GHM vs PNR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Graham, Pentair and Flowserve Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GHM Graham Corp
$70.59 -22.8% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$827.81M
P/E
69.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$261.15M
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$70.54 +33.0% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.26B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.53%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
9 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$80.29 +8.0% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.18B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.70B
Div. yield
1.08%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 9, Graham 2, Flowserve 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGHMPNRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $827.81M $11.26B $10.18B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.3x 18.4x 40.1x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.3x 15.5x 18.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% -3.9% +0.2% GHM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 15.4% 5.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 12.5% 8.1% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 2.3x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.53% 1.08% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% -33.7% +17.6% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.5%/yr -0.8%/yr +18.8%/yr GHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.6% 36.9% 41.9% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 60/100 40/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

GHMPNRFLS

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

AxisGHMPNRFLS
Valuation 17 #168 of 203 64 #74 of 203 24 #154 of 203
Growth 64 #68 of 189 31 #131 of 189 31 #130 of 189
Profitability 32 #128 of 187 81 #36 of 187 43 #107 of 187
Financial Health 37 #139 of 221 46 #119 of 221 34 #147 of 221
Shareholder Returns 9 #139 of 152 80 #32 of 152 67 #51 of 152
Overall 32 60 40
  • GHM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGHMPNRFLSSPY
1 month -22.8%+33.0%+8.0% -2.3%
3 months -28.6%+5.2%+4.9% -0.7%
6 months -24.6%-8.5%+14.0% +4.8%
Year to date +9.9%-32.3%+15.7% +10.3%
1 year +13.3%-33.7%+17.6% +10.3%
3 years +315.5%+14.4%+112.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +60.8%+4.6%+28.6% +20.1%
5 years +428.0%-4.0%+137.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +39.5%-0.8%+18.8% +10.1%
10 years +295.7%+30.8%+93.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +14.7%+2.7%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGHMPNRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.6%36.9%41.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%40.7%42.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.150.901.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.910.42 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-53.7%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-35.1%-12.8% -3.5%
52-week high $123.79$108.69$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $53.56$52.11$64.39 $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.

MultipleGHMPNRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 69.3xmedian 25.6x 18.4xmedian 25.6x 40.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 14.4x 14.1xmedian 14.4x 19.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -135.3xmedian 22.5x 17.4xmedian 22.5x 66.3xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 1.36 2.40median 1.36 17.40median 1.36

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 monthsGHMPNRFLS
Revenue $261.15M $3.97B $4.70B
Gross profit $60.83M $1.64B $1.60B
Operating income $14.21M $777.40M $467.63M
Net income $11.82M $612.20M $273.27M
Free cash flow -$6.12M $646.60M $153.66M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $3.82 $1.99
Cash & equivalents $26.95M $74.00M $742.15M
Total debt – $1.48B $2.06B
Shares (diluted) 11.71M 160.30M 127.96M
Enterprise value $751.44M $10.93B $7.23B

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
MetricGHMPNRFLS
P/E 69.3x 18.4x 40.1x
P/FCF -135.3x 17.4x 66.3x
P/Operating cash flow 149.4x 15.5x 44.2x
P/S 3.2x 2.8x 2.2x
P/B 4.3x 2.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 4.0x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 34.5x 14.1x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 56.4x 16.3x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF -130.9x 19.6x 74.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 144.5x 17.5x 50.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 2.40 17.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHMPNRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% -3.9% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -1.3% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% -1.2% 5.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 3.4% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.1% -8.3% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.2% 4.4% 12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.7% -6.4% -42.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.8% 6.3% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.7% -3.6% -42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 7.7% 2.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -58.5% -14.8% -67.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 6.8% 4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% -17.4% -75.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 7.7% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHMPNRFLS
Gross margin 23.3% 41.2% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 22.7% 12.3%
Operating margin 5.4% 19.6% 10.0%
Pretax margin 5.3% 17.5% 7.6%
Net margin 4.5% 15.4% 5.4%
FCF margin -2.3% 16.3% 3.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 18.3% 4.9%
Return on equity 7.1% 16.1% 11.6%
Return on assets 3.4% 9.2% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 12.5% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 13.5% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHMPNRFLS
Debt / assets – 22.3% 32.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 13.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 42.1% 62.4%
Equity / assets 52.8% 57.9% 37.6%
Interest coverage – – 5.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.29 4.13 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHMPNRFLS
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -6.1% 3.6% 1.3%
Shareholder yield -6.1% 5.1% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusGHMPNRFLS
Forward P/E 43.3xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +17.6% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $271.48MFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +10.5% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHMPNRFLS
Held by institutions 89.3% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 222 721 586
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.8% -0.1% +14.6%
Institutions buying 145 354 299
Institutions selling 56 257 203
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.38 1.47

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.

GHMPNRFLS
GHM 1.00 0.14 0.42
PNR 0.14 1.00 0.31
FLS 0.42 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GHM, PNR and FLS?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graham (GHM) $827.81M, Pentair (PNR) $11.26B, Flowserve (FLS) $10.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, GHM, PNR and FLS?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graham (GHM) 69.3x, Pentair (PNR) 18.4x, Flowserve (FLS) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Graham (GHM) 43.3x, Pentair (PNR) 15.5x, Flowserve (FLS) 18.5x). 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%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Flowserve (FLS) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Graham (GHM) 4.5%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Flowserve (FLS) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Graham (GHM) 7.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Graham (GHM) +13.3%, Pentair (PNR) -33.7%, Flowserve (FLS) +17.6%. Over five years, Graham (GHM) compounded fastest (Graham (GHM) +39.5%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -0.8%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +18.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Graham (GHM) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 1.53%, Flowserve (FLS) 1.08%. Graham (GHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Graham (GHM) 54.6%, Pentair (PNR) 36.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GHM, PNR and FLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pentair (PNR) leads on 9. 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.