GHM vs PH vs PNR Stock Comparison

Graham, Parker-Hannifin and Pentair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GHM Graham Corp
$70.98 -18.6% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$832.38M
P/E
69.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$261.15M
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$900.70 -7.9% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$113.53B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.84%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGHMPHPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $832.38M $113.53B $9.95B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.7x 31.2x 16.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 23.7x 13.7x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% +8.3% -3.9% GHM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 17.0% 15.4% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 15.4% 12.5% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 1.6x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.84% 1.73% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.8% +16.3% -42.9% GHM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.1%/yr +24.5%/yr -3.4%/yr GHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 27.1% 36.1% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 57/100 61/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

GHMPHPNR

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

AxisGHMPHPNR
Valuation 17 #169 of 203 29 #144 of 203 72 #57 of 203
Growth 60 #75 of 188 67 #62 of 188 28 #135 of 188
Profitability 32 #125 of 183 95 #11 of 183 84 #31 of 183
Financial Health 37 #138 of 217 44 #123 of 217 45 #120 of 217
Shareholder Returns 10 #138 of 153 52 #74 of 153 76 #38 of 153
Overall 31 57 61
  • GHM 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

PeriodGHMPHPNRSPY
1 month -18.6%-7.9%+16.1% -0.2%
3 months -28.8%-9.1%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months -23.3%-6.4%-24.8% +8.2%
Year to date +10.5%+2.5%-40.2% +12.9%
1 year +19.8%+16.3%-42.9% +12.3%
3 years +359.7%+145.9%+8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +66.3%+35.0%+2.6% +23.3%
5 years +458.5%+198.6%-15.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +41.1%+24.5%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years +295.2%+640.0%+13.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.7%+22.2%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGHMPHPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%27.1%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%26.8%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.130.830.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.60-1.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-29.2%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.7%-16.1%-42.9% -1.2%
52-week high $123.79$1,073.86$109.13 $779.14
52-week low $53.56$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.

MultipleGHMPHPNR
P/E now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 25.2x 31.2xmedian 25.2x 16.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x 12.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -136.1xmedian 21.7x 29.1xmedian 21.7x 15.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 1.32 1.48median 1.32 2.12median 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 monthsGHMPHPNR
Revenue $261.15M $21.50B $3.97B
Gross profit $60.83M $8.10B $1.64B
Operating income $14.21M $4.63B $777.40M
Net income $11.82M $3.65B $612.20M
Free cash flow -$6.12M $3.91B $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $28.48 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $26.95M $501.00M $74.00M
Total debt $13.00M $8.52B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 11.71M 128.10M 160.30M
Enterprise value $756.02M $111.66B $9.61B

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
MetricGHMPHPNR
P/E 69.7x 31.2x 16.2x
P/FCF -136.1x 29.1x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 150.2x 26.0x 13.7x
P/S 3.2x 5.3x 2.5x
P/B 4.3x 7.4x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 14.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 34.6x 21.8x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 56.7x 26.2x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF -131.7x 31.1x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 145.3x 27.9x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 1.48 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHMPHPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% 8.3% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 4.1% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 10.8% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 8.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.1% 14.1% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.2% 14.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.7% 3.3% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.8% 20.5% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.7% 5.0% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 21.1% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -58.5% 15.6% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 13.6% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 16.9% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 14.5% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHMPHPNR
Gross margin 23.3% 37.7% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 25.9% 22.7%
Operating margin 5.4% 21.6% 19.6%
Pretax margin 5.3% 21.2% 17.5%
Net margin 4.5% 17.0% 15.4%
FCF margin -2.3% 18.2% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 20.3% 18.3%
Return on equity 7.1% 24.3% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.4% 11.9% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 15.4% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 18.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHMPHPNR
Debt / assets – 27.6% 22.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 50.1% 42.1%
Equity / assets 52.8% 49.9% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 11.6x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.30 6.77 3.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHMPHPNR
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -6.1% 1.1% 4.0%
Shareholder yield -6.1% 2.0% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusGHMPHPNR
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 23.7xFY2027 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +8.8% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $271.48MFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +22.0% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHMPHPNR
Held by institutions 89.3% 91.8% 95.0%
Institutions holding 222 1,975 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.8% +1.2% -0.1%
Institutions buying 145 927 353
Institutions selling 56 693 256
Buyers to sellers 2.59 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.

GHMPHPNR
GHM 1.00 0.43 0.13
PH 0.43 1.00 0.29
PNR 0.13 0.29 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GHM, PH and PNR?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graham (GHM) $832.38M, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.53B, Pentair (PNR) $9.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, GHM, PH and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graham (GHM) 69.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x, Pentair (PNR) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Graham (GHM) 43.5x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.7x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x). 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%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Graham (GHM) 4.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Graham (GHM) 7.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham (GHM) returned the most: Graham (GHM) +19.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +16.3%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%. Over five years, Graham (GHM) compounded fastest (Graham (GHM) +41.1%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.5%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Graham (GHM) 0.00%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.84%, Pentair (PNR) 1.73%. Graham (GHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Graham (GHM) 54.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.1%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GHM, 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, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.