EMR vs KMT vs ITT Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Kennametal and Itt Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMR Emerson Electric Co
$165.98 +2.7% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.58B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.34%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.73 -5.7% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.34B
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
2.60%
Power Tools Industrials
8 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$201.99 -2.1% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.75%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 8, Itt 3, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRKMTITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.58B $2.34B $18.06B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 6.8x 42.8x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 5.9x 25.5x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +19.8% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 14.5% 8.9% KMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 16.5% 6.0% KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 2.5x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.34% 2.60% 0.75% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.9% +40.0% +9.1% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr -4.2%/yr +15.6%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 44.8% 31.2% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 64/100 45/100 KMT

Percentile Scorecard

EMRKMTITT

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

AxisEMRKMTITT
Valuation 33 #137 of 203 72 #57 of 203 21 #161 of 203
Growth 40 #114 of 189 76 #46 of 189 61 #75 of 189
Profitability 84 #30 of 187 69 #59 of 187 55 #85 of 187
Financial Health 31 #154 of 221 51 #110 of 221 29 #158 of 221
Shareholder Returns 33 #102 of 152 54 #71 of 152 59 #63 of 152
Overall 44 64 45
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • KMT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRKMTITTSPY
1 month +2.7%-5.7%-2.1% -2.3%
3 months +7.2%-11.9%+1.8% -0.7%
6 months +22.5%-16.4%-3.4% +4.8%
Year to date +25.1%+8.2%+16.4% +10.3%
1 year +18.9%+40.0%+9.1% +10.3%
3 years +80.5%+28.0%+99.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.8%+8.6%+25.9% +20.1%
5 years +74.2%-19.5%+106.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +11.8%-4.2%+15.6% +10.1%
10 years +231.7%+10.7%+487.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.7%+1.0%+19.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMRKMTITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%44.8%31.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%42.2%31.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.551.301.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.890.29 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-56.1%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.8%-29.0%-8.9% -3.5%
52-week high $170.76$43.27$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$22.11$169.49 $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.

MultipleEMRKMTITT
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 25.6x 6.8xmedian 25.6x 42.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 14.4x 4.8xmedian 14.4x 22.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 22.5x -28.9xmedian 22.5x 35.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.87median 1.36 0.15median 1.36 -13.93median 1.36

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 monthsEMRKMTITT
Revenue $18.64B $2.36B $4.74B
Gross profit $9.91B $969.96M $1.67B
Operating income $4.68B $472.53M $680.00M
Net income $2.58B $350.41M $421.50M
Free cash flow $3.46B -$80.91M $509.50M
R&D – – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $4.42 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $95.79M $590.80M
Total debt $13.11B $717.45M $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 77.42M 89.80M
Enterprise value $85.34B $1.95B $14.62B

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
MetricEMRKMTITT
P/E 36.0x 6.8x 42.8x
P/FCF 26.7x -28.9x 35.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x -584.4x 28.5x
P/S 5.0x 1.0x 3.8x
P/B 4.5x 1.5x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 1.5x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.8x 4.8x 22.6x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 6.3x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 1.3x 4.3x
EV/FCF 29.9x -36.6x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x -739.5x 32.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.87 0.15 -13.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRKMTITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 19.8% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 4.3% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 62.2% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 14.5% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 230.2% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 34.9% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 255.0% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 41.6% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 269.9% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 44.8% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -101.9% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -26.3% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -167.8% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -35.6% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRKMTITT
Gross margin 53.2% 41.2% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 26.1% 19.0%
Operating margin 25.1% 20.1% 14.4%
Pretax margin 17.6% 19.6% 12.8%
Net margin 13.8% 14.5% 8.9%
FCF margin 18.6% -3.4% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% -0.2% 13.4%
Return on equity 12.7% 23.3% 8.9%
Return on assets 6.1% 11.9% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 16.5% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 20.8% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRKMTITT
Debt / assets 31.1% 22.7% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.8x -8.9x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 49.1% 56.4%
Equity / assets 48.3% 50.9% 43.6%
Interest coverage – 16.5x 6.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 2.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.70 3.21 2.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRKMTITT
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 0.8% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% 17.4% 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% -75.2% 24.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% -1.6% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% -1.9% 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.

ConsensusEMRKMTITT
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 5.9xFY2027 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% -57.9% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +13.7% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRKMTITT
Held by institutions 82.1% 100.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 2,293 337 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.5% +3.4%
Institutions buying 1,082 198 328
Institutions selling 799 95 252
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.08 1.30

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.

EMRKMTITT
EMR 1.00 0.46 0.53
KMT 0.46 1.00 0.46
ITT 0.53 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, KMT and ITT?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.58B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.34B, Itt (ITT) $18.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, KMT and ITT?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Kennametal (KMT) 6.8x, Itt (ITT) 42.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.9x, Itt (ITT) 25.5x). 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%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Kennametal (KMT) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +18.9%, Kennametal (KMT) +40.0%, Itt (ITT) +9.1%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.8%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -4.2%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.34%, Kennametal (KMT) 2.60%, Itt (ITT) 0.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.0%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.8%, Itt (ITT) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kennametal (KMT) leads on 8. 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.