BKR vs EMR vs GGG Stock Comparison

Baker Hughes, Emerson Electric and Graco Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.66 -4.3% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.22B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$167.78 +5.3% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$94.91B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$67.19 -14.1% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.03B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Baker Hughes 3, Emerson Electric 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKREMRGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.22B $94.91B $11.03B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 36.8x 21.3x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 24.9x 20.0x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +4.8% +5.4% GGG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 13.8% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 10.9% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% BKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% +24.7% -17.4% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr +11.6%/yr -2.2%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.4% 31.8% 26.3% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 45/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

BKREMRGGG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBKREMRGGG
Valuation 33 #32 of 47 33 #136 of 203 50 #102 of 203
Growth 64 #16 of 43 39 #115 of 188 35 #123 of 188
Profitability 74 #11 of 40 87 #25 of 184 98 #4 of 184
Financial Health 16 #38 of 45 30 #153 of 217 86 #32 of 217
Shareholder Returns 45 #18 of 32 37 #97 of 153 93 #12 of 153
Overall 46 45 72
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBKREMRGGGSPY
1 month -4.3%+5.3%-14.1% +0.9%
3 months -6.9%+15.1%-17.3% +5.9%
6 months -20.6%+22.9%-15.6% +8.5%
Year to date +20.0%+26.4%-18.0% +13.3%
1 year +14.2%+24.7%-17.4% +12.4%
3 years +57.0%+90.6%-8.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.2%+24.0%-3.0% +23.5%
5 years +117.9%+73.0%-10.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.9%+11.6%-2.2% +11.0%
10 years —+235.0%+170.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+12.9%+10.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBKREMRGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.4%31.8%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%33.5%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.540.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.78-0.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.2%-29.9%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%0.0%-29.1% -0.9%
52-week high $69.67$167.78$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $44.47$123.30$66.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBKREMRGGG
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 28.7x 36.4xmedian 25.4x 20.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.7x 17.0xmedian 14.3x 14.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 16.3x 27.0xmedian 21.8x 18.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.51 -0.88median 1.41 12.96median 1.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBKREMRGGG
Revenue $28.74B $18.64B $2.31B
Gross profit $6.83B $9.91B $1.20B
Operating income $3.43B $4.68B $619.56M
Net income $2.93B $2.58B $517.48M
Free cash flow $3.23B $3.46B $600.10M
R&D $573.00M – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $2.90 $4.59 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $4.07B $2.18B $139.82M
Total debt $18.26B $13.11B $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 998.00M 561.10M 163.02M
Enterprise value $15.95B $87.65B $9.05B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBKREMRGGG
P/E 18.7x 36.4x 20.9x
P/FCF 16.8x 27.0x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 23.9x 16.3x
P/S 1.9x 5.0x 4.7x
P/B 2.6x 4.6x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 8.0x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 17.0x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 22.4x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.6x 4.7x
EV/FCF 21.2x 30.2x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 26.7x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 -0.88 12.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKREMRGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 4.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 7.6% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 5.7% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 11.0% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.8% 9.2% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 13.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.0% -3.0% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -42.0% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.4% -2.2% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.5% -41.6% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 4.4% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 10.1% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.5% 4.4% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 9.4% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKREMRGGG
Gross margin 23.8% 53.2% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 33.1% 31.6%
Operating margin 11.9% 25.1% 26.8%
Pretax margin 11.2% 17.6% 27.6%
Net margin 10.1% 13.8% 22.4%
FCF margin 11.2% 18.6% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 21.0% 28.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 12.7% 20.7%
Return on assets 5.2% 6.1% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 10.9% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 14.9% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.3% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKREMRGGG
Debt / assets 30.9% 31.1% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 5.7x 3.8x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 51.7% 24.3%
Equity / assets 34.8% 48.3% 75.7%
Interest coverage – – 189.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.58 4.73 10.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKREMRGGG
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 2.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.1% 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 0.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBKREMRGGG
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 24.9xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.54FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +15.3% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.5% +15.3% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKREMRGGG
Held by institutions 97.3% 82.1% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,148 2,291 730
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 576 1,081 337
Institutions selling 429 798 280
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.35 1.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BKREMRGGG
BKR 1.00 0.28 0.16
EMR 0.28 1.00 0.49
GGG 0.16 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKR, EMR and GGG?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.22B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $94.91B, Graco (GGG) $11.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKR, EMR and GGG?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.8x, Graco (GGG) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.9x, Graco (GGG) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graco (GGG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +24.7%, Graco (GGG) -17.4%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.9%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.6%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest dividend yield: Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKR, EMR and GGG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.