IEX vs WTS vs ITT Stock Comparison

Idex, Watts Water Technologies and Itt Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$231.02 +0.4% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.17B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$190.73 -7.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.20B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIEXWTSITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.17B $12.37B $17.20B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.0x 32.2x 40.8x WTS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 27.8x 24.1x ITT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +17.1% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 14.3% 8.9% IEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 16.8% 6.0% WTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.4x 2.5x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% IEX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% +32.0% +8.2% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr +15.0%/yr +15.6%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 27.2% 32.9% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 69/100 47/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

IEXWTSITT

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

AxisIEXWTSITT
Valuation 36 #131 of 203 26 #151 of 203 20 #163 of 203
Growth 41 #110 of 187 77 #43 of 187 65 #66 of 187
Profitability 84 #30 of 185 91 #18 of 185 53 #87 of 185
Financial Health 73 #61 of 219 91 #21 of 219 31 #152 of 219
Shareholder Returns 46 #83 of 153 63 #58 of 153 68 #50 of 153
Overall 56 69 47
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WTS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIEXWTSITTSPY
1 month +0.4%+2.7%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months +3.3%+6.4%-3.5% +3.5%
6 months +11.4%+21.0%-12.1% +7.0%
Year to date +29.8%+33.2%+9.9% +12.2%
1 year +37.6%+32.0%+8.2% +13.0%
3 years +21.0%+117.1%+106.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+29.5%+27.4% +23.1%
5 years +4.0%+100.9%+106.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%+15.0%+15.6% +11.0%
10 years +168.0%+499.9%+454.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+19.6%+18.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIEXWTSITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%27.2%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%25.1%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.911.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.691.180.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-44.4%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-6.3%-14.0% -1.8%
52-week high $240.52$392.27$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$263.55$169.49 $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.

MultipleIEXWTSITT
P/E now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 26.0x 32.1xmedian 26.0x 40.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 14.0x 20.2xmedian 14.0x 21.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 21.4x 35.1xmedian 21.4x —median 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.07median 1.26 2.50median 1.26 -13.15median 1.26

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 monthsIEXWTSITT
Revenue $3.59B $2.68B $4.74B
Gross profit $1.60B $1.31B $1.67B
Operating income $741.70M $512.10M $680.00M
Net income $519.50M $383.80M $421.50M
Free cash flow $641.50M $349.40M –
R&D – – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $7.00 $11.46 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $621.30M $347.90M $590.80M
Total debt $1.86B $108.00M $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 74.20M 33.50M 89.80M
Enterprise value $14.79B $10.78B $13.75B

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
MetricIEXWTSITT
P/E 32.9x 32.1x 40.5x
P/FCF 26.5x 35.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.8x 30.9x –
P/S 4.8x 4.6x 3.6x
P/B 4.2x 5.6x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 6.4x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 20.2x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 23.5x 28.4x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.5x 4.1x
EV/FCF 28.5x 34.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 30.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.07 2.50 -13.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXWTSITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 17.1% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 10.3% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 18.0% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 13.0% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% 26.4% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 15.5% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.7% 23.2% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 12.7% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 23.2% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 12.8% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 12.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 12.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 10.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 11.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXWTSITT
Gross margin 44.7% 48.9% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 22.3% 19.0%
Operating margin 20.7% 19.1% 14.4%
Pretax margin 19.0% 19.0% 12.8%
Net margin 14.5% 14.3% 8.9%
FCF margin 17.9% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% 14.9% –
Return on equity 12.9% 17.9% 8.9%
Return on assets 7.5% 13.0% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 16.8% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 21.1% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXWTSITT
Debt / assets 26.8% 3.7% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 42.2% 25.8% 56.4%
Equity / assets 57.8% 74.2% 43.6%
Interest coverage – 50.2x 6.8x
Current ratio 3.0x 2.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.51 12.25 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXWTSITT
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 0.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.8% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% 19.2% 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.3% 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% 21.2% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 20.1% 10.7%

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.

ConsensusIEXWTSITT
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.14FY2026 $13.22FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +13.2% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -5.1% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXWTSITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.6% 98.4%
Institutions holding 686 579 714
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.9% +3.4%
Institutions buying 351 295 326
Institutions selling 201 187 251
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.58 1.30

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.

IEXWTSITT
IEX 1.00 0.45 0.53
WTS 0.45 1.00 0.51
ITT 0.53 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, WTS and ITT?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $17.17B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $12.37B, Itt (ITT) $17.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, WTS and ITT?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 33.0x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 32.2x, Itt (ITT) 40.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Itt (ITT) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 25.3x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.8x, Itt (ITT) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +7.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idex (IEX) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.5%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads (Idex (IEX) 9.6%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +37.6%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +32.0%, Itt (ITT) +8.2%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) +0.8%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +15.0%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Idex (IEX) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 22.2%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.2%, Itt (ITT) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IEX, WTS and ITT?

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