GGG vs PH vs PNR Stock Comparison

Graco, Parker-Hannifin and Pentair 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
6 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$912.14 -6.0% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.97B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.83%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$64.38 +21.4% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.68%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Parker-Hannifin 4, Pentair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGPHPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.78B $114.97B $10.28B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 31.6x 16.8x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 24.0x 14.1x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +8.3% -3.9% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 17.0% 15.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 15.4% 12.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.4x 1.6x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.73% 0.83% 1.68% GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +18.9% -40.9% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr +25.2%/yr -2.7%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 27.1% 36.3% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 58/100 62/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGPHPNR

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

AxisGGGPHPNR
Valuation 50 #102 of 203 27 #148 of 203 72 #58 of 203
Growth 35 #123 of 188 69 #59 of 188 31 #131 of 188
Profitability 98 #4 of 184 95 #10 of 184 83 #32 of 184
Financial Health 86 #32 of 217 45 #120 of 217 46 #117 of 217
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 153 51 #75 of 153 78 #35 of 153
Overall 72 58 62
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGPHPNRSPY
1 month -14.1%-6.0%+21.4% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-4.1%-3.3% +5.9%
6 months -15.6%-3.7%-20.4% +8.5%
Year to date -18.0%+3.8%-38.2% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+18.9%-40.9% +12.4%
3 years -8.6%+149.1%+11.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.0%+35.6%+3.7% +23.5%
5 years -10.6%+207.5%-13.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.2%+25.2%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years +170.2%+647.9%+16.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.5%+22.3%+1.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGGGPHPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%27.1%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%26.9%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.840.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.70-1.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-29.2%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-15.1%-40.9% -0.9%
52-week high $94.82$1,073.86$108.87 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$767.01$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.

MultipleGGGPHPNR
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 25.4x 31.6xmedian 25.4x 16.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 14.3x 22.1xmedian 14.3x 13.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.8x 29.4xmedian 21.8x 15.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 7.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.96median 1.41 1.50median 1.41 2.19median 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 monthsGGGPHPNR
Revenue $2.31B $21.50B $3.97B
Gross profit $1.20B $8.10B $1.64B
Operating income $619.56M $4.63B $777.40M
Net income $517.48M $3.65B $612.20M
Free cash flow $600.10M $3.91B $646.60M
R&D $82.33M – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $28.48 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $501.00M $74.00M
Total debt $215.70M $8.52B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 128.10M 160.30M
Enterprise value $8.79B $113.10B $9.94B

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
MetricGGGPHPNR
P/E 20.9x 31.6x 16.8x
P/FCF 18.0x 29.4x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x 26.3x 14.2x
P/S 4.7x 5.3x 2.6x
P/B 4.4x 7.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 14.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 22.1x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 26.5x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 17.9x 31.5x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 28.2x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.96 1.50 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGPHPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 8.3% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 4.1% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 10.8% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 8.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 14.1% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 14.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 3.3% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 20.5% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 5.0% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 21.1% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 15.6% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 13.6% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 16.9% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 14.5% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGPHPNR
Gross margin 52.0% 37.7% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 31.6% 25.9% 22.7%
Operating margin 26.8% 21.6% 19.6%
Pretax margin 27.6% 21.2% 17.5%
Net margin 22.4% 17.0% 15.4%
FCF margin 26.0% 18.2% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 20.3% 18.3%
Return on equity 20.7% 24.3% 16.1%
Return on assets 16.2% 11.9% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 15.4% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 18.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGPHPNR
Debt / assets 4.1% 27.6% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 50.1% 42.1%
Equity / assets 75.7% 49.9% 57.9%
Interest coverage 189.0x 11.6x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 10.25 6.82 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGPHPNR
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 1.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 1.9% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusGGGPHPNR
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 24.0xFY2027 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +8.8% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +22.0% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGPHPNR
Held by institutions 91.0% 91.8% 95.0%
Institutions holding 730 1,975 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 337 927 353
Institutions selling 280 693 256
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.34 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.

GGGPHPNR
GGG 1.00 0.52 0.26
PH 0.52 1.00 0.29
PNR 0.26 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, PH and PNR?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $10.78B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.97B, Pentair (PNR) $10.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, PH and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 20.9x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.6x, Pentair (PNR) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x, Pentair (PNR) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -17.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.9%, Pentair (PNR) -40.9%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.2%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.2%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Graco (GGG) 1.73%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.83%, Pentair (PNR) 1.68%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.1%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, PH 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, Graco (GGG) leads on 6. 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.