GHM vs IR vs PNR Stock Comparison

Graham, Ingersoll Rand and Pentair Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GHM Graham Corp
$72.25 -18.2% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$847.28M
P/E
70.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$261.15M
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$81.80 +3.3% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.41B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.10%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.80 +31.8% 1M -35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.55%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingersoll Rand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ingersoll Rand 5, Pentair 4, Graham 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGHMIRPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $847.28M $31.41B $11.14B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.9x 23.0x 18.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.3x 23.9x 15.2x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% +8.0% -3.9% GHM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 17.2% 15.4% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 10.5% 12.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 1.6x IR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 1.55% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +4.3% -35.3% GHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.4%/yr +7.4%/yr -1.2%/yr GHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 33.6% 37.1% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 66/100 59/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

GHMIRPNR

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

AxisGHMIRPNR
Valuation 15 #173 of 204 50 #103 of 204 61 #80 of 204
Growth 63 #71 of 191 81 #38 of 191 30 #135 of 191
Profitability 30 #132 of 189 83 #33 of 189 80 #38 of 189
Financial Health 39 #136 of 221 57 #95 of 221 47 #118 of 221
Shareholder Returns 10 #144 of 159 58 #68 of 159 77 #37 of 159
Overall 31 66 59
  • GHM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGHMIRPNRSPY
1 month -18.2%+3.3%+31.8% -5.9%
3 months -31.2%-7.3%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months -25.6%+5.5%-11.6% +0.2%
Year to date +12.5%+3.3%-33.0% +7.5%
1 year +13.0%+4.3%-35.3% +8.2%
3 years +335.8%+25.4%+14.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +63.4%+7.8%+4.6% +19.0%
5 years +426.2%+42.9%-6.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +39.4%+7.4%-1.2% +9.4%
10 years +319.8%—+27.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.4%—+2.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGHMIRPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%33.6%37.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.8%31.4%40.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.120.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.13-0.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-36.6%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.6%-17.2%-35.8% -5.9%
52-week high $123.79$98.76$108.69 $779.14
52-week low $53.56$68.54$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.

MultipleGHMIRPNR
P/E now vs peer median 70.9xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x 18.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 13.4x 14.0xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -138.5xmedian 21.9x 20.7xmedian 21.9x 17.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 1.02 0.98median 1.02 2.37median 1.02

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 monthsGHMIRPNR
Revenue $261.15M $8.05B $3.97B
Gross profit $60.83M $3.47B $1.64B
Operating income $14.21M $1.84B $777.40M
Net income $11.82M $1.39B $612.20M
Free cash flow -$6.12M $1.52B $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $3.53 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $26.95M $1.34B $74.00M
Total debt – $4.74B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 11.71M 391.90M 160.30M
Enterprise value $770.91M $26.44B $10.81B

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
MetricGHMIRPNR
P/E 70.9x 23.0x 18.2x
P/FCF -138.5x 20.7x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 152.9x 19.1x 15.4x
P/S 3.2x 3.9x 2.8x
P/B 4.4x 3.0x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 4.8x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 35.3x 14.6x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 57.7x 18.9x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF -134.1x 22.9x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 148.0x 21.2x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 0.98 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHMIRPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% 8.0% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.4% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 6.4% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 8.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.1% 62.6% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.2% 18.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.7% 152.7% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.8% 21.7% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.7% 158.7% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 23.5% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -58.5% 18.8% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 12.6% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 21.4% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 13.4% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHMIRPNR
Gross margin 23.3% 43.1% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 29.7% 22.7%
Operating margin 5.4% 22.9% 19.6%
Pretax margin 5.3% 20.1% 17.5%
Net margin 4.5% 17.2% 15.4%
FCF margin -2.3% 18.8% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 20.4% 18.3%
Return on equity 7.1% 13.4% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.4% 7.6% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 10.5% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 11.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHMIRPNR
Debt / assets – 25.4% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 43.2% 42.1%
Equity / assets 52.8% 56.8% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 7.2x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.35 3.54 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHMIRPNR
Dividend yield – 0.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -6.0% 3.1% 3.6%
Shareholder yield -6.0% 3.2% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.2% 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.0% 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.1% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 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.

ConsensusGHMIRPNR
Forward P/E 44.3xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $3.42FY2026 $4.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +20.2% +18.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $271.48MFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +7.5% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHMIRPNR
Held by institutions 89.3% 100.0% 95.0%
Institutions holding 222 896 721
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.8% -1.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 145 369 353
Institutions selling 56 360 257
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.03 1.37

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.

GHMIRPNR
GHM 1.00 0.43 0.11
IR 0.43 1.00 0.43
PNR 0.11 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GHM, IR and PNR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graham (GHM) $847.28M, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.41B, Pentair (PNR) $11.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GHM, IR and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graham (GHM) 70.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.0x, Pentair (PNR) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Graham (GHM) 44.3x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Pentair (PNR) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graham (GHM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graham (GHM) +21.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Graham (GHM) 4.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Graham (GHM) 7.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham (GHM) returned the most: Graham (GHM) +13.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +4.3%, Pentair (PNR) -35.3%. Over five years, Graham (GHM) compounded fastest (Graham (GHM) +39.4%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Graham (GHM) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Pentair (PNR) 1.55%. Graham (GHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Graham (GHM) 55.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.6%, Pentair (PNR) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GHM, IR 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, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 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.