The Toro Company ($TTC) is a century-old maker of turf, construction, and snow-removal equipment with deep roots in golf-course maintenance and a growing footprint in underground construction. In this episode, we unpack how Toro evolved from motorizing fairway mowers into a diversified equipment leader—building a powerful professional business and a consumer-facing residential arm—largely through focused acquisitions (think Ditch Witch, Lawn-Boy, Exmark, BOSS) and steady product-and-aftermarket demand. We explore Toro’s strengths—strong brand recognition in golf and pro markets, a recurring parts-and-service model, smart M&A, and a push into autonomy and connected products (GeoLink) plus new construction niches like hydrovac—alongside the downsides: a struggling residential segment, exposure to economic and weather cycles, intense competition from giants like Deere and Husqvarna, and supply-chain/material pressures. They’ve got cost-saving initiatives and cashflow flexibility, but the big question remains: can Toro keep leveraging its niche dominance and tech investments to outlast cyclical headwinds, or will steady but slow markets and execution risks blunt its upside?

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