IR vs PNR vs PH Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Pentair and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$74.54 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.02B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
PNR PENTAIR plc
$55.24 +2.9% 1M -49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.59B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$904.18 -7.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$113.86B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 8, Pentair 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRPNRPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.02B $9.59B $113.86B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x 14.7x 31.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 12.1x 23.8x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% -2.1% +8.3% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 16.2% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 12.6% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 1.4x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% -49.7% +17.1% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -5.5%/yr +24.9%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 34.0% 27.2% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 66/100 57/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

IRPNRPH

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

AxisIRPNRPH
Valuation 42 #118 of 203 84 #34 of 203 25 #152 of 203
Growth 71 #55 of 187 38 #116 of 187 69 #59 of 187
Profitability 72 #53 of 185 86 #27 of 185 94 #12 of 185
Financial Health 50 #110 of 219 43 #125 of 219 44 #123 of 219
Shareholder Returns 55 #69 of 153 81 #30 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Overall 58 66 57
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRPNRPHSPY
1 month -2.0%+2.9%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months -11.9%-12.5%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-40.1%-7.2% +7.0%
Year to date -5.9%-47.0%+2.9% +12.2%
1 year -6.6%-49.7%+17.1% +13.0%
3 years +25.5%-4.2%+146.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.9%-1.4%+35.2% +23.1%
5 years +40.1%-24.7%+203.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.0%-5.5%+24.9% +11.0%
10 years —-0.3%+642.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —0.0%+22.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIRPNRPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%34.0%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%40.2%26.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.900.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-1.460.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-53.7%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-49.4%-15.8% -1.8%
52-week high $98.76$109.13$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$52.11$767.01 $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.

MultipleIRPNRPH
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 26.0x 13.6xmedian 26.0x 31.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.0x 11.1xmedian 14.0x 21.9xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 21.4x 13.1xmedian 21.4x 29.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.44median 1.26 1.27median 1.26 1.49median 1.26

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 monthsIRPNRPH
Revenue $7.94B $4.01B $21.50B
Gross profit $3.40B $1.66B $8.10B
Operating income $1.44B $813.20M $4.63B
Net income $966.00M $651.40M $3.65B
Free cash flow $1.22B $673.00M $3.91B
R&D – $95.40M –
EPS (diluted) $2.45 $4.03 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $91.80M $501.00M
Total debt $4.77B $1.61B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 161.60M 128.10M
Enterprise value $24.15B $9.20B $111.98B

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
MetricIRPNRPH
P/E 30.3x 13.6x 31.3x
P/FCF 23.7x 13.1x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 11.7x 26.1x
P/S 3.6x 2.2x 5.3x
P/B 2.8x 2.4x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 3.3x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 11.1x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 22.6x 12.7x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.6x 5.7x
EV/FCF 26.7x 15.4x 31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 13.7x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.44 1.27 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRPNRPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% -2.1% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -1.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% 1.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 4.5% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 2.2% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 7.7% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% 6.9% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 9.7% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% 9.6% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 10.7% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -16.8% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 12.5% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% -19.6% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 14.6% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRPNRPH
Gross margin 42.8% 41.3% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 23.3% 25.9%
Operating margin 18.1% 20.3% 21.6%
Pretax margin 15.2% 18.4% 21.2%
Net margin 12.1% 16.2% 17.0%
FCF margin 15.4% 16.8% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 18.7% 20.3%
Return on equity 9.4% 17.2% 24.3%
Return on assets 5.3% 9.5% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 12.6% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 13.7% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRPNRPH
Debt / assets 26.2% 23.9% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.4x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 44.1% 50.1%
Equity / assets 56.3% 55.9% 49.9%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 11.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.26 3.49 6.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRPNRPH
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.0% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 5.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 7.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% 26.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% 25.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% 6.9% –
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.

ConsensusIRPNRPH
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 23.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +17.6% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +10.0% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRPNRPH
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 894 719 1,975
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -0.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 367 353 927
Institutions selling 360 256 693
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.38 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.

IRPNRPH
IR 1.00 0.43 0.61
PNR 0.43 1.00 0.32
PH 0.61 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, PNR and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.02B, Pentair (PNR) $9.59B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, PNR and PH?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.3x, Pentair (PNR) 14.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.3x, Pentair (PNR) 12.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Pentair (PNR) -2.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Pentair (PNR) 16.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Pentair (PNR) 12.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) -6.6%, Pentair (PNR) -49.7%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +17.1%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -5.5%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, 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) 33.1%, Pentair (PNR) 34.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, PNR 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, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads on 8. 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.