IR vs PNR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Pentair and Flowserve Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.32B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.11%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$70.89 -4.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionIRPNRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.32B $9.95B $9.01B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 16.2x 24.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 13.7x 16.3x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% -3.9% -0.3% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 15.4% 8.0% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 12.5% 6.6% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 2.9x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 1.73% 1.23% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% -42.9% +34.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr -3.4%/yr +16.6%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 36.1% 48.9% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 57/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

IRPNRFLS

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

AxisIRPNRFLS
Valuation 43 #116 of 203 72 #57 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 70 #57 of 188 28 #135 of 188 68 #61 of 188
Profitability 71 #53 of 183 84 #31 of 183 53 #87 of 183
Financial Health 50 #110 of 217 45 #120 of 217 34 #144 of 217
Shareholder Returns 57 #66 of 153 76 #38 of 153 83 #27 of 153
Overall 58 61 57
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRPNRFLSSPY
1 month -0.7%+16.1%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%-6.7%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -6.9%-24.8%-16.7% +8.2%
Year to date -4.6%-40.2%+2.2% +12.9%
1 year -5.8%-42.9%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years +27.3%+8.0%+97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+2.6%+25.5% +23.3%
5 years +39.1%-15.9%+115.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.8%-3.4%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years —+13.6%+62.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+1.3%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRPNRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%36.1%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%40.2%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.941.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-1.190.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-53.7%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-42.9%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $98.76$109.13$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$52.11$52.66 $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.

MultipleIRPNRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 25.2x 16.2xmedian 25.2x 24.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.0x 12.6xmedian 14.0x 21.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.7x 15.4xmedian 21.7x 21.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.47median 1.32 2.12median 1.32 1.43median 1.32

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 monthsIRPNRFLS
Revenue $7.94B $3.97B $4.63B
Gross profit $3.40B $1.64B $1.57B
Operating income $1.44B $777.40M $392.30M
Net income $966.00M $612.20M $390.08M
Free cash flow $1.22B $646.60M $411.44M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $2.45 $3.82 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $74.00M $731.01M
Total debt $4.77B $1.48B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 160.30M 128.36M
Enterprise value $24.51B $9.61B $5.96B

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
MetricIRPNRFLS
P/E 30.7x 16.2x 24.4x
P/FCF 24.0x 15.4x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 13.7x 18.5x
P/S 3.7x 2.5x 1.9x
P/B 2.9x 2.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 3.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 12.6x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 14.6x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF 27.0x 17.6x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 15.7x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.47 2.12 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRPNRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% -3.9% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -1.3% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% -1.2% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 3.4% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% -8.3% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 4.4% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% -6.4% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 6.3% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% -3.6% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 7.7% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -14.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 6.8% 81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% -17.4% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 7.7% 348.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRPNRFLS
Gross margin 42.8% 41.2% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 22.7% 10.5%
Operating margin 18.1% 19.6% 8.5%
Pretax margin 15.2% 17.5% 11.9%
Net margin 12.1% 15.4% 8.0%
FCF margin 15.4% 16.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 18.3% 10.5%
Return on equity 9.4% 16.1% 16.9%
Return on assets 5.3% 9.2% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 12.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 13.5% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRPNRFLS
Debt / assets 26.2% 22.3% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.3x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 42.1% 63.2%
Equity / assets 56.3% 57.9% 36.8%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 4.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.29 3.85 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRPNRFLS
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 4.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 5.8% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusIRPNRFLS
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +17.6% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +10.5% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRPNRFLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 894 719 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -0.1% +14.6%
Institutions buying 367 353 299
Institutions selling 360 256 201
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.38 1.49

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.

IRPNRFLS
IR 1.00 0.42 0.43
PNR 0.42 1.00 0.24
FLS 0.43 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, PNR and FLS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.32B, Pentair (PNR) $9.95B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, PNR and FLS?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x, Pentair (PNR) 16.2x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.11%, Pentair (PNR) 1.73%, Flowserve (FLS) 1.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, PNR and FLS?

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