IEX vs EMR vs PH Stock Comparison

Idex, Emerson Electric and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$233.15 +1.3% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.19B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
1.24%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$166.25 +5.2% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$92.73B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.34%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
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
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 8, Idex 3, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEXEMRPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.19B $92.73B $113.53B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 36.0x 31.2x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 24.6x 23.7x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +4.8% +8.3% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 13.8% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 10.9% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.8x 1.4x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.24% 1.34% 0.84% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.1% +23.6% +16.3% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr +11.3%/yr +24.5%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 31.8% 27.1% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 45/100 57/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

IEXEMRPH

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

AxisIEXEMRPH
Valuation 37 #129 of 203 34 #134 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Growth 40 #113 of 188 40 #114 of 188 67 #62 of 188
Profitability 85 #29 of 183 86 #26 of 183 95 #11 of 183
Financial Health 71 #63 of 217 29 #154 of 217 44 #123 of 217
Shareholder Returns 43 #87 of 153 36 #99 of 153 52 #74 of 153
Overall 55 45 57
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIEXEMRPHSPY
1 month +1.3%+5.2%-7.9% -0.2%
3 months +3.7%+9.5%-9.1% +3.9%
6 months +13.5%+20.1%-6.4% +8.2%
Year to date +31.0%+25.3%+2.5% +12.9%
1 year +39.1%+23.6%+16.3% +12.3%
3 years +22.1%+88.9%+145.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.9%+23.6%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years +4.6%+70.5%+198.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.9%+11.3%+24.5% +10.9%
10 years +171.1%+233.6%+640.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.5%+12.8%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIEXEMRPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%31.8%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%33.5%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.540.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.770.740.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-29.9%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%0.0%-16.1% -1.2%
52-week high $240.52$166.25$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$123.30$767.01 $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.

MultipleIEXEMRPH
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 25.2x 36.0xmedian 25.2x 31.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 14.0x 16.8xmedian 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 21.7x 26.8xmedian 21.7x 29.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -10.16median 1.32 -0.87median 1.32 1.48median 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 monthsIEXEMRPH
Revenue $3.59B $18.64B $21.50B
Gross profit $1.60B $9.91B $8.10B
Operating income $741.70M $4.68B $4.63B
Net income $519.50M $2.58B $3.65B
Free cash flow $641.50M $3.46B $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $7.00 $4.59 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $621.30M $2.18B $501.00M
Total debt $1.86B $13.11B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 74.20M 561.10M 128.10M
Enterprise value $14.81B $85.49B $111.66B

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
MetricIEXEMRPH
P/E 33.2x 36.0x 31.2x
P/FCF 26.8x 26.8x 29.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 23.7x 26.0x
P/S 4.8x 5.0x 5.3x
P/B 4.3x 4.5x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 7.9x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 16.8x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 24.8x 22.2x 26.2x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.6x 5.7x
EV/FCF 28.7x 29.9x 31.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x 26.5x 27.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.16 -0.87 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXEMRPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 4.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 7.6% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 5.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 11.0% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% 9.2% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 13.6% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.7% -3.0% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% -42.0% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% -2.2% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.3% -41.6% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 4.4% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 10.1% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.4% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 9.4% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXEMRPH
Gross margin 44.7% 53.2% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 33.1% 25.9%
Operating margin 20.7% 25.1% 21.6%
Pretax margin 19.0% 17.6% 21.2%
Net margin 14.5% 13.8% 17.0%
FCF margin 17.9% 18.6% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% 21.0% 20.3%
Return on equity 12.9% 12.7% 24.3%
Return on assets 7.5% 6.1% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 10.9% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 14.9% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXEMRPH
Debt / assets 26.8% 31.1% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 3.8x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 42.2% 51.7% 50.1%
Equity / assets 57.8% 48.3% 49.9%
Interest coverage – – 11.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.55 4.71 6.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXEMRPH
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.3% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 1.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.3% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.3% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 0.7% –

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.

ConsensusIEXEMRPH
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 23.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.14FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +15.3% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +15.3% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXEMRPH
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 91.8%
Institutions holding 686 2,290 1,975
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 351 1,080 927
Institutions selling 201 798 693
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.35 1.34

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.

IEXEMRPH
IEX 1.00 0.62 0.53
EMR 0.62 1.00 0.54
PH 0.53 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, EMR and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $17.19B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.73B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, EMR and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 33.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 25.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +7.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Idex (IEX) 9.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +39.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +23.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +16.3%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) +0.9%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.3%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 1.24%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.34%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.84%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 22.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IEX, EMR and PH?

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 8. 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.