GGG vs IR vs KMT Stock Comparison

Graco, Ingersoll Rand and Kennametal Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.85B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.26B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.18 -2.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 5, Graco 5, Ingersoll Rand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGIRKMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.85B $31.26B $2.20B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 32.6x 6.4x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 23.9x 5.7x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +7.8% +19.8% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 12.1% 14.5% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 7.6% 16.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x 1.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% +0.3% +31.8% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +8.3%/yr -5.4%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 33.5% 44.3% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 58/100 65/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGIRKMT

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

AxisGGGIRKMT
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 42 #118 of 203 73 #56 of 203
Growth 37 #119 of 188 70 #57 of 188 76 #46 of 188
Profitability 98 #4 of 183 71 #54 of 183 69 #58 of 183
Financial Health 85 #34 of 216 50 #109 of 216 51 #107 of 216
Shareholder Returns 93 #11 of 152 57 #66 of 152 56 #68 of 152
Overall 72 58 65
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGIRKMTSPY
1 month -12.0%+4.5%-2.7% +0.7%
3 months -14.0%-5.1%-9.4% +3.7%
6 months -14.4%+0.1%-22.0% +7.1%
Year to date -16.1%+0.9%+6.2% +12.8%
1 year -14.9%+0.3%+31.8% +11.9%
3 years -7.6%+32.0%+31.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.6%+9.7%+9.5% +22.8%
5 years -8.6%+48.7%-24.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+8.3%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +176.4%—+9.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%—+0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGGIRKMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%33.5%44.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%31.4%42.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.221.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.010.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-36.6%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-19.1%-30.3% -1.2%
52-week high $94.82$98.76$43.27 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$68.54$21.95 $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.

MultipleGGGIRKMT
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 25.8x 32.5xmedian 25.8x 6.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.6x 17.6xmedian 14.6x 4.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 22.2x 25.4xmedian 22.2x -28.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 13.26median 1.45 2.61median 1.45 0.15median 1.45

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 monthsGGGIRKMT
Revenue $2.31B $7.94B $2.36B
Gross profit $1.20B $3.40B $969.96M
Operating income $619.56M $1.44B $472.53M
Net income $517.48M $966.00M $350.41M
Free cash flow $600.10M $1.22B -$80.91M
R&D $82.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.45 $4.42
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $1.17B $95.79M
Total debt $215.70M $4.77B $717.45M
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 391.90M 77.42M
Enterprise value $8.86B $26.38B $1.76B

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
MetricGGGIRKMT
P/E 21.4x 32.5x 6.7x
P/FCF 18.4x 25.4x -28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 23.0x -573.9x
P/S 4.8x 3.9x 1.0x
P/B 4.5x 3.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 5.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 17.6x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 24.1x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 4.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 18.4x 28.4x -36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 25.7x -729.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 13.26 2.61 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGIRKMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 7.8% 19.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.2% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 5.6% 62.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 9.5% 14.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 28.9% 230.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 13.7% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 82.8% 255.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.9% 41.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 87.6% 269.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 12.4% 44.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% -5.8% -101.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 9.5% -26.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% -6.1% -167.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 9.6% -35.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGIRKMT
Gross margin 52.0% 42.8% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 31.6% 24.8% 26.1%
Operating margin 26.8% 18.1% 20.1%
Pretax margin 27.6% 15.2% 19.6%
Net margin 22.4% 12.1% 14.5%
FCF margin 26.0% 15.4% -3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 17.0% -0.2%
Return on equity 20.7% 9.4% 23.3%
Return on assets 16.2% 5.3% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 7.6% 16.5%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 9.2% 20.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGIRKMT
Debt / assets 4.1% 26.2% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 3.9x -8.9x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 43.7% 49.1%
Equity / assets 75.7% 56.3% 50.9%
Interest coverage 189.0x 5.6x 16.5x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 10.44 3.41 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGIRKMT
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.1% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 2.7% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 2.8% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.3% 17.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% -75.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.8% -1.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% -1.9%

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.

ConsensusGGGIRKMT
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 5.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $5.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +21.5% -57.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +6.4% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGIRKMT
Held by institutions 91.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 731 895 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 337 368 198
Institutions selling 280 360 95
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.02 2.08

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.

GGGIRKMT
GGG 1.00 0.65 0.44
IR 0.65 1.00 0.57
KMT 0.44 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, IR and KMT?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $10.85B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.26B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, IR and KMT?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 21.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.6x, Kennametal (KMT) 6.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kennametal (KMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -14.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%, Kennametal (KMT) +31.8%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Graco (GGG) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Kennametal (KMT) 0.03%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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