GGG vs BKR vs EMR Stock Comparison

Graco, Baker Hughes and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGG Graco Inc
$67.19 -14.1% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.78B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.66 -4.3% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.28B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
1.68%
Oilfield Services Energy
2 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$167.78 +5.3% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$93.59B
P/E
36.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.33%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Graco 8, Emerson Electric 2, Baker Hughes 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGBKREMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.78B $54.28B $93.59B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 18.7x 36.4x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 21.5x 24.9x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +3.7% +4.8% GGG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 10.1% 13.8% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 8.3% 10.9% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.9x 1.8x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.73% 1.68% 1.33% GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +14.2% +24.7% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr +16.9%/yr +11.6%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 34.4% 31.8% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 46/100 45/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGBKREMR

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

AxisGGGBKREMR
Valuation 50 #102 of 203 33 #32 of 47 33 #136 of 203
Growth 35 #123 of 188 64 #16 of 43 39 #115 of 188
Profitability 98 #4 of 184 74 #11 of 40 87 #25 of 184
Financial Health 86 #32 of 217 16 #38 of 45 30 #153 of 217
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 153 45 #18 of 32 37 #97 of 153
Overall 72 46 45
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGBKREMRSPY
1 month -14.1%-4.3%+5.3% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-6.9%+15.1% +5.9%
6 months -15.6%-20.6%+22.9% +8.5%
Year to date -18.0%+20.0%+26.4% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+14.2%+24.7% +12.4%
3 years -8.6%+57.0%+90.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.0%+16.2%+24.0% +23.5%
5 years -10.6%+117.9%+73.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.2%+16.9%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years +170.2%—+235.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.5%—+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGGGBKREMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%34.4%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%35.9%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.681.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.410.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-47.2%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-21.5%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $94.82$69.67$167.78 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$44.47$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.

MultipleGGGBKREMR
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 25.4x 18.7xmedian 28.7x 36.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.3x 13.8xmedian 8.7x 17.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.8x 16.8xmedian 16.3x 27.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.96median 1.41 0.91median 0.51 -0.88median 1.41

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 monthsGGGBKREMR
Revenue $2.31B $28.74B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.20B $6.83B $9.91B
Operating income $619.56M $3.43B $4.68B
Net income $517.48M $2.93B $2.58B
Free cash flow $600.10M $3.23B $3.46B
R&D $82.33M $573.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.90 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $4.07B $2.18B
Total debt $215.70M $18.26B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 998.00M 561.10M
Enterprise value $8.79B $16.44B $86.34B

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
MetricGGGBKREMR
P/E 20.9x 18.7x 36.4x
P/FCF 18.0x 16.8x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x 12.0x 23.9x
P/S 4.7x 1.9x 5.0x
P/B 4.4x 2.6x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 5.0x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 13.8x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 20.0x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.4x 5.6x
EV/FCF 17.9x 21.2x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 15.2x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.96 0.91 -0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGBKREMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 3.7% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 5.4% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 3.2% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 5.8% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 3.8% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 13.8% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 0.0% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 19.9% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -0.4% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 20.5% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 35.2% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 14.2% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 54.5% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 19.5% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGBKREMR
Gross margin 52.0% 23.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 31.6% 17.2% 33.1%
Operating margin 26.8% 11.9% 25.1%
Pretax margin 27.6% 11.2% 17.6%
Net margin 22.4% 10.1% 13.8%
FCF margin 26.0% 11.2% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 15.7% 21.0%
Return on equity 20.7% 14.4% 12.7%
Return on assets 16.2% 5.2% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 8.3% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 8.9% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGBKREMR
Debt / assets 4.1% 30.9% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 5.7x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 65.2% 51.7%
Equity / assets 75.7% 34.8% 48.3%
Interest coverage 189.0x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 10.25 1.58 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGBKREMR
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 1.7% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.1% 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.2% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 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.

ConsensusGGGBKREMR
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +10.6% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% -1.5% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGBKREMR
Held by institutions 91.0% 97.3% 82.1%
Institutions holding 730 1,148 2,291
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 337 576 1,081
Institutions selling 280 429 798
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.34 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.

GGGBKREMR
GGG 1.00 0.16 0.49
BKR 0.16 1.00 0.28
EMR 0.49 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, BKR and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $10.78B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.28B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $93.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, BKR and EMR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 20.9x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.0x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graco (GGG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -17.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +24.7%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.2%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.9%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Graco (GGG) 1.73%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 1.68%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.33%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, BKR 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, Graco (GGG) leads on 8. 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.