CR vs GHM vs PNR Stock Comparison

Crane, Graham and Pentair Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CR Crane Co
$198.03 -4.3% 1M +3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.91B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
GHM Graham Corp
$71.02 -18.6% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$838.35M
P/E
70.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$261.15M
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$64.38 +21.4% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 5, Crane 3, Graham 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRGHMPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.91B $838.35M $10.55B CR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.8x 70.9x 17.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x 43.6x 14.1x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.5% +21.2% -3.9% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.5% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 12.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.5% +17.6% -40.9% GHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +41.1%/yr -2.7%/yr GHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 54.5% 36.3% CR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 32/100 62/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

CRGHMPNR

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

AxisCRGHMPNR
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 17 #168 of 203 72 #58 of 203
Growth 71 #29 of 97 61 #74 of 188 31 #131 of 188
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 32 #125 of 184 83 #32 of 184
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 38 #136 of 217 46 #117 of 217
Shareholder Returns 50 #33 of 65 10 #138 of 153 78 #35 of 153
Overall 60 32 62
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GHM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRGHMPNRSPY
1 month -4.3%-18.6%+21.4% +0.9%
3 months -4.3%-19.4%-3.3% +5.9%
6 months +12.3%-21.7%-20.4% +8.5%
Year to date +7.4%+10.6%-38.2% +13.3%
1 year +3.5%+17.6%-40.9% +12.4%
3 years +117.0%+360.0%+11.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +29.5%+66.4%+3.7% +23.5%
5 years —+458.8%-13.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+41.1%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years —+295.0%+16.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+14.7%+1.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRGHMPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%54.5%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.9%56.9%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.452.130.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.32-1.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-51.9%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-42.6%-40.9% -0.9%
52-week high $226.38$123.79$108.87 $779.14
52-week low $160.86$53.56$52.11 $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.

MultipleCRGHMPNR
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 26.4x 69.7xmedian 25.4x 16.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.0x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 34.7xmedian 14.3x 13.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 26.1x -136.2xmedian 21.8x 15.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 10.05median 0.90 1.04median 1.41 2.19median 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 monthsCRGHMPNR
Revenue $2.76B $261.15M $3.97B
Gross profit – $60.83M $1.64B
Operating income $486.80M $14.21M $777.40M
Net income $342.00M $11.82M $612.20M
Free cash flow – -$6.12M $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $5.83 $1.01 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $315.70M $26.95M $74.00M
Total debt – $13.00M $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 58.70M 11.71M 160.30M
Enterprise value $11.91B $761.98M $10.21B

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
MetricCRGHMPNR
P/E 33.4x 69.7x 16.8x
P/FCF 31.7x -136.2x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 150.3x 14.2x
P/S 4.2x 3.2x 2.6x
P/B 5.0x 4.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 5.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 34.7x 13.0x
EV/EBIT – 56.7x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 3.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF – -131.7x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x 145.4x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.05 1.04 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRGHMPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.5% 21.2% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 15.7% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.2% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.1% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% -16.1% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 53.2% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.5% -14.7% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 71.8% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.7% -19.7% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 66.8% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% -58.5% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% -38.0% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 36.6% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.7% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRGHMPNR
Gross margin – 23.3% 41.2%
EBITDA margin – 8.9% 22.7%
Operating margin – 5.4% 19.6%
Pretax margin – 5.3% 17.5%
Net margin – 4.5% 15.4%
FCF margin – -2.3% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 2.1% 18.3%
Return on equity 15.4% 7.1% 16.1%
Return on assets 8.5% 3.4% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 12.5%
Return on capital employed – 7.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRGHMPNR
Debt / assets – – 22.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 47.2% 42.1%
Equity / assets 56.8% 52.8% 57.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.30 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRGHMPNR
Dividend yield 0.5% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – -6.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 0.5% -6.1% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%

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.

ConsensusCRGHMPNR
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 43.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.66FY2026 $1.63FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +45.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +41.7% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.96BFY2026 $271.48MFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +22.0% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRGHMPNR
Held by institutions 78.3% 89.3% 95.0%
Institutions holding 598 222 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +16.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 314 145 353
Institutions selling 187 56 256
Buyers to sellers 1.68 2.59 1.38

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.

CRGHMPNR
CR 1.00 0.58 0.27
GHM 0.58 1.00 0.13
PNR 0.27 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CR, GHM and PNR?

Crane (CR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane (CR) $11.91B, Graham (GHM) $838.35M, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CR, GHM and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane (CR) 34.8x, Graham (GHM) 70.9x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Crane (CR) 29.7x, Graham (GHM) 43.6x, Pentair (PNR) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane (CR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane (CR) +21.5%, Graham (GHM) +21.2%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Graham (GHM) 4.5%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Graham (GHM) 7.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham (GHM) returned the most: Crane (CR) +3.5%, Graham (GHM) +17.6%, Pentair (PNR) -40.9%. Over five years, Graham (GHM) compounded fastest (Graham (GHM) +41.1%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crane (CR) 0.00%, Graham (GHM) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%. Crane (CR) and Graham (GHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crane (CR) has been the steadiest (Crane (CR) 33.4%, Graham (GHM) 54.5%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CR, GHM and PNR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pentair (PNR) leads on 5. 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.