IR vs EMR vs ITT Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Emerson Electric and Itt Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.01B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.10%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.31%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.15B
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.75%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 6, Ingersoll Rand 3, Itt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIREMRITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.01B $95.25B $18.15B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x 37.0x 43.1x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 25.3x 25.6x IR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +4.8% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 13.8% 8.9% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 10.9% 6.0% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 2.5x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 1.31% 0.75% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +25.2% +3.8% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr +12.0%/yr +16.6%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 31.8% 31.4% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 46/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IREMRITT

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

AxisIREMRITT
Valuation 42 #118 of 203 33 #136 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 70 #57 of 188 41 #112 of 188 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 71 #54 of 183 87 #24 of 183 52 #88 of 183
Financial Health 50 #109 of 216 30 #152 of 216 31 #150 of 216
Shareholder Returns 57 #66 of 152 35 #99 of 152 66 #52 of 152
Overall 58 45 46
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR 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

PeriodIREMRITTSPY
1 month +4.5%+8.6%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -5.1%+14.9%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months +0.1%+21.6%-5.3% +7.1%
Year to date +0.9%+28.7%+17.0% +12.8%
1 year +0.3%+25.2%+3.8% +11.9%
3 years +32.0%+93.1%+120.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.7%+24.5%+30.1% +22.8%
5 years +48.7%+76.0%+115.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.3%+12.0%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years —+240.9%+486.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.1%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIREMRITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%31.8%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%33.5%32.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.531.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.790.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-29.9%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%0.0%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $98.76$170.76$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$123.30$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.

MultipleIREMRITT
P/E now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 25.8x 37.0xmedian 25.8x 43.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 14.6x 17.2xmedian 14.6x 22.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 22.2x 27.5xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 1.45 -0.89median 1.45 -14.00median 1.45

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 monthsIREMRITT
Revenue $7.94B $18.64B $4.74B
Gross profit $3.40B $9.91B $1.67B
Operating income $1.44B $4.68B $680.00M
Net income $966.00M $2.58B $421.50M
Free cash flow $1.22B $3.46B –
R&D – – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $2.45 $4.59 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $2.18B $590.80M
Total debt $4.77B $13.11B $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 561.10M 89.80M
Enterprise value $26.21B $88.00B $14.71B

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
MetricIREMRITT
P/E 32.5x 37.0x 43.1x
P/FCF 25.4x 27.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 24.3x –
P/S 3.9x 5.1x 3.8x
P/B 3.0x 4.7x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 8.1x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 17.2x 22.7x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 22.7x 30.0x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.7x 4.3x
EV/FCF 28.4x 30.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x 27.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 -0.89 -14.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIREMRITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 4.8% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 7.6% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% 5.7% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 11.0% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 9.2% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 13.6% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% -3.0% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -42.0% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% -2.2% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -41.6% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 4.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 10.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIREMRITT
Gross margin 42.8% 53.2% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 33.1% 19.0%
Operating margin 18.1% 25.1% 14.4%
Pretax margin 15.2% 17.6% 12.8%
Net margin 12.1% 13.8% 8.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 21.0% –
Return on equity 9.4% 12.7% 8.9%
Return on assets 5.3% 6.1% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 10.9% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 14.9% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIREMRITT
Debt / assets 26.2% 31.1% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 51.7% 56.4%
Equity / assets 56.3% 48.3% 43.6%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.41 4.77 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIREMRITT
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.3% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% 47.8% 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% 3.1% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 0.7% 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.

ConsensusIREMRITT
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +15.3% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +15.3% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIREMRITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 98.4%
Institutions holding 895 2,292 716
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.9% +3.4%
Institutions buying 368 1,081 327
Institutions selling 360 799 252
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.35 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.

IREMRITT
IR 1.00 0.69 0.55
EMR 0.69 1.00 0.53
ITT 0.55 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, EMR and ITT?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.01B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.25B, Itt (ITT) $18.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, EMR and ITT?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x, Itt (ITT) 43.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingersoll Rand (IR) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x, Itt (ITT) 25.6x). 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: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%, Itt (ITT) +3.8%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr, Itt (ITT) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.31%, Itt (ITT) 0.75%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Itt (ITT) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, EMR 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, Emerson Electric (EMR) 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.