The Gorman-Rupp Company Common Shares

Day range

$70.86 – $75.87

Open

$72.82

Prev close

$70.13

Volume

467.86K

Market cap

$1.85B

Shares out

26.41M

P/E

29.70

P/S

2.64

P/B

4.20

P/FCF

18.42

ROE

14.1%

ROA

7.2%

Debt/Equity

0.62

Div yield

1.07%

As of Oct 22, 2026

• Executive leadershipOct 2, 2026

  On October 1, 2026, The Gorman-Rupp Company entered into new Change of Control Severance Agreements with certain employees, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President, Scott A. King, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Brigette A. Burnell, and Chief Financial Officer, Ronald F. Stoops. The Severance Agreements provide for severance payments, COBRA coverage payments, retirement benefit enhancements, and accelerated vesting of outstanding equity awards in specified circumstances following a Change of Control.

• Executive leadershipJul 24, 2026

  On July 23, 2026, James C. Kerr, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, informed The Gorman-Rupp Company (the "Company" or "Gorman-Rupp") of his decision to retire from the Company. Mr. Kerr will be succeeded as Chief Financial Officer by current Vice President of Finance, Ronald F. Stoops, effective October 1, 2026.

• Shareholder meetingsApr 25, 2025

  The annual meeting of the shareholders of The Gorman-Rupp Company (the "Company") was held on April 24, 2025 virtually via webcast (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, 23,301,060 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy; therefore, a quorum was present. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the Company's shareholders at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results on each such matter.

• Board of directorsJan 27, 2023

  On January 25, 2023, Rick R. Taylor notified The Gorman-Rupp Company (the "Company") of his intent not to stand for re-election as a Director at the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled in April, at which time his term as a Director will expire. Mr. Taylor's decision not to stand for re-election was not the result of any disagreement with management or the Board.

• Deal completionsJun 1, 2022

  On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Transaction was completed. As previously disclosed, on April 26, 2022 the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Tuthill Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Tuthill"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire the fuel transfer business, including the Fill-Rite and Sotera brands, of Tuthill for a purchase price of $525 million, subject to certain customary adjustments (the "Transaction").

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Days to cover

2.7

Short interest

645.98K

Avg volume

237.66K

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

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