GHM vs PNR vs IEX Stock Comparison

Graham, Pentair and Idex Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GHM Graham Corp
$71.68 -17.0% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$805.93M
P/E
68.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$261.15M
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 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
6 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.46 +3.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGHMPNRIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $805.93M $10.55B $17.26B IEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.2x 17.2x 32.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.0x 14.5x 26.2x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.2% -3.9% +6.9% GHM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 15.4% 14.6% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 12.5% 10.0% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 1.2x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% -38.9% +38.1% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +41.4%/yr -2.3%/yr +1.5%/yr GHM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 36.3% 22.0% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 62/100 58/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

GHMPNRIEX

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

AxisGHMPNRIEX
Valuation 17 #168 of 203 71 #59 of 203 37 #128 of 203
Growth 62 #72 of 188 32 #128 of 188 43 #107 of 188
Profitability 32 #125 of 183 82 #33 of 183 90 #19 of 183
Financial Health 36 #138 of 216 46 #118 of 216 72 #62 of 216
Shareholder Returns 9 #138 of 152 79 #33 of 152 47 #81 of 152
Overall 31 62 58
  • GHM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGHMPNRIEXSPY
1 month -17.0%+23.0%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months -24.0%-0.6%+2.4% +3.7%
6 months -24.7%-18.5%+9.9% +7.1%
Year to date +11.6%-36.8%+34.6% +12.8%
1 year +18.4%-38.9%+38.1% +11.9%
3 years +356.0%+12.0%+25.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +65.9%+3.9%+7.9% +22.8%
5 years +464.0%-11.1%+7.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +41.4%-2.3%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +298.7%+19.3%+177.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.8%+1.8%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGHMPNRIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%36.3%22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%40.4%19.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.130.940.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-1.071.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-53.7%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-39.5%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $123.79$108.69$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $53.56$52.11$161.68 $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.

MultipleGHMPNRIEX
P/E now vs peer median 70.3xmedian 25.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x 32.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x 19.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -137.4xmedian 22.2x 16.2xmedian 22.2x 26.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 1.45 2.23median 1.45 -8.64median 1.45

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 monthsGHMPNRIEX
Revenue $261.15M $3.97B $3.66B
Gross profit $60.83M $1.64B $1.64B
Operating income $14.21M $777.40M $763.90M
Net income $11.82M $612.20M $535.80M
Free cash flow -$6.12M $646.60M $667.10M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $1.01 $3.82 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $26.95M $74.00M $602.10M
Total debt $13.00M $1.48B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 11.71M 160.30M 74.00M
Enterprise value $729.57M $10.22B $14.87B

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
MetricGHMPNRIEX
P/E 70.3x 17.1x 32.9x
P/FCF -137.4x 16.2x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 151.7x 14.5x 23.4x
P/S 3.2x 2.6x 4.8x
P/B 4.4x 2.7x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 3.7x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 35.0x 13.2x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 57.3x 15.3x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.0x 5.1x
EV/FCF -133.0x 18.4x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 146.8x 16.4x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 2.23 -8.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGHMPNRIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.2% -3.9% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -1.3% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% -1.2% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 3.4% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.1% -8.3% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.2% 4.4% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.7% -6.4% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 71.8% 6.3% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.7% -3.6% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 7.7% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -58.5% -14.8% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 6.8% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% -17.4% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 7.7% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGHMPNRIEX
Gross margin 23.3% 41.2% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 22.7% 26.7%
Operating margin 5.4% 19.6% 20.9%
Pretax margin 5.3% 17.5% 19.2%
Net margin 4.5% 15.4% 14.6%
FCF margin -2.3% 16.3% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 2.1% 18.3% 20.6%
Return on equity 7.1% 16.1% 13.4%
Return on assets 3.4% 9.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 12.5% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 13.5% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGHMPNRIEX
Debt / assets – 22.3% 25.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.2% 42.1% 41.6%
Equity / assets 52.8% 57.9% 58.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.33 3.96 5.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGHMPNRIEX
Dividend yield – 1.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -6.0% 3.8% 1.7%
Shareholder yield -6.0% 5.5% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.1% 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 4.5%

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.

ConsensusGHMPNRIEX
Forward P/E 44.0xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.63FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +17.6% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $271.48MFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +10.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGHMPNRIEX
Held by institutions 89.3% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 222 720 687
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.8% -0.1% +0.1%
Institutions buying 145 353 351
Institutions selling 56 257 202
Buyers to sellers 2.59 1.37 1.74

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.

GHMPNRIEX
GHM 1.00 0.14 0.35
PNR 0.14 1.00 0.33
IEX 0.35 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GHM, PNR and IEX?

Idex (IEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graham (GHM) $805.93M, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B, Idex (IEX) $17.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, GHM, PNR and IEX?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graham (GHM) 68.2x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x, Idex (IEX) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Graham (GHM) 44.0x, Pentair (PNR) 14.5x, Idex (IEX) 26.2x). 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%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Graham (GHM) 4.5%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Graham (GHM) 7.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Graham (GHM) +18.4%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Idex (IEX) +38.1%. Over five years, Graham (GHM) compounded fastest (Graham (GHM) +41.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Idex (IEX) +1.5%/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) 0.02%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%. Graham (GHM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Graham (GHM) 54.5%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.