GGG vs PNR vs CR Stock Comparison

Graco, Pentair and Crane 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
6 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
CR Crane Co
$205.74 -1.3% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Crane 3, Pentair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGPNRCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.85B $10.55B $11.43B CR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 17.2x 33.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 14.5x 30.9x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% -3.9% +21.5% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 15.4% 12.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 12.5% 11.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 1.1x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% -38.9% +6.5% CR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr -2.3%/yr — GGG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 36.3% 33.7% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 62/100 66/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGPNRCR

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

AxisGGGPNRCR
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 71 #59 of 203 49 #52 of 100
Growth 37 #119 of 188 32 #128 of 188 71 #29 of 96
Profitability 98 #4 of 183 82 #33 of 183 88 #12 of 95
Financial Health 85 #34 of 216 46 #118 of 216 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 93 #11 of 152 79 #33 of 152 56 #29 of 65
Overall 72 62 66
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGPNRCRSPY
1 month -12.0%+23.0%-1.3% +0.7%
3 months -14.0%-0.6%-4.0% +3.7%
6 months -14.4%-18.5%+15.8% +7.1%
Year to date -16.1%-36.8%+11.6% +12.8%
1 year -14.9%-38.9%+6.5% +11.9%
3 years -7.6%+12.0%+119.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.6%+3.9%+29.9% +22.8%
5 years -8.6%-11.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%-2.3%— +10.9%
10 years +176.4%+19.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%+1.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGGPNRCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%36.3%33.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%40.4%36.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.941.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-1.070.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-53.7%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-39.5%-9.1% -1.2%
52-week high $94.82$108.69$226.38 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$52.11$160.86 $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.

MultipleGGGPNRCR
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x 34.8xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x 21.5xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 22.2x 16.2xmedian 22.2x 31.3xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 13.26median 1.45 2.23median 1.45 10.65median 0.93

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 monthsGGGPNRCR
Revenue $2.31B $3.97B $2.76B
Gross profit $1.20B $1.64B $1.15B
Operating income $619.56M $777.40M $486.80M
Net income $517.48M $612.20M $342.00M
Free cash flow $600.10M $646.60M $379.80M
R&D $82.33M $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $3.82 $5.82
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $74.00M $315.70M
Total debt $215.70M $1.48B $928.50M
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 160.30M 58.80M
Enterprise value $8.86B $10.22B $9.90B

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
MetricGGGPNRCR
P/E 21.4x 17.1x 34.8x
P/FCF 18.4x 16.2x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 14.5x 27.9x
P/S 4.8x 2.6x 4.3x
P/B 4.5x 2.7x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.7x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 13.2x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 15.3x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.0x 4.5x
EV/FCF 18.4x 18.4x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 16.4x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 13.26 2.23 10.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGPNRCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% -3.9% 21.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -1.3% 19.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% -1.2% 20.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 3.4% 18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% -8.3% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 4.4% 33.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% -6.4% -6.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 6.3% 9.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -3.6% -6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 7.7% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% -14.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 6.8% 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% -17.4% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 7.7% 53.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGPNRCR
Gross margin 52.0% 41.2% 41.5%
EBITDA margin 31.6% 22.7% 21.1%
Operating margin 26.8% 19.6% 17.7%
Pretax margin 27.6% 17.5% 16.3%
Net margin 22.4% 15.4% 12.4%
FCF margin 26.0% 16.3% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 18.3% 15.5%
Return on equity 20.7% 16.1% 15.4%
Return on assets 16.2% 9.2% 8.5%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 12.5% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 13.5% 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGPNRCR
Debt / assets 4.1% 22.3% 23.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.3x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 42.1% 43.2%
Equity / assets 75.7% 57.9% 56.8%
Interest coverage 189.0x – 10.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 10.44 3.96 6.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGPNRCR
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 3.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 5.5% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusGGGPNRCR
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $6.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +17.6% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +10.5% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGPNRCR
Held by institutions 91.0% 95.0% 78.3%
Institutions holding 731 720 599
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -0.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 337 353 314
Institutions selling 280 257 187
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.37 1.68

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.

GGGPNRCR
GGG 1.00 0.27 0.46
PNR 0.27 1.00 0.28
CR 0.46 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, PNR and CR?

Crane (CR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $10.85B, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B, Crane (CR) $11.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, PNR and CR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 21.0x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x, Crane (CR) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.5x, Pentair (PNR) 14.5x, Crane (CR) 30.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane (CR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Crane (CR) +21.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Crane (CR) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Crane (CR) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crane (CR) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -14.9%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Crane (CR) +6.5%. Over five years, Graco (GGG) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Graco (GGG) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Crane (CR) 0.00%. Graco (GGG) and Crane (CR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.4%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Crane (CR) 33.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, PNR and CR?

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.