IR vs KMT vs IEX Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Kennametal and Idex Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.50 -1.2% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.29B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.11%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
KMT Kennametal Inc
$29.75 -6.4% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
2.69%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.06 +3.4% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.56B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
1.21%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 7, Idex 3, Ingersoll Rand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRKMTIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.29B $2.27B $17.56B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 6.6x 32.9x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 5.7x 26.2x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +19.8% +6.9% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 14.5% 14.6% IEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 16.5% 10.0% KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 1.2x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 2.69% 1.21% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +31.2% +43.2% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -5.6%/yr +1.4%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 44.3% 22.3% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 58/100 KMT

Percentile Scorecard

IRKMTIEX

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

AxisIRKMTIEX
Valuation 44 #114 of 203 72 #57 of 203 37 #128 of 203
Growth 72 #54 of 188 77 #44 of 188 42 #110 of 188
Profitability 72 #53 of 184 68 #59 of 184 90 #19 of 184
Financial Health 51 #107 of 217 52 #104 of 217 74 #58 of 217
Shareholder Returns 57 #67 of 153 55 #69 of 153 45 #84 of 153
Overall 59 65 58
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRKMTIEXSPY
1 month -1.2%-6.4%+3.4% +0.9%
3 months -10.8%-11.4%+4.1% +5.9%
6 months -2.5%-22.8%+10.0% +8.5%
Year to date -4.7%+4.7%+34.3% +13.3%
1 year -4.2%+31.2%+43.2% +12.4%
3 years +27.1%+32.2%+25.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +8.3%+9.8%+7.8% +23.5%
5 years +40.4%-25.2%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.0%-5.6%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years —+7.8%+177.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+0.8%+10.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIRKMTIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%44.3%22.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%42.0%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.310.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.701.94 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-57.4%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-31.2%-0.6% -0.9%
52-week high $98.76$43.27$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$21.95$161.68 $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.

MultipleIRKMTIEX
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 25.4x 6.6xmedian 25.4x 32.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.3x 4.7xmedian 14.3x 19.1xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.8x -28.0xmedian 21.8x 26.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.47median 1.41 0.15median 1.41 -8.63median 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 monthsIRKMTIEX
Revenue $7.94B $2.36B $3.66B
Gross profit $3.40B $969.96M $1.64B
Operating income $1.44B $472.53M $763.90M
Net income $966.00M $350.41M $535.80M
Free cash flow $1.22B -$80.91M $667.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.45 $4.42 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $95.79M $602.10M
Total debt $4.77B $717.45M $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 77.42M 74.00M
Enterprise value $24.49B $1.88B $15.17B

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
MetricIRKMTIEX
P/E 30.7x 6.6x 32.9x
P/FCF 24.0x -28.0x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x -565.7x 23.3x
P/S 3.7x 1.0x 4.8x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 1.5x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 4.7x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 6.1x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 1.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF 27.0x -35.7x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x -720.9x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.47 0.15 -8.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 19.8% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.3% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% 62.2% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 14.5% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 230.2% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 34.9% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% 255.0% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 41.6% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% 269.9% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 44.8% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -101.9% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -26.3% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% -167.8% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -35.6% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTIEX
Gross margin 42.8% 41.2% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 26.1% 26.7%
Operating margin 18.1% 20.1% 20.9%
Pretax margin 15.2% 19.6% 19.2%
Net margin 12.1% 14.5% 14.6%
FCF margin 15.4% -3.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% -0.2% 20.6%
Return on equity 9.4% 23.3% 13.4%
Return on assets 5.3% 11.9% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 16.5% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 20.8% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRKMTIEX
Debt / assets 26.2% 22.7% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 3.9x -8.9x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 49.1% 41.6%
Equity / assets 56.3% 50.9% 58.4%
Interest coverage 5.6x 16.5x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.6x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.28 3.18 5.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRKMTIEX
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 0.8% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.5% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% 17.4% 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% -75.2% 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% -1.6% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -1.9% 4.5%

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.

ConsensusIRKMTIEX
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 5.7xFY2027 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% -57.9% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.7% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRKMTIEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 894 337 686
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.5% +0.1%
Institutions buying 367 198 351
Institutions selling 360 95 201
Buyers to sellers 1.02 2.08 1.75

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.

IRKMTIEX
IR 1.00 0.58 0.66
KMT 0.58 1.00 0.44
IEX 0.66 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, KMT and IEX?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.29B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.27B, Idex (IEX) $17.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, KMT and IEX?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x, Kennametal (KMT) 6.6x, Idex (IEX) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.5x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x, Idex (IEX) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kennametal (KMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idex (IEX) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Kennametal (KMT) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) -4.2%, Kennametal (KMT) +31.2%, Idex (IEX) +43.2%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -5.6%/yr, Idex (IEX) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.11%, Kennametal (KMT) 2.69%, Idex (IEX) 1.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.3%, Idex (IEX) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kennametal (KMT) leads on 7. 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.