GTX vs IPGP vs ROK Stock Comparison

Garrett Motion, Ipg Photonics and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.01 -14.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.10B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
IPGP Ipg Photonics Corp
$74.34 -4.8% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
115.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.39B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 6, Rockwell Automation 4, Ipg Photonics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTXIPGPROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.10B $3.17B $49.39B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 115.1x 41.1x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 70.8x 35.1x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +13.0% +11.3% IPGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 2.6% 13.4% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 64.2% — 21.0% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 1.3x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% -14.7% +21.5% GTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.4%/yr -14.1%/yr +6.6%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 72.0% 31.3% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 53/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

GTXIPGPROK

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

AxisGTXIPGPROK
Valuation 98 #6 of 203 40 #123 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 47 #100 of 188 31 #130 of 188 50 #94 of 188
Profitability 78 #42 of 183 31 #126 of 183 96 #9 of 183
Financial Health 15 #185 of 217 96 #9 of 217 32 #147 of 217
Shareholder Returns 91 #14 of 153 93 #11 of 153 72 #44 of 153
Overall 66 58 53
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IPGP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTXIPGPROKSPY
1 month -14.4%-4.8%+1.1% -0.2%
3 months -26.4%-11.5%-6.8% +3.9%
6 months +8.5%-33.8%+9.4% +8.2%
Year to date +26.3%+3.8%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%-14.7%+21.5% +12.3%
3 years +209.1%-15.7%+67.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.7%-5.5%+18.8% +23.3%
5 years +222.7%-53.2%+37.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.4%-14.1%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years —-21.0%+271.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-2.3%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGTXIPGPROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%72.0%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%77.3%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.662.141.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.200.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-72.0%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-51.7%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $36.23$153.91$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $15.64$69.41$348.51 $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.

MultipleGTXIPGPROK
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 25.2x 114.6xmedian 25.2x 40.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 14.0x 30.5xmedian 14.0x 24.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 21.7x 152.0xmedian 21.7x 32.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x 14.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.32 -3.37median 1.32 -9.25median 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 monthsGTXIPGPROK
Revenue $3.75B $1.07B $8.97B
Gross profit $779.00M $410.10M $4.41B
Operating income $536.00M $7.97M $1.77B
Net income $357.00M $27.56M $1.20B
Free cash flow $365.00M $20.80M $1.50B
R&D – $123.44M $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $0.64 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $158.00M $399.23M $479.00M
Total debt $1.37B – $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 190.59M 42.91M 111.60M
Enterprise value $3.39B -$223.09M $47.58B

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
MetricGTXIPGPROK
P/E 11.5x 114.6x 40.6x
P/FCF 11.3x 152.0x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 32.8x 28.2x
P/S 1.1x 3.0x 5.4x
P/B -6.1x 1.5x 14.0x
P/Tangible book -6.1x 1.5x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 30.5x 24.6x
EV/EBIT 9.9x 287.5x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.1x 5.7x
EV/FCF 14.6x 110.1x 34.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 23.8x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -3.37 -9.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTXIPGPROK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 13.0% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -7.9% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% 25.1% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -6.8% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% 103.4% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -62.6% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% 112.8% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -36.2% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 112.7% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.7% -34.0% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% -36.2% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -24.2% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% -67.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -43.0% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTXIPGPROK
Gross margin 20.8% 38.4% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 7.0% 23.3%
Operating margin 14.3% 0.7% 19.7%
Pretax margin 12.0% 3.7% 14.7%
Net margin 9.5% 2.6% 13.4%
FCF margin 9.7% 1.9% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 9.0% 19.3%
Return on equity – 1.3% 30.9%
Return on assets 14.7% 1.1% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 64.2% – 21.0%
Return on capital employed 56.1% 0.4% 23.6%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 3.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTXIPGPROK
Debt / assets 55.3% – 29.4%
Debt / equity -2.0x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 127.3% 12.3% 68.5%
Equity / assets -27.3% 87.7% 31.5%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 12.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 6.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.33 8.98 5.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTXIPGPROK
Dividend yield 1.5% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 4.2% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 4.2% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGTXIPGPROK
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 70.8xFY2026 35.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $1.05FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +109.5% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.58BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +7.7% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTXIPGPROK
Held by institutions 96.8% 71.5% 89.2%
Institutions holding 458 356 1,540
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +4.7% +3.5%
Institutions buying 239 214 805
Institutions selling 139 96 437
Buyers to sellers 1.72 2.23 1.84

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.

GTXIPGPROK
GTX 1.00 0.35 0.46
IPGP 0.35 1.00 0.14
ROK 0.46 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTX, IPGP and ROK?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.10B, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) $3.17B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTX, IPGP and ROK?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.5x, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 115.1x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.1x, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 70.8x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ipg Photonics (IPGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) +13.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 2.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garrett Motion (GTX) returned the most: Garrett Motion (GTX) +29.1%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) -14.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) -14.1%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.3%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 72.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTX, IPGP and ROK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Garrett Motion (GTX) 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.