GFF vs HBB vs PNR Stock Comparison

Griffon, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding and Pentair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFF Griffon Corp
$100.30 +2.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.27B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hamilton Beach Brands Holding 5, Pentair 4, Griffon 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFHBBPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.38B $423.64M $10.27B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 7.4x 16.8x HBB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x — 13.7x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% -3.3% -3.9% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 9.4% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 22.9% 12.5% HBB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.6x 1.6x HBB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.6% +120.3% -42.9% HBB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.8%/yr +16.1%/yr -3.4%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 52.5% 36.1% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 85/100 61/100 HBB

Percentile Scorecard

GFFHBBPNR

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

AxisGFFHBBPNR
Valuation 58 #24 of 56 95 #3 of 42 72 #57 of 203
Growth 84 #9 of 52 98 #2 of 42 28 #135 of 188
Profitability 83 #9 of 49 97 #2 of 40 84 #31 of 183
Financial Health 27 #41 of 56 84 #8 of 44 45 #120 of 217
Shareholder Returns 45 #23 of 41 52 #14 of 28 76 #38 of 153
Overall 60 85 61
  • GFF ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • HBB ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFFHBBPNRSPY
1 month +2.0%-13.7%+16.1% -0.2%
3 months +7.3%+35.4%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months +8.9%+53.6%-24.8% +8.2%
Year to date +36.2%+95.0%-40.2% +12.9%
1 year +30.6%+120.3%-42.9% +12.3%
3 years +153.3%+152.7%+8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.4%+36.2%+2.6% +23.3%
5 years +281.9%+110.8%-15.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.8%+16.1%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years +511.6%—+13.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.9%—+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFFHBBPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%52.5%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%42.7%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.130.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.852.29-1.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-58.4%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-17.0%-42.9% -1.2%
52-week high $107.22$38.63$109.13 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$13.76$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.

MultipleGFFHBBPNR
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 20.1x 7.5xmedian 16.0x 16.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 0.6x 2.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.8x 4.5xmedian 9.8x 12.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 16.2x 4.5xmedian 11.9x 15.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 0.99 0.08median 0.64 2.12median 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 monthsGFFHBBPNR
Revenue $2.75B $610.31M $3.97B
Gross profit $1.11B $201.94M $1.64B
Operating income $459.31M $76.49M $777.40M
Net income $178.97M $57.44M $612.20M
Free cash flow $297.20M $96.92M $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $4.25 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $101.47M $74.00M
Total debt $1.27B $50.00M $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 13.51M 160.30M
Enterprise value $3.96B $210.27M $9.93B

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
MetricGFFHBBPNR
P/E 24.6x 7.5x 16.2x
P/FCF 15.3x 4.5x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 4.4x 13.7x
P/S 1.7x 0.7x 2.5x
P/B 35.3x 2.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -21.0x 2.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 4.5x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 12.5x 5.0x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF 19.2x 3.9x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 3.8x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 0.08 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFHBBPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% -3.3% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -0.1% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 20.5% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 19.9% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% 80.2% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 67.5% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% 78.4% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 90.3% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% 78.7% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 93.0% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 2,069% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 7.7% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 6,575% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 8.4% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFHBBPNR
Gross margin 40.5% 33.1% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 14.0% 22.7%
Operating margin 16.7% 12.5% 19.6%
Pretax margin 13.9% 12.6% 17.5%
Net margin 6.5% 9.4% 15.4%
FCF margin 10.8% 15.9% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 16.2% 18.3%
Return on equity 166.5% 28.6% 16.1%
Return on assets 9.5% 14.7% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 22.9% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 26.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFHBBPNR
Debt / assets 69.0% 12.2% 22.3%
Debt / equity 9.8x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.6x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 0.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 47.3% 42.1%
Equity / assets 7.0% 52.7% 57.9%
Interest coverage 5.2x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 3.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.69 3.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFHBBPNR
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 1.1% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 2.7% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% – 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% – 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.

ConsensusGFFHBBPNR
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 – 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 – $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 – -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% – +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 – $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 – -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% – +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFHBBPNR
Held by institutions 79.9% 27.7% 95.0%
Institutions holding 347 80 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% -0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 179 38 353
Institutions selling 120 25 256
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.52 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.

GFFHBBPNR
GFF 1.00 0.39 0.43
HBB 0.39 1.00 0.17
PNR 0.43 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, HBB and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.38B, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) $423.64M, Pentair (PNR) $10.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, HBB and PNR?

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 24.5x, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 7.4x, Pentair (PNR) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 19.8x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) -3.3%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 9.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 22.9%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +30.6%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +120.3%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +30.8%/yr, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) +16.1%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 52.5%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, HBB 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, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding (HBB) 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.