IR vs KMT vs MMM Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Kennametal and 3M Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$84.56 +11.1% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.82B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.56 -6.2% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins
MMM 3M Co
$177.04 +9.4% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$100.34B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIRKMTMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.82B $2.00B $100.34B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 5.8x 28.4x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 5.8x 19.9x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +19.8% +1.7% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 14.5% 14.0% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 16.5% 22.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x 1.6x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.02% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +37.8% +9.2% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr -4.3%/yr +3.2%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 44.7% 25.7% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 65/100 49/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IRKMTMMM

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

AxisIRKMTMMM
Valuation 51 #101 of 204 74 #54 of 204 36 #132 of 204
Growth 84 #32 of 191 76 #47 of 191 63 #71 of 191
Profitability 85 #30 of 189 69 #60 of 189 87 #25 of 189
Financial Health 57 #95 of 221 52 #107 of 221 19 #180 of 221
Shareholder Returns 57 #68 of 158 54 #73 of 158 41 #93 of 158
Overall 67 65 49
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • KMT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRKMTMMMSPY
1 month +11.1%-6.2%+9.4% -2.0%
3 months -5.4%-15.3%-2.4% -2.2%
6 months +11.5%-18.5%+24.0% +4.2%
Year to date +6.7%+7.6%+10.6% +10.6%
1 year +11.3%+37.8%+9.2% +10.4%
3 years +29.4%+27.3%+125.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +9.0%+8.4%+31.2% +20.2%
5 years +48.0%-19.9%+17.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%-4.3%+3.2% +10.1%
10 years —+8.6%+26.9% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+0.8%+2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRKMTMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%44.7%25.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%42.0%24.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.300.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.850.36 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-56.1%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-29.4%-3.7% -3.2%
52-week high $98.76$43.27$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$22.11$141.20 $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.

MultipleIRKMTMMM
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 25.4x 6.8xmedian 25.4x 26.0xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.5x 4.8xmedian 14.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 23.6x -28.8xmedian 23.6x 34.2xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 21.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 1.21 0.15median 1.21 0.72median 1.21

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 monthsIRKMTMMM
Revenue $8.05B $2.36B $25.25B
Gross profit $3.47B $969.96M $9.98B
Operating income $1.84B $472.53M $4.74B
Net income $1.39B $350.41M $3.58B
Free cash flow $1.52B -$80.91M $2.68B
R&D – – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $4.42 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $95.79M $4.84B
Total debt $4.74B $717.45M $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 77.42M 522.60M
Enterprise value $27.78B $1.56B $81.78B

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
MetricIRKMTMMM
P/E 23.8x 6.8x 26.0x
P/FCF 21.4x -28.8x 34.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x -581.2x 25.2x
P/S 4.0x 1.0x 3.6x
P/B 3.1x 1.4x 21.9x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.5x 43.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 4.8x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 6.2x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 1.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF 23.6x -36.5x 37.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x -736.3x 27.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 0.15 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 19.8% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.3% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 62.2% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.5% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.6% 230.2% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 34.9% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 152.7% 255.0% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 41.6% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.7% 269.9% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 44.8% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -101.9% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -26.3% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% -167.8% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -35.6% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTMMM
Gross margin 43.1% 41.2% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 26.1% 24.4%
Operating margin 22.9% 20.1% 18.8%
Pretax margin 20.1% 19.6% 17.5%
Net margin 17.2% 14.5% 14.0%
FCF margin 18.8% -3.4% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% -0.2% 14.4%
Return on equity 13.4% 23.3% 101.3%
Return on assets 7.6% 11.9% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 16.5% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 20.8% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRKMTMMM
Debt / assets 25.4% 22.7% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 3.1x -8.9x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 49.1% 89.5%
Equity / assets 56.8% 50.9% 10.5%
Interest coverage 7.2x 16.5x –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.62 3.21 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRKMTMMM
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.8% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 3.4% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.2% 17.4% 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.0% -75.2% 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.1% -1.6% 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.9% -21.4%

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.

ConsensusIRKMTMMM
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 5.8xFY2027 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% -57.9% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.7% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRKMTMMM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 74.5%
Institutions holding 896 337 2,212
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 369 198 916
Institutions selling 360 95 839
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.08 1.09

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.

IRKMTMMM
IR 1.00 0.59 0.46
KMT 0.59 1.00 0.43
MMM 0.46 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, KMT and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.82B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.00B, 3M (MMM) $100.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, KMT and MMM?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.7x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.8x, 3M (MMM) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 25.2x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.8x, 3M (MMM) 19.9x). 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) +8.0%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +11.3%, Kennametal (KMT) +37.8%, 3M (MMM) +9.2%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.2%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -4.3%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Kennametal (KMT) 0.03%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.7%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.