FET vs IR vs PNR Stock Comparison

Forum Energy Technologies, Ingersoll Rand and Pentair Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$82.78 +8.8% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$32.12B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.10%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$70.54 +33.0% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.26B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.53%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingersoll Rand leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ingersoll Rand 4, Pentair 4, Forum Energy Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFETIRPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $871.36M $32.12B $11.26B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 23.3x 18.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 24.7x 15.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +8.0% -3.9% FET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 17.2% 15.4% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% 10.5% 12.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.4x 1.6x FET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.10% 1.53% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +189.3% +8.5% -33.7% FET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.6%/yr +8.1%/yr -0.8%/yr FET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 33.5% 36.9% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 67/100 60/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

FETIRPNR

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

AxisFETIRPNR
Valuation 41 #28 of 47 52 #98 of 203 64 #74 of 203
Growth 88 #6 of 44 84 #32 of 189 31 #131 of 189
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 86 #28 of 187 81 #36 of 187
Financial Health 38 #29 of 46 56 #97 of 221 46 #119 of 221
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 32 60 #62 of 152 80 #32 of 152
Overall 64 67 60
  • FET ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFETIRPNRSPY
1 month -6.7%+8.8%+33.0% -2.3%
3 months +10.1%-5.7%+5.2% -0.7%
6 months +30.2%+9.6%-8.5% +4.8%
Year to date +109.7%+4.5%-32.3% +10.3%
1 year +189.3%+8.5%-33.7% +10.3%
3 years +228.6%+26.7%+14.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +48.7%+8.2%+4.6% +20.1%
5 years +238.2%+47.7%-4.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +27.6%+8.1%-0.8% +10.1%
10 years -78.0%—+30.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year -14.0%—+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFETIRPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%33.5%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%31.4%40.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.180.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.600.25-0.91 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-36.6%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-16.2%-35.1% -3.5%
52-week high $90.92$98.76$108.69 $779.14
52-week low $27.99$68.54$52.11 $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.

MultipleFETIRPNR
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 24.4x 23.3xmedian 25.6x 18.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 8.7x 14.9xmedian 14.4x 14.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.5x 21.2xmedian 22.5x 17.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.49 0.99median 1.36 2.40median 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 monthsFETIRPNR
Revenue $873.93M $8.05B $3.97B
Gross profit $267.84M $3.47B $1.64B
Operating income $64.24M $1.84B $777.40M
Net income $30.20M $1.39B $612.20M
Free cash flow $62.05M $1.52B $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $3.53 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $35.17M $1.34B $74.00M
Total debt $127.68M $4.74B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 11.77M 391.90M 160.30M
Enterprise value $730.33M $27.14B $10.93B

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
MetricFETIRPNR
P/E 29.0x 23.3x 18.4x
P/FCF 14.0x 21.2x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 19.6x 15.5x
P/S 1.0x 4.0x 2.8x
P/B 2.7x 3.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 4.9x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 14.9x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 19.3x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 4.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 15.5x 23.4x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 21.6x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.99 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFETIRPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 8.0% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 6.4% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 6.4% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 8.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 171.8% 62.6% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 18.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.2% 152.7% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.0% 21.7% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 126.0% 158.7% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.9% 23.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.8% 18.8% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.7% 12.6% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.1% 21.4% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 153.9% 13.4% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFETIRPNR
Gross margin 30.6% 43.1% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 29.7% 22.7%
Operating margin 7.4% 22.9% 19.6%
Pretax margin 5.4% 20.1% 17.5%
Net margin 3.5% 17.2% 15.4%
FCF margin 7.1% 18.8% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.8% 20.4% 18.3%
Return on equity 9.9% 13.4% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.8% 7.6% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 9.4% 10.5% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 11.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFETIRPNR
Debt / assets 15.8% 25.4% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 3.1x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 43.2% 42.1%
Equity / assets 39.4% 56.8% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 7.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.37 3.59 4.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFETIRPNR
Dividend yield – 0.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.1% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.2% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.2% 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.0% 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.1% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 6.2%

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.

ConsensusFETIRPNR
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 15.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.78FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +500.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.8% +21.5% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $871.25MFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +6.4% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFETIRPNR
Held by institutions 86.6% 100.0% 95.0%
Institutions holding 161 896 721
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% -1.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 102 369 354
Institutions selling 42 360 257
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.03 1.38

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.

FETIRPNR
FET 1.00 0.13 -0.02
IR 0.13 1.00 0.43
PNR -0.02 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FET, IR and PNR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) $871.36M, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.12B, Pentair (PNR) $11.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, FET, IR and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 29.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.3x, Pentair (PNR) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 20.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 24.7x, Pentair (PNR) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +10.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 3.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 9.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Forum Energy Technologies (FET) returned the most: Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +189.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.5%, Pentair (PNR) -33.7%. Over five years, Forum Energy Technologies (FET) compounded fastest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) +27.6%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.1%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Pentair (PNR) 1.53%. Forum Energy Technologies (FET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Forum Energy Technologies (FET) 52.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Pentair (PNR) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FET, IR and PNR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ingersoll Rand (IR) leads on 4. 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.