IR vs PH vs NPO Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Parker-Hannifin and Enpro 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
4 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$928.43 -4.6% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$117.03B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.82%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
NPO Enpro Inc.
$269.01 -19.2% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
128.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.47%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 7, Ingersoll Rand 4, Enpro 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRPHNPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.12B $117.03B $5.69B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 32.1x 128.7x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 24.5x 27.4x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +8.3% +13.3% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 17.0% 3.6% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 15.4% 6.3% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.4x 1.8x IR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.10% 0.82% 0.47% PH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% +20.1% +15.9% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr +25.0%/yr +23.8%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 27.7% 40.8% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 43/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IRPHNPO

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

AxisIRPHNPO
Valuation 52 #98 of 203 24 #155 of 203 20 #163 of 203
Growth 84 #32 of 189 69 #59 of 189 50 #96 of 189
Profitability 86 #28 of 187 94 #13 of 187 56 #83 of 187
Financial Health 56 #97 of 221 44 #124 of 221 62 #85 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #62 of 152 49 #78 of 152 29 #109 of 152
Overall 67 56 43
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NPO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRPHNPOSPY
1 month +8.8%-4.6%-19.2% -2.3%
3 months -5.7%-6.9%-19.5% -0.7%
6 months +9.6%+7.0%-7.1% +4.8%
Year to date +4.5%+5.6%+25.6% +10.3%
1 year +8.5%+20.1%+15.9% +10.3%
3 years +26.7%+131.4%+126.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.2%+32.3%+31.4% +20.1%
5 years +47.7%+205.3%+190.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.1%+25.0%+23.8% +10.1%
10 years —+674.5%+409.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+22.7%+17.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIRPHNPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%27.7%40.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%27.6%43.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.851.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.730.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-29.2%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-13.5%-30.6% -3.5%
52-week high $98.76$1,073.86$387.65 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$768.99$202.55 $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.

MultipleIRPHNPO
P/E now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 25.6x 32.1xmedian 25.6x 128.7xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.4x 22.4xmedian 14.4x 21.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 22.5x 30.0xmedian 22.5x 34.1xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 1.36 1.53median 1.36 -3.47median 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 monthsIRPHNPO
Revenue $8.05B $21.50B $1.22B
Gross profit $3.47B $8.10B $523.50M
Operating income $1.84B $4.63B $175.30M
Net income $1.39B $3.65B $44.10M
Free cash flow $1.52B $3.91B $167.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $28.48 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $501.00M $77.00M
Total debt $4.74B $8.52B $575.50M
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 128.10M 21.40M
Enterprise value $27.14B $115.16B $5.29B

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
MetricIRPHNPO
P/E 23.3x 32.1x 128.7x
P/FCF 21.2x 30.0x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 26.8x 26.0x
P/S 4.0x 5.4x 4.7x
P/B 3.0x 7.6x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 14.4x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 22.4x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 27.0x 35.3x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.8x 5.1x
EV/FCF 23.4x 32.0x 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.6x 28.7x 28.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 1.53 -3.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRPHNPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 8.3% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.1% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 10.8% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 8.0% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.6% 14.1% 14.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 14.6% 78.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 152.7% 3.3% -47.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 20.5% -36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.7% 5.0% -48.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 21.1% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% 15.6% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 13.6% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 16.9% 9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 14.5% 24.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRPHNPO
Gross margin 43.1% 37.7% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 25.9% 23.1%
Operating margin 22.9% 21.6% 14.3%
Pretax margin 20.1% 21.2% 4.6%
Net margin 17.2% 17.0% 3.6%
FCF margin 18.8% 18.2% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% 20.3% 17.9%
Return on equity 13.4% 24.3% 2.8%
Return on assets 7.6% 11.9% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 15.4% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 18.8% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRPHNPO
Debt / assets 25.4% 27.6% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 2.2x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 50.1% 40.3%
Equity / assets 56.8% 49.9% 59.7%
Interest coverage 7.2x 11.6x 5.2x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.59 6.90 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRPHNPO
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.8% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 1.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.9% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.2% – 60.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.0% – 16.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.1% – 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusIRPHNPO
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 24.5xFY2027 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $9.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +24.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +8.8% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $1.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +22.0% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRPHNPO
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 99.9%
Institutions holding 896 1,977 411
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +1.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 369 929 212
Institutions selling 360 693 136
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.34 1.56

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.

IRPHNPO
IR 1.00 0.61 0.54
PH 0.61 1.00 0.55
NPO 0.54 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, PH and NPO?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.12B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $117.03B, Enpro (NPO) $5.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, PH and NPO?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.3x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 32.1x, Enpro (NPO) 128.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 24.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.5x, Enpro (NPO) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enpro (NPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Enpro (NPO) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Enpro (NPO) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Enpro (NPO) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +20.1%, Enpro (NPO) +15.9%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.1%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.0%/yr, Enpro (NPO) +23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.82%, Enpro (NPO) 0.47%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.7%, Enpro (NPO) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.