FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Simmons William L. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/18/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol IDEX CORP /DE/ [IEX] (Last) (First) (Middle) 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Group Executive, FMT & FSDP 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) NORTHBROOK, IL 60062 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) COMMON STOCK 1,837(1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)	(2)	02/25/2031	COMMON STOCK	454	$197.11	D
OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)	(3)	02/24/2032	COMMON STOCK	870	$188.99	D
OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)	(4)	02/23/2033	COMMON STOCK	4,855	$225.69	D
OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)	(5)	02/22/2034	COMMON STOCK	1,885	$235.13	D
OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)	(6)	02/20/2035	COMMON STOCK	3,080	$196.07	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Simmons William L. 3100 SANDERS ROAD SUITE 301 NORTHBROOK, IL 60062			Group Executive, FMT & FSDP

Signatures

/s/ Sam Rayburn, by Power of Attorney		02/23/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1,699 restricted stock units (?RSUs?). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer?s common stock. These RSUs vest as follows, subject to the Reporting Person?s continuous service through each such date: (i) 987 RSUs vest on September 16, 2026, and (ii) 712 RSUs vest on February 20, 2028.
(2)	Represents 454 shares remaining from an original option grant of 1,815 shares, which option is fully vested.
(3)	Represents 870 shares remaining from an original option grant of 1,740 shares, which option vests in four substantially equal annual installments beginning February 24, 2023, subject to the Reporting Person?s continuous service through each such date.
(4)	This option vests in four substantially equal annual installments beginning February 23, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person?s continuous service through each such date.
(5)	This option vests in four substantially equal annual installments beginning February 22, 2025, subject to the Reporting Person?s continuous service through each such date.
(6)	This option vests in four substantially equal annual installments beginning February 20, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person?s continuous service through each such date.
Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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