ITT vs GGG vs PNR Stock Comparison

Itt, Graco and Pentair Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$190.10 -10.3% 1M +8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.06B
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$66.97 -14.6% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.64B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$55.31 +0.1% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.88B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
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 $17.06B $10.64B $8.88B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 20.6x 13.6x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 19.7x 12.2x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +5.4% -2.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 22.4% 16.2% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 19.5% 12.6% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.0x 1.6x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% -18.0% -50.0% ITT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr -2.4%/yr -6.1%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 26.3% 33.9% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 71/100 66/100 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 30 #142 of 203 48 #107 of 203 84 #34 of 203
Growth 60 #75 of 188 33 #126 of 188 37 #119 of 188
Profitability 58 #79 of 187 98 #4 of 187 87 #26 of 187
Financial Health 52 #107 of 222 86 #33 of 222 42 #129 of 222
Shareholder Returns 61 #60 of 153 92 #13 of 153 83 #27 of 153
Overall 52 71 66
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTGGGPNRSPY
1 month -10.3%-14.6%+0.1% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%-15.8%-12.1% +2.9%
6 months -13.0%-17.9%-39.7% +6.4%
Year to date +9.6%-18.3%-46.9% +11.4%
1 year +8.3%-18.0%-50.0% +13.1%
3 years +101.8%-5.3%-7.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%-1.8%-2.4% +21.5%
5 years +101.6%-11.3%-27.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%-2.4%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years +464.1%+162.7%-5.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.9%+10.1%-0.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureITTGGGPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%26.3%33.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%31.3%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.630.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.69-1.48 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-29.4%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-29.4%-50.0% -2.5%
52-week high $221.69$94.82$110.70 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$66.97$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 40.3xmedian 25.9x 20.8xmedian 25.9x 13.7xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 13.7x 14.7xmedian 13.7x 11.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 21.1x 17.9xmedian 21.1x 13.1xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 4.3xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -13.11median 1.19 12.92median 1.19 1.27median 1.19

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 $4.01B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.20B $1.66B
Operating income $680.00M $619.56M $813.20M
Net income $421.50M $517.48M $651.40M
Free cash flow $509.50M $600.10M $673.00M
R&D $123.80M $82.33M $95.40M
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $3.17 $4.03
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $139.82M $91.80M
Total debt $858.40M $215.70M $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 163.02M 161.60M
Enterprise value $13.61B $8.66B $8.49B

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 40.3x 20.8x 13.7x
P/FCF 33.4x 17.9x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 16.3x 11.7x
P/S 3.6x 4.6x 2.2x
P/B 3.5x 4.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 5.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 14.7x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 17.3x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 33.9x 17.9x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 16.3x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.11 12.92 1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 5.4% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 1.9% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 4.8% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 1.9% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 3.9% 2.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.5% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 3.9% 6.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -0.3% 9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 7.5% 9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 1.6% 10.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% -1.9% -16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 3.4% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -4.0% -19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 14.7% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Gross margin 35.2% 52.0% 41.3%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 31.6% 23.3%
Operating margin 14.4% 26.8% 20.3%
Pretax margin 12.8% 27.6% 18.4%
Net margin 8.9% 22.4% 16.2%
FCF margin 10.8% 26.0% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 28.6% 18.7%
Return on equity 8.9% 20.7% 17.2%
Return on assets 3.8% 16.2% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 19.5% 12.6%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 23.2% 13.7%
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% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Debt / assets 7.8% 4.1% 23.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 0.2x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 24.3% 44.1%
Equity / assets 43.6% 75.7% 55.9%
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 2.73 10.22 3.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTGGGPNR
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.7% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.3% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 6.1% 7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – 26.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% – 25.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – 6.9%
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 23.9xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.94FY2026 $3.40FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +7.1% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $2.21BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 -7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +9.9% +9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTGGGPNR
Held by institutions 98.4% 91.0% 95.0%
Institutions holding 714 730 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 326 337 353
Institutions selling 251 280 256
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 0.44 0.24
GGG 0.44 1.00 0.27
PNR 0.24 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) $17.06B, Graco (GGG) $10.64B, Pentair (PNR) $8.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, GGG and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 40.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.6x, Pentair (PNR) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 23.9x, Graco (GGG) 19.7x, Pentair (PNR) 12.2x). 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) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Pentair (PNR) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Itt (ITT) 8.8%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Itt (ITT) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.3%, Graco (GGG) -18.0%, Pentair (PNR) -50.0%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.1%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -6.1%/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) 0.02%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%, Pentair (PNR) 33.9%). 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.