling, critical power monitoring, and contractor distribution., Reported fiscal 2025 sales of $2.1313 billion., Completed the Cat Pumps acquisition on September 4, 2026.

## Products & services

- **Submersible motors, pumps, drives, and controls** — Equipment for groundwater, pressure boosting, irrigation, water transfer, and other water applications.
- **SubDrive Connect** — Constant-pressure variable frequency drives for residential and light commercial pumping; the 2024 generation added Bluetooth FE Connect pairing and other installation improvements.
- **Little Giant** — Sump, sewage, condensate, utility, dewatering, and other water-transfer pumps.
- **Franklin Electric Fueling Systems** — Submersible fueling pumps, tank monitoring, leak detection, piping, containment, and related station equipment.
- **Franklin Grid Solutions** — Battery testing and monitoring, circuit-breaker monitoring, asset information systems, and EV switchgear.
- **Headwater Companies** — US groundwater distribution, contractor support, on-site inventory, and HydroLink account and ordering tools.
- **Cat Pumps** — High-pressure positive-displacement pumps, replacement parts, and accessories; acquired by Franklin in September 2026.

## Achievements

- Expanded from specialty motors into water, fueling, critical power monitoring, and contractor distribution.
- Reported fiscal 2025 sales of $2.1313 billion.
- Completed the Cat Pumps acquisition on September 4, 2026.
- Produced approximately 20,000 pumps, motors, drives, and controls daily, according to its investor overview.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Luciana Amaro appointed Chief Human Resources Officer on October 19.
- **2026-10** — Third-quarter results scheduled for October 28; they had not been released as of October 22.
- **2026-09** — Announced Cat Pumps acquisition: $350 million cash plus a potential earnout of up to $50 million in Franklin stock.
- **2026-07** — Second-quarter sales reached $622.9 million, up 6% year over year; all three operating segments grew.
- **2026-02** — Reported 2025 sales of $2.1313 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $3.22.

## Links

- Website: https://franklin-electric.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/franklin-electric/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/FranklinWater
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/FECorporate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franklin.water/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/franklinwater

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Last updated: 2026-10-22