EMR vs FET vs GGG Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Forum Energy Technologies and Graco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.88B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.85B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Forum Energy Technologies 3, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRFETGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.88B $953.44M $10.85B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.6x 31.6x 21.0x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 23.5x 20.5x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +10.6% +5.4% FET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% — 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +176.7% -14.9% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +31.6%/yr -1.8%/yr FET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 55.2% 26.4% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 54/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

EMRFETGGG

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

AxisEMRFETGGG
Valuation 33 #136 of 203 26 #35 of 47 49 #105 of 203
Growth 41 #112 of 188 91 #5 of 43 37 #119 of 188
Profitability 87 #24 of 183 69 #13 of 40 98 #4 of 183
Financial Health 30 #152 of 216 32 #31 of 45 85 #34 of 216
Shareholder Returns 35 #99 of 152 – 93 #11 of 152
Overall 45 54 72
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRFETGGGSPY
1 month +8.6%+10.7%-12.0% +0.7%
3 months +14.9%+73.0%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months +21.6%+41.4%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +28.7%+140.5%-16.1% +12.8%
1 year +25.2%+176.7%-14.9% +11.9%
3 years +93.1%+305.6%-7.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.5%+59.5%-2.6% +22.8%
5 years +76.0%+294.8%-8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%+31.6%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +240.9%-75.9%+176.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.1%-13.3%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMRFETGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%55.2%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%53.8%31.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.850.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.793.20-0.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-59.1%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.3%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $170.76$90.92$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$26.78$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.

MultipleEMRFETGGG
P/E now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 25.8x 33.2xmedian 28.5x 21.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 14.6x —median 8.9x 15.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 22.2x 17.0xmedian 15.4x 18.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.89median 1.45 0.59median 0.52 13.26median 1.45

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 monthsEMRFETGGG
Revenue $18.64B $873.93M $2.31B
Gross profit $9.91B $267.84M $1.20B
Operating income $4.68B $64.24M $619.56M
Net income $2.58B $30.20M $517.48M
Free cash flow $3.46B – $600.10M
R&D – – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $2.57 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $35.17M $139.82M
Total debt $13.11B – $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 11.77M 163.02M
Enterprise value $84.61B $953.44M $8.86B

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
MetricEMRFETGGG
P/E 37.0x 33.2x 21.4x
P/FCF 27.5x 17.0x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 14.6x 16.7x
P/S 5.1x 1.1x 4.8x
P/B 4.7x 3.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 3.1x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x – 15.1x
EV/EBIT 22.7x – 17.8x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 1.1x 4.8x
EV/FCF 30.7x – 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 14.6x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.89 0.59 13.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRFETGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 10.6% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 5.5% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 21.5% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 9.4% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 171.8% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 31.5% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 126.2% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 59.0% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 126.0% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 55.9% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -20.8% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 78.7% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% – -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRFETGGG
Gross margin 53.2% – 52.0%
EBITDA margin 33.1% – 31.6%
Operating margin 25.1% – 26.8%
Pretax margin 17.6% – 27.6%
Net margin 13.8% – 22.4%
FCF margin 18.6% – 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 7.8% 28.6%
Return on equity 12.7% 9.9% 20.7%
Return on assets 6.1% 3.8% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – 19.5%
Return on capital employed 14.9% – 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRFETGGG
Debt / assets 31.1% – 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 60.6% 24.3%
Equity / assets 48.3% 39.4% 75.7%
Interest coverage – – 189.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.77 – 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRFETGGG
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusEMRFETGGG
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $3.78FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +500.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% +37.8% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $871.25MFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +13.9% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRFETGGG
Held by institutions 82.1% 86.6% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,292 161 731
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +10.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 1,081 102 337
Institutions selling 799 42 280
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.43 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.

EMRFETGGG
EMR 1.00 0.19 0.49
FET 0.19 1.00 0.11
GGG 0.49 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, FET and GGG?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $91.88B, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $953.44M, Graco (GGG) $10.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, FET and GGG?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.6x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 31.6x, Graco (GGG) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 23.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +10.6%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +176.7%, Graco (GGG) -14.9%. Over five years, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +31.6%/yr, Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 0.00%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) and Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 55.2%, Graco (GGG) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, FET 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.