EFXT vs PNR vs VLTO Stock Comparison

Enerflex, Pentair and Veralto Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EFXT Enerflex Ltd.
$18.86 -22.6% 1M +49.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Equipment Energy
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.80 +31.8% 1M -35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.97B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
VLTO Veralto Corp
$116.55 +20.8% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.01B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 6, Enerflex 4, Pentair 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFXTPNRVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $10.97B $28.01B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 17.9x 28.0x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 15.2x 25.2x EFXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.9% +6.4% VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 15.4% 17.3% VLTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 12.5% 17.1% VLTO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.6x 0.8x EFXT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.1% -35.3% +16.6% EFXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr -1.2%/yr — EFXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 37.1% 24.4% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 59/100 75/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

EFXTPNRVLTO

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

AxisEFXTPNRVLTO
Valuation 89 #6 of 47 61 #80 of 204 79 #5 of 20
Growth 100 #1 of 44 30 #135 of 191 71 #6 of 18
Profitability 83 #8 of 41 80 #38 of 189 100 #1 of 17
Financial Health 38 #29 of 46 47 #118 of 221 55 #10 of 21
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 77 #37 of 159 73 #4 of 12
Overall 66 59 75
  • EFXT ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VLTO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEFXTPNRVLTOSPY
1 month -22.6%+31.8%+20.8% -5.9%
3 months -8.8%-0.1%+18.9% -4.6%
6 months -33.6%-11.6%+31.4% +0.2%
Year to date +22.2%-33.0%+16.8% +7.5%
1 year +49.1%-35.3%+16.6% +8.2%
3 years +334.6%+14.4%+70.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +63.2%+4.6%+19.5% +19.0%
5 years +167.9%-6.1%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.8%-1.2%— +9.4%
10 years +79.8%+27.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +6.0%+2.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEFXTPNRVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%37.1%24.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%40.7%21.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.890.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.950.68 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.4%-53.7%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-35.8%-0.4% -5.9%
52-week high $28.39$108.69$117.02 $779.14
52-week low $12.65$52.11$82.23 $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.

MultipleEFXTPNRVLTO
P/E now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 22.0x 18.2xmedian 23.4x 28.4xmedian 36.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 8.1x 14.0xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 22.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 14.2x 17.2xmedian 21.9x 26.0xmedian 25.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 2.1x 8.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.45 2.37median 1.02 5.09median 2.08

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 monthsEFXTPNRVLTO
Revenue $2.23B $3.97B $5.80B
Gross profit $524.22M $1.64B $3.49B
Operating income $227.79M $777.40M $1.27B
Net income $219.00M $612.20M $1.00B
Free cash flow $517.77M $646.60M $1.09B
R&D – $94.10M $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.80 $3.82 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $227.00M $74.00M $1.79B
Total debt $539.00M $1.48B $2.92B
Shares (diluted) 123.06M 160.30M 245.30M
Enterprise value $1.91B $10.64B $20.65B

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
MetricEFXTPNRVLTO
P/E 23.6x 18.2x 28.4x
P/FCF 4.4x 17.2x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 15.4x 24.5x
P/S 1.0x 2.8x 4.9x
P/B 1.9x 2.9x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 3.9x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 14.0x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 16.1x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF 5.0x 19.4x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 17.3x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 2.37 5.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFXTPNRVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.9% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -1.3% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.2% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 3.4% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -8.3% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 90.9% 4.4% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.4% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 91.8% 6.3% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -3.6% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.3% 7.7% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 194.2% 6.8% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.4% 10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 183.5% 7.7% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFXTPNRVLTO
Gross margin 23.5% 41.2% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 31.3% 22.7% 23.6%
Operating margin 10.2% 19.6% 21.8%
Pretax margin 14.6% 17.5% 20.3%
Net margin 4.4% 15.4% 17.3%
FCF margin 23.2% 16.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 22.2% 18.3% 19.9%
Return on equity 3.2% 16.1% 31.7%
Return on assets 1.3% 9.2% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 12.5% 17.1%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 13.5% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFXTPNRVLTO
Debt / assets 18.4% 22.3% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 1.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 58.5% 42.1% 60.7%
Equity / assets 41.5% 57.9% 39.3%
Interest coverage 0.2x – 13.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.03 4.10 5.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFXTPNRVLTO
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.6% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 5.1% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusEFXTPNRVLTO
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.35FY2026 $4.60FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +159.6%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.9% +18.3% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.35BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.6%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.3% +16.1% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFXTPNRVLTO
Held by institutions – 95.0% 96.1%
Institutions holding – 721 977
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.1% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 353 398
Institutions selling – 257 387
Buyers to sellers – 1.37 1.03

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.

EFXTPNRVLTO
EFXT 1.00 -0.04 -0.01
PNR -0.04 1.00 0.38
VLTO -0.01 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFXT, PNR and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enerflex (EFXT) $2.39B, Pentair (PNR) $10.97B, Veralto (VLTO) $28.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFXT, PNR and VLTO?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enerflex (EFXT) 24.4x, Pentair (PNR) 17.9x, Veralto (VLTO) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Enerflex (EFXT) is cheapest (Enerflex (EFXT) 14.0x, Pentair (PNR) 15.2x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veralto (VLTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veralto (VLTO) has the highest net margin (Enerflex (EFXT) 4.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Veralto (VLTO) leads (Enerflex (EFXT) 9.6%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enerflex (EFXT) returned the most: Enerflex (EFXT) +49.1%, Pentair (PNR) -35.3%, Veralto (VLTO) +16.6%. Over five years, Enerflex (EFXT) compounded fastest (Enerflex (EFXT) +21.8%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enerflex (EFXT) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Veralto (VLTO) 0.00%. Enerflex (EFXT) and Veralto (VLTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Enerflex (EFXT) 52.3%, Pentair (PNR) 37.1%, Veralto (VLTO) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFXT, PNR and VLTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Veralto (VLTO) leads on 6. 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.