FTV vs IPGP vs KRNT Stock Comparison

Fortive, Ipg Photonics and Kornit Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTV Fortive Corp
$61.62 +9.8% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.41B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
IPGP Ipg Photonics Corp
$74.34 -4.8% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.21B
P/E
116.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.20 +17.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$820.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fortive leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortive 7, Ipg Photonics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTVIPGPKRNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.41B $3.21B $820.74M FTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.3x 116.3x -40.4x FTV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 70.8x 91.0x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +13.0% +4.0% IPGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 2.6% -9.4% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.6% -14.7% +19.9% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.8%/yr -14.1%/yr -35.7%/yr FTV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 72.0% 43.8% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 44/100 IPGP

Percentile Scorecard

FTVIPGPKRNT

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

AxisFTVIPGPKRNT
Valuation 45 #112 of 203 40 #123 of 203 47 #108 of 203
Growth 19 #153 of 188 31 #130 of 188 41 #112 of 188
Profitability 73 #50 of 183 31 #126 of 183 23 #142 of 183
Financial Health 39 #133 of 217 96 #9 of 217 99 #3 of 217
Shareholder Returns 61 #61 of 153 93 #11 of 153 11 #137 of 153
Overall 47 58 44
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IPGP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTVIPGPKRNTSPY
1 month +9.8%-4.8%+17.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.0%-11.5%+19.1% +3.9%
6 months -0.2%-33.8%+18.2% +8.2%
Year to date +11.6%+3.8%+26.6% +12.9%
1 year +24.6%-14.7%+19.9% +12.3%
3 years -5.2%-15.7%+32.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.8%-5.5%+9.9% +23.3%
5 years -17.8%-53.2%-89.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.8%-14.1%-35.7% +10.9%
10 years +29.8%-21.0%+74.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%-2.3%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTVIPGPKRNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%72.0%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%77.3%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.602.141.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.200.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-72.0%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-51.7%-0.6% -1.2%
52-week high $64.16$153.91$18.31 $779.14
52-week low $49.16$69.41$12.31 $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.

MultipleFTVIPGPKRNT
P/E now vs peer median 35.1xmedian 25.2x 114.6xmedian 25.2x -40.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 14.0x 30.5xmedian 14.0x -17.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 21.7x 152.0xmedian 21.7x 31.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.25median 1.32 -3.37median 1.32 -1.11median 1.32

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 monthsFTVIPGPKRNT
Revenue $4.32B $1.07B $215.85M
Gross profit $2.73B $410.10M $97.83M
Operating income $786.70M $7.97M -$40.02M
Net income $534.40M $27.56M -$20.32M
Free cash flow $937.60M $20.80M $26.70M
R&D $262.00M $123.44M $20.41M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $0.64 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $374.20M $399.23M $33.81M
Total debt $3.51B – –
Shares (diluted) 307.60M 42.91M 45.24M
Enterprise value $17.87B -$188.06M -$722.11M

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
MetricFTVIPGPKRNT
P/E 35.1x 114.6x -40.5x
P/FCF 19.9x 152.0x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 32.8x 28.3x
P/S 4.3x 3.0x 3.9x
P/B 3.1x 1.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 30.5x -17.1x
EV/EBIT 27.7x 287.5x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 2.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF 23.2x 110.1x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 23.8x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.25 -3.37 -1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTVIPGPKRNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 13.0% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -7.9% -2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% 25.1% -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -6.8% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 103.4% -28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -62.6% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% 112.8% -80.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -36.2% 38.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 112.7% -89.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -34.0% 36.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.6% -36.2% -40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -24.2% 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.8% -67.8% -41.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -43.0% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTVIPGPKRNT
Gross margin 63.2% 38.4% 45.3%
EBITDA margin 28.6% 7.0% -12.7%
Operating margin 18.2% 0.7% -18.5%
Pretax margin 15.6% 3.7% -9.0%
Net margin 12.4% 2.6% -9.4%
FCF margin 21.7% 1.9% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 9.0% 13.8%
Return on equity 8.8% 1.3% -3.0%
Return on assets 4.6% 1.1% -2.7%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – –
Return on capital employed 7.6% 0.4% -5.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 3.5x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 3.9% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTVIPGPKRNT
Debt / assets 30.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – –
Debt / FCF 3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 12.3% 11.4%
Equity / assets 52.3% 87.7% 88.6%
Interest coverage 12.8x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 6.2x 8.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 4.4x 6.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.6x 5.7x
Altman Z-score 3.33 8.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTVIPGPKRNT
Dividend yield 0.4% – –
Net buyback yield 10.6% 4.2% -4.6%
Shareholder yield 11.0% 4.2% -4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -48.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.0% – –

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.

ConsensusFTVIPGPKRNT
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 70.8xFY2026 91.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $1.05FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +109.5% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.63BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +7.7% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTVIPGPKRNT
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.5% 90.9%
Institutions holding 803 356 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +4.7% -3.9%
Institutions buying 350 214 65
Institutions selling 301 96 35
Buyers to sellers 1.16 2.23 1.86

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.

FTVIPGPKRNT
FTV 1.00 0.01 0.16
IPGP 0.01 1.00 0.22
KRNT 0.16 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTV, IPGP and KRNT?

Fortive (FTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortive (FTV) $19.41B, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) $3.21B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $820.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, FTV, IPGP and KRNT?

Fortive (FTV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortive (FTV) 36.3x, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 116.3x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Fortive (FTV) 19.3x, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 70.8x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 91.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ipg Photonics (IPGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortive (FTV) +5.6%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) +13.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Fortive (FTV) 12.4%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 2.6%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Fortive (FTV) +24.6%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) -14.7%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +19.9%. Over five years, Fortive (FTV) compounded fastest (Fortive (FTV) -3.8%/yr, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) -14.1%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fortive (FTV) 0.00%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 0.00%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 0.00%. Ipg Photonics (IPGP) and Kornit Digital (KRNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Fortive (FTV) 26.7%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 72.0%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTV, IPGP and KRNT?

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