ESAB vs IR vs EMR Stock Comparison

Esab, Ingersoll Rand and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESAB ESAB Corp
$67.38 -6.2% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.19B
P/E
24.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.65%
Power Tools Industrials
2 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$74.54 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.92B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.11%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.22B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.38%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionESABIREMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.19B $28.92B $90.22B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 30.3x 35.1x ESAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 22.3x 24.0x ESAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.65% 0.11% 1.38% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% -6.6% +21.9% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.0%/yr +11.0%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 33.1% 31.7% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — — –

Percentile Scorecard

ESABIREMR

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

AxisESABIREMR
Overall – – –

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESABIREMRSPY
1 month -6.2%-2.0%+2.3% -0.8%
3 months -23.7%-11.9%+8.3% +3.5%
6 months -34.7%-11.3%+14.3% +7.0%
Year to date -39.7%-5.9%+21.9% +12.2%
1 year -43.9%-6.6%+21.9% +13.0%
3 years +6.8%+25.5%+83.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.2%+7.9%+22.5% +23.1%
5 years —+40.1%+68.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+7.0%+11.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+220.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+12.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESABIREMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%33.1%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%31.5%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.811.231.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.95-0.200.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.3%-36.6%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-24.5%-1.6% -1.8%
52-week high $134.82$98.76$164.37 $779.14
52-week low $64.45$68.54$123.30 $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.

MultipleESABIREMR

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 monthsESABIREMR
Revenue $3.00B $7.94B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.11B $3.40B $9.91B
Operating income $362.44M $1.44B $4.68B
Net income $178.52M $966.00M $2.58B
Free cash flow $196.61M $1.22B $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $2.45 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $217.49M $1.17B $2.18B
Total debt $2.40B $4.77B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 61.63M 391.90M 561.10M
Enterprise value $2.61B $24.11B $82.98B

All Metrics

0 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.

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.

ConsensusESABIREMR
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 24.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.13FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.7% +21.5% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +6.4% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESABIREMR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 82.1%
Institutions holding 347 894 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.0% -1.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 187 367 1,080
Institutions selling 111 360 798
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.02 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.

ESABIREMR
ESAB 1.00 0.58 0.57
IR 0.58 1.00 0.69
EMR 0.57 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESAB, IR and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Esab (ESAB) $4.19B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $28.92B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESAB, IR and EMR?

Esab (ESAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Esab (ESAB) 24.1x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.3x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Esab (ESAB) is cheapest (Esab (ESAB) 13.1x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.3x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Esab (ESAB) -43.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -6.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Esab (ESAB) 0.65%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.11%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Esab (ESAB) 46.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESAB, IR and EMR?

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.