HELE vs GFF vs PNR Stock Comparison

Helen Of Troy, Griffon and Pentair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.20 +2.0% 1M +45.7% 1Y
Market cap
$677.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$100.30 +2.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.39B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHELEGFFPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $677.65M $4.39B $10.28B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.8x 24.5x 16.8x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 19.8x 13.7x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +26.9% -3.9% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.4% 6.5% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.6% 19.0% 12.5% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 2.2x 1.6x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.7% +30.6% -42.9% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.4%/yr +30.8%/yr -3.4%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.0% 36.0% 36.1% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 61/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

HELEGFFPNR

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

AxisHELEGFFPNR
Valuation 78 #10 of 42 58 #24 of 56 72 #57 of 203
Growth 39 #26 of 42 84 #9 of 52 28 #135 of 188
Profitability 49 #21 of 40 83 #9 of 49 84 #31 of 183
Financial Health 30 #31 of 44 27 #41 of 56 45 #120 of 217
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 45 #23 of 41 76 #38 of 153
Overall 44 60 61
  • HELE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • GFF ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHELEGFFPNRSPY
1 month +2.0%+2.0%+16.1% -0.2%
3 months +1.2%+7.3%-6.7% +3.9%
6 months +24.5%+8.9%-24.8% +8.2%
Year to date +37.4%+36.2%-40.2% +12.9%
1 year +45.7%+30.6%-42.9% +12.3%
3 years -69.8%+153.3%+8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.9%+36.4%+2.6% +23.3%
5 years -86.9%+281.9%-15.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.4%+30.8%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years -62.6%+511.6%+13.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -9.4%+19.9%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHELEGFFPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.0%36.0%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%32.7%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.330.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.850.85-1.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-39.3%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-6.5%-42.9% -1.2%
52-week high $30.22$107.22$109.13 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$66.79$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.

MultipleHELEGFFPNR
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 16.0x 24.6xmedian 20.1x 16.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x 10.8xmedian 11.8x 12.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 11.9x 15.3xmedian 16.2x 15.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 35.3xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.17median 0.64 0.67median 0.99 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 monthsHELEGFFPNR
Revenue $1.83B $2.75B $3.97B
Gross profit $864.98M $1.11B $1.64B
Operating income $23.94M $459.31M $777.40M
Net income -$99.23M $178.97M $612.20M
Free cash flow $147.21M $297.20M $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $-4.11 $3.96 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $22.58M $110.35M $74.00M
Total debt $3.17B $1.27B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 45.15M 160.30M
Enterprise value $587.36M $3.97B $9.94B

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
MetricHELEGFFPNR
P/E -6.9x 24.6x 16.2x
P/FCF 4.6x 15.3x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 13.4x 13.7x
P/S 0.4x 1.7x 2.5x
P/B 0.8x 35.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.4x -21.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 10.8x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 55.6x 12.5x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 9.0x 19.2x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 16.8x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.17 0.67 2.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHELEGFFPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 26.9% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 0.0% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 17.9% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 5.4% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 103.7% 151.5% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 51.1% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 84.9% 155.8% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 35.2% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 85.7% 156.8% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 36.9% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.1% 11.2% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -7.7% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 192.7% 17.2% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -9.7% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHELEGFFPNR
Gross margin 47.4% 40.5% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 4.3% 19.3% 22.7%
Operating margin 1.3% 16.7% 19.6%
Pretax margin -1.5% 13.9% 17.5%
Net margin -5.4% 6.5% 15.4%
FCF margin 8.1% 10.8% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.8% 12.4% 18.3%
Return on equity -11.7% 166.5% 16.1%
Return on assets -4.8% 9.5% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 1.6% 19.0% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 27.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHELEGFFPNR
Debt / assets 32.1% 69.0% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 9.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.3x 2.2x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.6x 4.3x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 59.3% 93.0% 42.1%
Equity / assets 40.7% 7.0% 57.9%
Interest coverage 0.5x 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.74 – 3.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHELEGFFPNR
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 3.1% 4.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 4.0% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.8% 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.1% 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.9% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -45.4% 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.

ConsensusHELEGFFPNR
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.74FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +18.0% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.76BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +5.3% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHELEGFFPNR
Held by institutions 96.3% 79.9% 95.0%
Institutions holding 198 347 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% +0.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 120 179 353
Institutions selling 46 120 256
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.49 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.

HELEGFFPNR
HELE 1.00 0.35 0.25
GFF 0.35 1.00 0.43
PNR 0.25 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HELE, GFF and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Helen Of Troy (HELE) $677.65M, Griffon (GFF) $4.39B, Pentair (PNR) $10.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, HELE, GFF and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -6.8x, Griffon (GFF) 24.5x, Pentair (PNR) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.8x, Griffon (GFF) 19.8x, 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?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Helen Of Troy (HELE) +45.7%, Griffon (GFF) +30.6%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.4%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.8%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HELE, GFF 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, 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.