IR vs WTS vs GGG Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Watts Water Technologies and Graco 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
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$69.16 -11.3% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.24B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Graco 6, Watts Water Technologies 5, Ingersoll Rand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRWTSGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.82B $11.85B $11.24B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 30.9x 21.7x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.2x 27.3x 20.6x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +17.1% +5.4% WTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.2% 14.3% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 16.8% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x -0.4x 0.0x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% WTS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +32.6% -15.1% WTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +12.4%/yr -2.3%/yr WTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 27.9% 26.6% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 70/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

IRWTSGGG

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

AxisIRWTSGGG
Valuation 51 #101 of 204 31 #142 of 204 49 #104 of 204
Growth 84 #32 of 191 76 #46 of 191 37 #121 of 191
Profitability 85 #30 of 189 90 #19 of 189 98 #5 of 189
Financial Health 57 #95 of 221 91 #21 of 221 86 #33 of 221
Shareholder Returns 57 #68 of 158 64 #58 of 158 92 #13 of 158
Overall 67 70 72
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WTS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRWTSGGGSPY
1 month +11.1%-0.7%-11.3% -2.0%
3 months -5.4%+0.6%-16.0% -2.2%
6 months +11.5%+23.6%-12.1% +4.2%
Year to date +6.7%+30.6%-15.6% +10.6%
1 year +11.3%+32.6%-15.1% +10.4%
3 years +29.4%+89.3%-10.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +9.0%+23.7%-3.5% +20.2%
5 years +48.0%+79.6%-11.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+12.4%-2.3% +10.1%
10 years —+493.0%+178.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+19.5%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRWTSGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%27.9%26.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%26.5%31.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.880.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.341.17-0.57 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-44.4%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-8.1%-27.1% -3.2%
52-week high $98.76$392.27$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$263.55$66.08 $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.

MultipleIRWTSGGG
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 25.4x 31.5xmedian 25.4x 21.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 14.5x 19.7xmedian 14.5x 15.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 23.6x 34.4xmedian 23.6x 18.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 1.21 2.45median 1.21 13.34median 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 monthsIRWTSGGG
Revenue $8.05B $2.68B $2.31B
Gross profit $3.47B $1.31B $1.20B
Operating income $1.84B $512.10M $619.56M
Net income $1.39B $383.80M $517.48M
Free cash flow $1.52B $349.40M $600.10M
R&D – – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $11.46 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $347.90M $139.82M
Total debt $4.74B $108.00M $134.46M
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 33.50M 163.02M
Enterprise value $27.78B $10.27B $9.26B

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
MetricIRWTSGGG
P/E 23.8x 31.5x 21.5x
P/FCF 21.4x 34.4x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 30.2x 16.8x
P/S 4.0x 4.5x 4.8x
P/B 3.1x 5.5x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 6.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 19.7x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 23.0x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.4x 4.8x
EV/FCF 23.6x 33.8x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.8x 29.6x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 2.45 13.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRWTSGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 17.1% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 10.3% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 18.0% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 13.0% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 62.6% 26.4% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 15.5% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 152.7% 23.2% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.7% 12.7% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.7% 23.2% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 12.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% 12.1% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 12.5% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 10.3% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 11.4% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRWTSGGG
Gross margin 43.1% 48.9% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 22.3% 31.6%
Operating margin 22.9% 19.1% 26.8%
Pretax margin 20.1% 19.0% 27.6%
Net margin 17.2% 14.3% 22.4%
FCF margin 18.8% 13.1% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.4% 14.9% 28.6%
Return on equity 13.4% 17.9% 20.7%
Return on assets 7.6% 13.0% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 16.8% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 21.1% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.9% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRWTSGGG
Debt / assets 25.4% 3.7% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x -0.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.2% 25.8% 24.3%
Equity / assets 56.8% 74.2% 75.7%
Interest coverage 7.2x 50.2x 189.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.62 12.06 10.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRWTSGGG
Dividend yield 0.1% 0.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.1% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.8% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.2% 19.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.0% 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.1% 21.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 20.1% –

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.

ConsensusIRWTSGGG
Forward P/E 25.2xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $13.22FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +13.2% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% -5.1% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRWTSGGG
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.6% 91.0%
Institutions holding 896 581 732
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +1.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 369 295 337
Institutions selling 360 187 281
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.58 1.20

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.

IRWTSGGG
IR 1.00 0.50 0.65
WTS 0.50 1.00 0.38
GGG 0.65 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, WTS and GGG?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.82B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $11.85B, Graco (GGG) $11.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, WTS and GGG?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.7x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 30.9x, Graco (GGG) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 25.2x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.3x, Graco (GGG) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Watts Water Technologies (WTS) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +11.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +32.6%, Graco (GGG) -15.1%. Over five years, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.2%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +12.4%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.9%, Graco (GGG) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, WTS and GGG?

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