IR vs KMT vs PH Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Kennametal and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$84.20 +7.2% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$31.89B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
KMT Kennametal Inc
$26.31 -20.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
5.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$909.27 -6.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$116.15B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIRKMTPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.89B $1.82B $116.15B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 5.3x 31.8x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 5.0x 24.0x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +19.8% +8.3% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 14.5% 17.0% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 16.5% 15.4% KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% KMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.0% +19.0% +18.2% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr -7.4%/yr +22.8%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 47.2% 28.0% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 66/100 57/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IRKMTPH

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

AxisIRKMTPH
Valuation 53 #97 of 204 76 #50 of 204 27 #149 of 204
Growth 84 #31 of 191 76 #46 of 191 70 #59 of 191
Profitability 84 #31 of 189 69 #60 of 189 94 #12 of 189
Financial Health 57 #95 of 221 51 #108 of 221 45 #122 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #65 of 159 58 #68 of 159 50 #80 of 159
Overall 68 66 57
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • KMT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRKMTPHSPY
1 month +7.2%-20.0%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months -6.4%-23.0%-8.7% -0.4%
6 months +7.1%-39.2%+0.7% +4.5%
Year to date +6.3%-7.4%+3.4% +12.4%
1 year +9.0%+19.0%+18.2% +13.6%
3 years +28.8%+9.6%+126.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.8%+3.1%+31.4% +20.8%
5 years +47.1%-31.8%+179.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.0%-7.4%+22.8% +10.4%
10 years —-7.5%+654.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-0.8%+22.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureIRKMTPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%47.2%28.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%47.2%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.140.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.400.65 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-56.1%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-39.2%-15.3% -1.6%
52-week high $98.76$43.27$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$22.11$768.99 $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.

MultipleIRKMTPH
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 25.5x 5.9xmedian 25.5x 31.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.4x 4.3xmedian 14.4x 22.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 23.3x -24.8xmedian 23.3x 29.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 1.16 0.13median 1.16 1.49median 1.16

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 monthsIRKMTPH
Revenue $8.05B $2.36B $21.50B
Gross profit $3.47B $969.96M $8.10B
Operating income $1.84B $472.53M $4.63B
Net income $1.39B $350.41M $3.65B
Free cash flow $1.52B -$80.91M $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $4.42 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $95.79M $501.00M
Total debt $4.74B $717.45M $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 77.42M 128.10M
Enterprise value $26.85B $1.39B $114.27B

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
MetricIRKMTPH
P/E 23.7x 5.9x 31.5x
P/FCF 21.3x -24.8x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x -500.3x 26.3x
P/S 4.0x 0.9x 5.3x
P/B 3.1x 1.2x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.3x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 4.3x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 19.4x 5.6x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 1.1x 5.7x
EV/FCF 23.6x -32.5x 31.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x -655.4x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 0.13 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 19.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 62.2% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.5% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.6% 230.2% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 34.9% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 152.7% 255.0% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 41.6% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.7% 269.9% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 44.8% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -101.9% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% -26.3% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% -167.8% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -35.6% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTPH
Gross margin 43.1% 41.2% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 26.1% 25.9%
Operating margin 22.9% 20.1% 21.6%
Pretax margin 20.1% 19.6% 21.2%
Net margin 17.2% 14.5% 17.0%
FCF margin 18.8% -3.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% -0.2% 20.3%
Return on equity 13.4% 23.3% 24.3%
Return on assets 7.6% 11.9% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 16.5% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 20.8% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRKMTPH
Debt / assets 25.4% 22.7% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.0x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.1x -8.9x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 49.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 56.8% 50.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 7.2x 16.5x 11.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.61 3.08 6.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRKMTPH
Dividend yield 0.1% 3.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 3.9% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.2% 17.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.0% -75.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.1% -1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -1.9% –

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.

ConsensusIRKMTPH
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 5.0xFY2027 24.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% -57.9% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.7% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRKMTPH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 896 337 1,979
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 369 198 930
Institutions selling 360 95 694
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.08 1.34

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.

IRKMTPH
IR 1.00 0.56 0.60
KMT 0.56 1.00 0.53
PH 0.60 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, KMT and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.89B, Kennametal (KMT) $1.82B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $116.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, KMT and PH?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.0x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.3x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 25.1x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x). 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%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Kennametal (KMT) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +9.0%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.2%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -7.4%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +22.8%/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%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 47.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.