EMR vs GGG vs KLAC Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Graco and Kla Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMR Emerson Electric Co
$162.51 +0.7% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.65B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.37%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$67.96 -13.9% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.90B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.71%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
KLAC Kla Corp
$129.80 -34.3% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$169.12B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.51B
Div. yield
0.36%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Kla 5, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRGGGKLACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.65B $10.90B $169.12B KLAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 21.2x 32.2x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 20.2x 22.9x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +5.4% +15.8% KLAC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 22.4% 36.2% KLAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 19.5% 43.4% KLAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x 0.6x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.37% 1.71% 0.36% GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.7% -17.3% +5.8% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr -2.7%/yr +25.5%/yr KLAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 26.7% 63.7% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 71/100 60/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

EMRGGGKLAC

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

AxisEMRGGGKLAC
Valuation 28 #147 of 204 45 #113 of 204 42 #55 of 94
Growth 38 #118 of 191 35 #124 of 191 51 #46 of 92
Profitability 84 #31 of 189 98 #5 of 189 97 #4 of 90
Financial Health 31 #152 of 221 86 #33 of 221 21 #80 of 101
Shareholder Returns 30 #111 of 159 92 #14 of 159 88 #11 of 81
Overall 42 71 60
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • KLAC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRGGGKLACSPY
1 month +0.7%-13.9%-34.3% -5.9%
3 months +3.6%-18.2%-32.8% -4.6%
6 months +15.2%-13.6%-26.4% +0.2%
Year to date +22.4%-17.1%+6.8% +7.5%
1 year +22.7%-17.3%+5.8% +8.2%
3 years +77.1%-12.3%+160.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%-4.3%+37.6% +19.0%
5 years +65.9%-12.7%+211.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.7%-2.7%+25.5% +9.4%
10 years +228.9%+171.4%+1,641.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.6%+10.5%+33.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEMRGGGKLACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%26.7%63.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%32.0%69.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.632.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.650.09 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-30.3%-57.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-28.3%-57.0% -5.9%
52-week high $170.76$94.82$301.71 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$66.08$109.71 $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.

MultipleEMRGGGKLAC
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 23.4x 21.2xmedian 23.4x 32.2xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 11.7xmedian 5.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.4x 14.9xmedian 13.4x 26.3xmedian 21.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 21.9x 18.2xmedian 21.9x 41.9xmedian 30.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.1x 4.4xmedian 2.1x 25.9xmedian 3.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.02 13.11median 1.02 1.53median 1.25

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 monthsEMRGGGKLAC
Revenue $18.64B $2.31B $14.51B
Gross profit $9.91B $1.20B $8.92B
Operating income $4.68B $619.56M $6.19B
Net income $2.58B $517.48M $5.26B
Free cash flow $3.46B $600.10M $4.04B
R&D – $82.33M $1.57B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $3.17 $4.01
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $139.82M $1.53B
Total debt $13.11B $134.46M $5.72B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 163.02M 1.31B
Enterprise value $83.40B $8.92B $161.70B

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
MetricEMRGGGKLAC
P/E 35.2x 21.2x 32.2x
P/FCF 26.2x 18.2x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 16.5x 37.5x
P/S 4.9x 4.7x 11.7x
P/B 4.4x 4.4x 25.9x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 5.4x 26.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 14.9x 26.3x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 17.6x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.7x 11.9x
EV/FCF 29.3x 18.2x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 16.5x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 13.11 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRGGGKLAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 5.4% 15.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 1.9% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 4.8% 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 1.9% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 3.9% 18.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -0.5% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 3.9% 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -0.3% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 7.5% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 1.6% 21.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -1.9% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 3.4% 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -4.0% 4.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 14.7% 7.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRGGGKLAC
Gross margin 53.2% 52.0% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 31.6% 45.4%
Operating margin 25.1% 26.8% 42.6%
Pretax margin 17.6% 27.6% 42.2%
Net margin 13.8% 22.4% 36.2%
FCF margin 18.6% 26.0% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 28.6% 31.1%
Return on equity 12.7% 20.7% 81.7%
Return on assets 6.1% 16.2% 28.9%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 19.5% 43.4%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 23.2% 45.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.4% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRGGGKLAC
Debt / assets 31.1% 4.1% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 0.2x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 24.3% 64.6%
Equity / assets 48.3% 75.7% 35.4%
Interest coverage – 189.0x 22.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.65 10.34 11.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRGGGKLAC
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.7% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 4.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 6.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – 21.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – 27.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – 15.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 15.2%

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.

ConsensusEMRGGGKLAC
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 22.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +50.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +14.8% +7.4% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $19.18BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +41.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +12.6% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRGGGKLAC
Held by institutions 82.1% 91.0% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,294 732 2,483
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.8% +4.2%
Institutions buying 1,083 336 1,287
Institutions selling 799 281 985
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.20 1.31

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.

EMRGGGKLAC
EMR 1.00 0.51 0.52
GGG 0.51 1.00 0.27
KLAC 0.52 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, GGG and KLAC?

Kla (KLAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.65B, Graco (GGG) $10.90B, Kla (KLAC) $169.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, GGG and KLAC?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.2x, Graco (GGG) 21.2x, Kla (KLAC) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.1x, Graco (GGG) 20.2x, Kla (KLAC) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kla (KLAC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Kla (KLAC) +15.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kla (KLAC) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Kla (KLAC) 36.2%). On return on invested capital, Kla (KLAC) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Kla (KLAC) 43.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +22.7%, Graco (GGG) -17.3%, Kla (KLAC) +5.8%. Over five years, Kla (KLAC) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.7%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.7%/yr, Kla (KLAC) +25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.37%, Graco (GGG) 1.71%, Kla (KLAC) 0.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.1%, Graco (GGG) 26.7%, Kla (KLAC) 63.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.