ITT vs GGG vs PNR Stock Comparison

Itt, Graco and Pentair Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITT Itt Inc.
$205.20 -0.5% 1M +10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.91B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$69.16 -11.3% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.19B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.73 +31.5% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.57B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Graco 5, Itt 4, Pentair 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTGGGPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.91B $11.19B $11.57B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x 21.6x 18.9x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 20.6x 15.3x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +5.4% -3.9% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 22.4% 15.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 19.5% 12.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.0x 1.6x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.6% -15.1% -34.7% ITT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr -2.3%/yr -1.3%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.2% 26.6% 36.9% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 72/100 61/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

ITTGGGPNR

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

AxisITTGGGPNR
Valuation 25 #154 of 204 49 #104 of 204 65 #73 of 204
Growth 65 #67 of 191 37 #121 of 191 32 #131 of 191
Profitability 54 #87 of 189 98 #5 of 189 82 #35 of 189
Financial Health 29 #157 of 221 86 #33 of 221 47 #117 of 221
Shareholder Returns 61 #62 of 158 92 #13 of 158 79 #34 of 158
Overall 47 72 61
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTGGGPNRSPY
1 month -0.5%-11.3%+31.5% -2.0%
3 months +0.2%-16.0%+1.8% -2.2%
6 months -3.5%-12.1%-10.4% +4.2%
Year to date +18.3%-15.6%-33.0% +10.6%
1 year +10.6%-15.1%-34.7% +10.4%
3 years +102.7%-10.2%+13.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +26.6%-3.5%+4.2% +20.2%
5 years +104.0%-11.1%-6.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%-2.3%-1.3% +10.1%
10 years +500.5%+178.4%+28.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +19.6%+10.8%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITTGGGPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.2%26.6%36.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%31.9%40.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.630.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.57-0.94 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-30.3%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-27.1%-35.8% -3.2%
52-week high $221.69$94.82$108.69 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$66.08$52.11 $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.

MultipleITTGGGPNR
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 25.4x 21.5xmedian 25.4x 18.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 14.5x 15.2xmedian 14.5x 13.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 23.6x 18.5xmedian 23.6x 17.2xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -14.15median 1.21 13.34median 1.21 2.37median 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 monthsITTGGGPNR
Revenue $4.74B $2.31B $3.97B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.20B $1.64B
Operating income $680.00M $619.56M $777.40M
Net income $421.50M $517.48M $612.20M
Free cash flow $509.50M $600.10M $646.60M
R&D $123.80M $82.33M $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $3.17 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $139.82M $74.00M
Total debt $2.87B $134.46M $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 163.02M 160.30M
Enterprise value $14.46B $9.20B $11.24B

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
MetricITTGGGPNR
P/E 43.5x 21.5x 18.2x
P/FCF 36.0x 18.5x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 16.8x 15.4x
P/S 3.9x 4.8x 2.8x
P/B 3.8x 4.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 5.4x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x 15.2x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 17.9x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 4.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 40.5x 18.5x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.6x 16.8x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.15 13.34 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 5.4% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 1.9% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 4.8% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 1.9% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 3.9% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.5% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 3.9% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -0.3% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 7.5% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 1.6% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% -1.9% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 3.4% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -4.0% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 14.7% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Gross margin 35.2% 52.0% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 31.6% 22.7%
Operating margin 14.4% 26.8% 19.6%
Pretax margin 12.8% 27.6% 17.5%
Net margin 8.9% 22.4% 15.4%
FCF margin 10.8% 26.0% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 28.6% 18.3%
Return on equity 8.9% 20.7% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.8% 16.2% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 19.5% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 23.2% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Debt / assets 26.0% 4.1% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 0.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 24.3% 42.1%
Equity / assets 43.6% 75.7% 57.9%
Interest coverage 6.8x 189.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.86 10.49 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.7% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.2% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% – 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 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.

ConsensusITTGGGPNR
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +7.4% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +12.6% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTGGGPNR
Held by institutions 98.4% 91.0% 95.0%
Institutions holding 717 732 721
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 328 337 354
Institutions selling 252 281 257
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.20 1.38

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.

ITTGGGPNR
ITT 1.00 0.49 0.27
GGG 0.49 1.00 0.27
PNR 0.27 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, GGG and PNR?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.91B, Graco (GGG) $11.19B, Pentair (PNR) $11.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, GGG and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 42.5x, Graco (GGG) 21.6x, Pentair (PNR) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.9x, Graco (GGG) 20.6x, Pentair (PNR) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Itt (ITT) +28.1%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Itt (ITT) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +10.6%, Graco (GGG) -15.1%, Pentair (PNR) -34.7%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.3%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.01%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.2%, Graco (GGG) 26.6%, Pentair (PNR) 36.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, GGG and PNR?

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 5. 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.