IEX vs IR vs EMR Stock Comparison

Idex, Ingersoll Rand and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.06 +3.4% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.46B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.50 -1.2% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.97B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$167.78 +5.3% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$95.43B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIEXIREMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.46B $29.97B $95.43B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.6x 31.2x 37.0x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 22.5x 24.9x IR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +7.8% +4.8% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 12.1% 13.8% IEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 7.6% 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.8x 1.8x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.2% -4.2% +24.7% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +7.0%/yr +11.6%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 33.0% 31.8% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 59/100 45/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IEXIREMR

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

AxisIEXIREMR
Valuation 37 #128 of 203 44 #114 of 203 33 #136 of 203
Growth 42 #110 of 188 72 #54 of 188 39 #115 of 188
Profitability 90 #19 of 184 72 #53 of 184 87 #25 of 184
Financial Health 74 #58 of 217 51 #107 of 217 30 #153 of 217
Shareholder Returns 45 #84 of 153 57 #67 of 153 37 #97 of 153
Overall 58 59 45
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIEXIREMRSPY
1 month +3.4%-1.2%+5.3% +0.9%
3 months +4.1%-10.8%+15.1% +5.9%
6 months +10.0%-2.5%+22.9% +8.5%
Year to date +34.3%-4.7%+26.4% +13.3%
1 year +43.2%-4.2%+24.7% +12.4%
3 years +25.2%+27.1%+90.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.8%+8.3%+24.0% +23.5%
5 years +7.4%+40.4%+73.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%+7.0%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years +177.3%—+235.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.7%—+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIEXIREMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%33.0%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%31.4%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.231.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.94-0.130.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-36.6%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-23.6%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $240.52$98.76$167.78 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$68.54$123.30 $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.

MultipleIEXIREMR
P/E now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 25.4x 30.7xmedian 25.4x 36.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 14.3x 16.7xmedian 14.3x 17.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 21.8x 24.0xmedian 21.8x 27.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.63median 1.41 2.47median 1.41 -0.88median 1.41

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 monthsIEXIREMR
Revenue $3.66B $7.94B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.64B $3.40B $9.91B
Operating income $763.90M $1.44B $4.68B
Net income $535.80M $966.00M $2.58B
Free cash flow $667.10M $1.22B $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $2.45 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $602.10M $1.17B $2.18B
Total debt $1.75B $4.77B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 74.00M 391.90M 561.10M
Enterprise value $15.07B $25.09B $88.17B

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
MetricIEXIREMR
P/E 32.9x 30.7x 36.4x
P/FCF 26.3x 24.0x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.3x 21.7x 23.9x
P/S 4.8x 3.7x 5.0x
P/B 4.4x 2.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 4.7x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 16.7x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 22.9x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF 28.0x 27.0x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x 24.4x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.63 2.47 -0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXIREMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 7.2% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 9.5% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.2% 28.9% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 13.7% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.1% 82.8% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 10.9% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.9% 87.6% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 12.4% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% -5.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 9.5% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% -6.1% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 9.6% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXIREMR
Gross margin 44.9% 42.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 24.8% 33.1%
Operating margin 20.9% 18.1% 25.1%
Pretax margin 19.2% 15.2% 17.6%
Net margin 14.6% 12.1% 13.8%
FCF margin 18.2% 15.4% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 17.0% 21.0%
Return on equity 13.4% 9.4% 12.7%
Return on assets 7.8% 5.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 7.6% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 9.2% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXIREMR
Debt / assets 25.5% 26.2% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.9x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 41.6% 43.7% 51.7%
Equity / assets 58.4% 56.3% 48.3%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.74 3.28 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXIREMR
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.8% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% 3.3% 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.1% 2.6% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% -2.8% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -1.0% 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.

ConsensusIEXIREMR
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.14FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +21.5% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +6.4% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXIREMR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 82.1%
Institutions holding 686 894 2,291
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -1.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 351 367 1,081
Institutions selling 201 360 798
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.02 1.35

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.

IEXIREMR
IEX 1.00 0.66 0.62
IR 0.66 1.00 0.69
EMR 0.62 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, IR and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $17.46B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.97B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, IR and EMR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 32.6x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 31.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingersoll Rand (IR) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 26.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idex (IEX) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +43.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -4.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +24.7%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) +1.4%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 22.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads on 4. 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.