IR vs ITT vs WAB Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Itt and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$82.78 +8.8% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$32.12B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.10%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$201.99 -2.1% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.75%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 5, Ingersoll Rand 5, Itt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRITTWABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.12B $18.06B $48.49B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 42.8x 38.2x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 25.5x 24.7x WAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +28.1% +13.4% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 8.9% 10.6% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 6.0% 8.3% IR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.5x 2.4x IR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.75% 0.41% ITT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% +9.1% +40.3% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +15.6%/yr +25.4%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 31.2% 26.4% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 45/100 58/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IRITTWAB

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

AxisIRITTWAB
Valuation 52 #98 of 203 21 #161 of 203 31 #140 of 203
Growth 84 #32 of 189 61 #75 of 189 86 #28 of 189
Profitability 86 #28 of 187 55 #85 of 187 66 #64 of 187
Financial Health 56 #97 of 221 29 #158 of 221 30 #155 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #62 of 152 59 #63 of 152 77 #36 of 152
Overall 67 45 58
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WAB ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRITTWABSPY
1 month +8.8%-2.1%-0.3% -2.3%
3 months -5.7%+1.8%-3.3% -0.7%
6 months +9.6%-3.4%+9.4% +4.8%
Year to date +4.5%+16.4%+34.4% +10.3%
1 year +8.5%+9.1%+40.3% +10.3%
3 years +26.7%+99.6%+157.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.2%+25.9%+37.1% +20.1%
5 years +47.7%+106.6%+209.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.1%+15.6%+25.4% +10.1%
10 years —+487.9%+282.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+19.4%+14.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIRITTWABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%31.2%26.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%31.7%24.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.241.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.291.53 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-38.6%-23.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-8.9%-6.2% -3.5%
52-week high $98.76$221.69$305.87 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$169.49$196.14 $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.

MultipleIRITTWAB
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 25.6x 42.8xmedian 25.6x 38.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.4x 22.6xmedian 14.4x 21.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.5x 35.4xmedian 22.5x 28.3xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 1.36 -13.93median 1.36 1.49median 1.36

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 monthsIRITTWAB
Revenue $8.05B $4.74B $11.98B
Gross profit $3.47B $1.67B $4.19B
Operating income $1.84B $680.00M $1.96B
Net income $1.39B $421.50M $1.28B
Free cash flow $1.52B $509.50M $1.71B
R&D – $123.80M $253.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $4.69 $7.48
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $590.80M $670.00M
Total debt $4.74B $2.87B $6.57B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 89.80M 169.60M
Enterprise value $27.14B $14.62B $46.01B

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
MetricIRITTWAB
P/E 23.3x 42.8x 38.2x
P/FCF 21.2x 35.4x 28.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 28.5x 24.3x
P/S 4.0x 3.8x 4.0x
P/B 3.0x 3.8x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 10.4x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 22.6x 21.7x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 29.9x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 4.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF 23.4x 39.9x 31.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.6x 32.1x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 -13.93 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRITTWAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 28.1% 13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 14.5% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 27.8% 19.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 17.7% 15.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.6% -2.1% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 8.0% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 152.7% -18.6% 9.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% -0.3% 22.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.7% -28.1% 11.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -3.1% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% 3.0% 20.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 14.5% 41.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 4.4% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 16.9% 47.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRITTWAB
Gross margin 43.1% 35.2% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 19.0% 21.0%
Operating margin 22.9% 14.4% 16.4%
Pretax margin 20.1% 12.8% 14.2%
Net margin 17.2% 8.9% 10.6%
FCF margin 18.8% 10.8% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% 13.4% 16.7%
Return on equity 13.4% 8.9% 11.4%
Return on assets 7.6% 3.8% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 6.0% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 7.7% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRITTWAB
Debt / assets 25.4% 26.0% 28.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 5.6x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 56.4% 51.4%
Equity / assets 56.8% 43.6% 48.6%
Interest coverage 7.2x 6.8x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.59 2.83 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRITTWAB
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.7% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.2% 29.5% 15.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.0% 24.4% 11.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.1% 14.8% 23.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 10.7% 17.6%

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.

ConsensusIRITTWAB
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $7.93FY2026 $11.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +18.2% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $12.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +9.2% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRITTWAB
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.4% 92.7%
Institutions holding 896 717 1,197
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.4% +0.2%
Institutions buying 369 328 554
Institutions selling 360 252 410
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.30 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.

IRITTWAB
IR 1.00 0.55 0.69
ITT 0.55 1.00 0.63
WAB 0.69 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, ITT and WAB?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.12B, Itt (ITT) $18.06B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $48.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, ITT and WAB?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.3x, Itt (ITT) 42.8x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 24.7x, Itt (ITT) 25.5x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 24.7x). 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) +8.0%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Ingersoll Rand (IR) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.5%, Itt (ITT) +9.1%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +40.3%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.1%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Itt (ITT) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Itt (ITT) 0.75%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Itt (ITT) 31.2%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, ITT and WAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) leads on 5. 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.