EMR vs SAP vs PH Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Sap Se and Parker-Hannifin 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
1 win
SAP Sap Se
$238.44 +13.2% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$275.21B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
7 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$904.18 -7.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$113.87B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 7, Parker-Hannifin 3, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRSAPPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.93B $275.21B $113.87B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 28.9x 31.2x SAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 28.0x 23.8x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +13.5% +8.3% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 20.8% 17.0% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 35.6% 15.4% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.4x 1.4x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% -11.5% +17.1% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.0%/yr +10.5%/yr +24.9%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 39.4% 27.2% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 63/100 57/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

EMRSAPPH

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

AxisEMRSAPPH
Valuation 35 #133 of 203 51 #51 of 102 25 #152 of 203
Growth 40 #112 of 187 69 #31 of 98 69 #59 of 187
Profitability 85 #29 of 185 92 #9 of 95 94 #12 of 185
Financial Health 29 #155 of 219 77 #26 of 109 44 #123 of 219
Shareholder Returns 36 #98 of 153 29 #46 of 64 51 #76 of 153
Overall 45 63 57
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SAP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRSAPPHSPY
1 month +2.3%+13.2%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months +8.3%+39.4%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months +14.3%+37.5%-7.2% +7.0%
Year to date +21.9%-1.8%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year +21.9%-11.5%+17.1% +13.0%
3 years +83.7%+81.5%+146.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.5%+22.0%+35.2% +23.1%
5 years +68.2%+64.6%+203.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.0%+10.5%+24.9% +11.0%
10 years +220.7%+171.7%+642.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.4%+10.5%+22.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEMRSAPPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%39.4%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%40.7%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.630.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.290.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-53.2%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.6%-12.4%-15.8% -1.8%
52-week high $164.37$272.16$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$146.09$767.01 $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.

MultipleEMRSAPPH
P/E now vs peer median 35.1xmedian 26.0x 29.2xmedian 28.8x 31.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 6.4xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 14.0x 12.0xmedian 17.7x 21.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 21.4x 28.2xmedian 15.8x 29.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 3.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.84median 1.26 1.82median 0.85 1.49median 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 monthsEMRSAPPH
Revenue $18.64B $45.76B $21.50B
Gross profit $9.91B $33.40B $8.10B
Operating income $4.68B $22.06B $4.63B
Net income $2.58B $9.47B $3.65B
Free cash flow $3.46B $10.40B $3.91B
R&D – $8.26B –
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $8.11 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $10.62B $501.00M
Total debt $13.11B $9.68B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 1.18B 128.10M
Enterprise value $85.67B $202.61B $111.99B

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
MetricEMRSAPPH
P/E 35.1x 29.2x 31.3x
P/FCF 26.1x 28.2x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 25.5x 26.1x
P/S 4.8x 6.4x 5.3x
P/B 4.4x 5.6x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 5.9x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 12.0x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 12.8x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 6.2x 5.7x
EV/FCF 29.2x 27.2x 31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.8x 24.6x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.84 1.82 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRSAPPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 13.5% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 11.7% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 12.6% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 12.1% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 30.9% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 52.1% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 18.5% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 16.4% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 22.0% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 16.0% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 43.3% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 19.0% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 43.7% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 20.9% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRSAPPH
Gross margin 53.2% 73.0% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 51.5% 25.9%
Operating margin 25.1% 48.2% 21.6%
Pretax margin 17.6% 29.2% 21.2%
Net margin 13.8% 20.8% 17.0%
FCF margin 18.6% 22.7% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 25.1% 20.3%
Return on equity 12.7% 18.5% 24.3%
Return on assets 6.1% 11.2% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 35.6% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 34.0% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 3.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRSAPPH
Debt / assets 31.1% 11.2% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 0.9x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 39.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 48.3% 60.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 8.3x 11.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.64 7.54 6.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRSAPPH
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.0% -0.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.1% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusEMRSAPPH
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 28.0xFY2026 23.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% +4.9% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +14.3% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRSAPPH
Held by institutions 82.1% 7.2% 91.8%
Institutions holding 2,290 814 1,975
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -3.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,080 456 927
Institutions selling 798 243 693
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.88 1.34

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.

EMRSAPPH
EMR 1.00 0.03 0.54
SAP 0.03 1.00 -0.20
PH 0.54 -0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, SAP and PH?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.93B, Sap Se (SAP) $275.21B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, SAP and PH?

Sap Se (SAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.9x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sap Se (SAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%, Sap Se (SAP) -11.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +17.1%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.5%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.9%/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%, Sap Se (SAP) 0.00%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%. Sap Se (SAP) and Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, SAP and PH?

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