GGG vs BKR vs IR Stock Comparison

Graco, Baker Hughes and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGG Graco Inc
$66.48 -14.6% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.66B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.75%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$59.00 +2.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$58.57B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
1.56%
Oilfield Services Energy
4 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.32B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.11%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Baker Hughes 4, Ingersoll Rand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGBKRIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.66B $58.57B $29.32B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.7x 20.2x 30.7x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 23.2x 22.6x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +3.7% +7.8% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% — 12.1% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% — 7.6% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 1.8x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.75% 1.56% 0.11% GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +26.6% -5.8% BKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +18.4%/yr +6.8%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 33.6% 33.0% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 46/100 58/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGBKRIR

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

AxisGGGBKRIR
Valuation 48 #106 of 203 24 #36 of 47 43 #116 of 203
Growth 34 #124 of 188 64 #16 of 43 70 #57 of 188
Profitability 99 #3 of 183 62 #16 of 40 71 #53 of 183
Financial Health 85 #33 of 217 – 50 #110 of 217
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 153 36 #21 of 32 57 #66 of 153
Overall 72 46 58
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGBKRIRSPY
1 month -14.6%+2.0%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -19.2%+0.9%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -17.3%-12.8%-6.9% +8.2%
Year to date -18.9%+29.6%-4.6% +12.9%
1 year -18.9%+26.6%-5.8% +12.3%
3 years -9.6%+69.5%+27.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.3%+19.2%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years -11.1%+132.6%+39.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.3%+18.4%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years +166.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGGBKRIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%33.6%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%34.2%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.701.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.79-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-47.2%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-15.3%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $94.82$69.67$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$44.47$68.54 $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.

MultipleGGGBKRIR
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 25.2x 20.2xmedian 26.1x 30.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 14.0x —median 8.8x 16.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 21.7x 17.7xmedian 14.9x 24.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 12.83median 1.32 0.98median 0.49 2.47median 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 monthsGGGBKRIR
Revenue $2.31B $28.74B $7.94B
Gross profit $1.20B – $3.40B
Operating income $619.56M – $1.44B
Net income $517.48M $2.93B $966.00M
Free cash flow $600.10M – $1.22B
R&D $82.33M $573.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.91 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $4.07B $1.17B
Total debt $215.70M – $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 997.00M 391.90M
Enterprise value $8.68B $58.57B $24.51B

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
MetricGGGBKRIR
P/E 20.7x 20.2x 30.7x
P/FCF 17.8x 17.7x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 13.0x 21.7x
P/S 4.6x 2.0x 3.7x
P/B 4.3x 2.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 5.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x – 16.7x
EV/EBIT 17.2x – 22.9x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.0x 4.1x
EV/FCF 17.8x – 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 13.0x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.83 0.98 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGBKRIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 3.7% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 5.4% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% – 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% – 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% – 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 0.0% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 19.9% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -0.3% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 20.6% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 35.2% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 14.2% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% – -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGBKRIR
Gross margin 52.0% – 42.8%
EBITDA margin 31.6% – 24.8%
Operating margin 26.8% – 18.1%
Pretax margin 27.6% – 15.2%
Net margin 22.4% – 12.1%
FCF margin 26.0% – 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 15.7% 17.0%
Return on equity 20.7% 14.4% 9.4%
Return on assets 16.2% 5.2% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 19.5% – 7.6%
Return on capital employed 23.2% – 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGBKRIR
Debt / assets 4.1% – 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% – 43.7%
Equity / assets 75.7% 34.8% 56.3%
Interest coverage 189.0x – 5.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 10.16 – 3.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGBKRIR
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.6% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 4.4% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 1.6% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.0%

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.

ConsensusGGGBKRIR
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 23.2xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +10.6% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% -1.5% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGBKRIR
Held by institutions 91.0% 97.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 730 1,148 894
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +5.2% -1.5%
Institutions buying 337 576 367
Institutions selling 280 429 360
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.34 1.02

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.

GGGBKRIR
GGG 1.00 0.17 0.64
BKR 0.17 1.00 0.23
IR 0.64 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, BKR and IR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $10.66B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.57B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, BKR and IR?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 20.7x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 20.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 19.8x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 23.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baker Hughes (BKR) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -18.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +26.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Graco (GGG) 1.75%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 1.56%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, BKR and IR?

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 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.