EMR vs ITT vs WAB Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Itt and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.93B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$190.73 -7.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.39B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 5, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 5, Itt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRITTWABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.93B $17.39B $47.21B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 41.3x 34.5x WAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 24.1x 23.9x WAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +28.1% +13.2% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 8.9% — EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 6.0% — EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x — EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% +8.2% +40.6% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.0%/yr +15.6%/yr +25.6%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 32.9% 26.3% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 47/100 45/100 ITT

Percentile Scorecard

EMRITTWAB

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

AxisEMRITTWAB
Valuation 35 #133 of 203 20 #163 of 203 34 #135 of 203
Growth 40 #112 of 187 65 #66 of 187 89 #22 of 187
Profitability 85 #29 of 185 53 #87 of 185 56 #82 of 185
Financial Health 29 #155 of 219 31 #152 of 219 28 #159 of 219
Shareholder Returns 36 #98 of 153 68 #50 of 153 20 #123 of 153
Overall 45 47 45
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRITTWABSPY
1 month +2.3%-7.5%-3.6% -0.8%
3 months +8.3%-3.5%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months +14.3%-12.1%+3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +21.9%+9.9%+30.1% +12.2%
1 year +21.9%+8.2%+40.6% +13.0%
3 years +83.7%+106.6%+167.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.5%+27.4%+38.8% +23.1%
5 years +68.2%+106.3%+212.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.0%+15.6%+25.6% +11.0%
10 years +220.7%+454.8%+260.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.4%+18.7%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMRITTWABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%32.9%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%32.0%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.531.270.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.251.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-38.6%-23.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-14.0%-9.2% -1.8%
52-week high $164.37$221.69$305.87 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$169.49$196.14 $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.

MultipleEMRITTWAB
P/E now vs peer median 35.1xmedian 26.0x 40.5xmedian 26.0x 34.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.0x 21.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 21.4x —median 21.4x 28.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 1.26 -13.15median 1.26 1.43median 1.26

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 monthsEMRITTWAB
Revenue $18.64B $4.74B $12.21B
Gross profit $9.91B $1.67B $4.35B
Operating income $4.68B $680.00M $2.10B
Net income $2.58B $421.50M –
Free cash flow $3.46B – –
R&D – $123.80M $261.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $4.69 $8.07
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $590.80M $489.00M
Total debt $13.11B $2.87B –
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 89.80M 169.60M
Enterprise value $85.67B $13.94B $47.21B

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
MetricEMRITTWAB
P/E 35.1x 40.5x 34.3x
P/FCF 26.1x – 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x – 22.5x
P/S 4.8x 3.6x 3.8x
P/B 4.4x 3.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 9.8x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 21.5x –
EV/EBIT 21.6x 28.4x –
EV/Revenue 5.4x 4.1x 3.8x
EV/FCF 29.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x – 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 -13.15 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRITTWAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 28.1% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 14.5% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 27.8% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 17.7% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% -2.1% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 8.0% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% -18.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -0.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% -28.1% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% -3.1% 24.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% – 40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRITTWAB
Gross margin 53.2% 35.2% –
EBITDA margin 33.1% 19.0% –
Operating margin 25.1% 14.4% –
Pretax margin 17.6% 12.8% –
Net margin 13.8% 8.9% –
FCF margin 18.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% – 17.1%
Return on equity 12.7% 8.9% 12.2%
Return on assets 6.1% 3.8% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 6.0% –
Return on capital employed 14.9% 7.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRITTWAB
Debt / assets 31.1% 26.0% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 56.4% 50.9%
Equity / assets 48.3% 43.6% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 4.64 2.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRITTWAB
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.5% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% 29.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% 14.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 10.7% –

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.

ConsensusEMRITTWAB
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $7.93FY2026 $11.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% +18.2% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $12.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +9.2% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRITTWAB
Held by institutions 82.1% 98.4% 92.6%
Institutions holding 2,290 714 1,195
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +3.4% +0.2%
Institutions buying 1,080 326 553
Institutions selling 798 251 409
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.30 1.35

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.

EMRITTWAB
EMR 1.00 0.50 0.62
ITT 0.50 1.00 0.60
WAB 0.62 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, ITT and WAB?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.93B, Itt (ITT) $17.39B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $47.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, ITT and WAB?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Itt (ITT) 41.3x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Itt (ITT) 24.1x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%, Itt (ITT) +8.2%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +40.6%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.00%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, ITT and WAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Electric (EMR) 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.