ITT vs IEX vs EMR Stock Comparison

Itt, Idex and Emerson Electric Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITT Itt Inc.
$201.78 -2.2% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.23B
P/E
43.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$233.79 -0.7% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.04B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.30 +4.9% 1M +23.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.12B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Idex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Idex 6, Emerson Electric 4, Itt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTIEXEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.23B $17.04B $93.12B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.2x 31.8x 36.1x IEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 25.6x 25.2x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +6.9% +4.8% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 14.6% 13.8% IEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 10.0% 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.2x 1.8x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% +39.3% +23.6% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr -0.1%/yr +11.7%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.2% 22.0% 32.0% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 44/100 IEX

Percentile Scorecard

ITTIEXEMR

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

AxisITTIEXEMR
Valuation 21 #162 of 204 37 #129 of 204 32 #139 of 204
Growth 66 #66 of 191 44 #107 of 191 39 #117 of 191
Profitability 54 #87 of 189 86 #27 of 189 85 #29 of 189
Financial Health 29 #157 of 221 75 #57 of 221 31 #154 of 221
Shareholder Returns 60 #64 of 159 44 #90 of 159 31 #110 of 159
Overall 46 57 44
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTIEXEMRSPY
1 month -2.2%-0.7%+4.9% -1.0%
3 months -1.2%-1.3%+4.8% -0.4%
6 months -6.9%+7.1%+15.1% +4.5%
Year to date +16.3%+31.4%+28.3% +12.4%
1 year +8.6%+39.3%+23.6% +13.6%
3 years +99.4%+19.8%+85.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +25.9%+6.2%+22.8% +20.8%
5 years +94.0%-0.3%+73.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +14.2%-0.1%+11.7% +10.4%
10 years +506.7%+174.7%+244.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +19.8%+10.6%+13.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureITTIEXEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.2%22.0%32.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%20.1%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.671.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.281.790.74 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-35.9%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-2.8%-0.3% -1.6%
52-week high $221.69$240.52$170.76 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$161.68$123.30 $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.

MultipleITTIEXEMR
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 25.5x 32.2xmedian 25.5x 36.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.4x 18.7xmedian 14.4x 17.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 23.3x 25.7xmedian 23.3x 27.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -13.91median 1.16 -8.44median 1.16 -0.89median 1.16

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 monthsITTIEXEMR
Revenue $4.74B $3.66B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.64B $9.91B
Operating income $680.00M $763.90M $4.68B
Net income $421.50M $535.80M $2.58B
Free cash flow $509.50M $667.10M $3.46B
R&D $123.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $7.24 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $602.10M $2.18B
Total debt $2.87B $1.75B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 74.00M 561.10M
Enterprise value $14.78B $14.65B $85.86B

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
MetricITTIEXEMR
P/E 42.8x 32.2x 36.9x
P/FCF 35.4x 25.7x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 28.5x 22.8x 24.3x
P/S 3.8x 4.7x 5.1x
P/B 3.8x 4.3x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 5.9x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 18.7x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 29.9x 24.0x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 5.0x 5.7x
EV/FCF 39.9x 27.5x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.1x 24.3x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.91 -8.44 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTIEXEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 6.9% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 3.5% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 8.1% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 4.1% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 12.2% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 0.7% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 12.1% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -4.6% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 13.9% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -3.8% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 17.0% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 3.3% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 14.2% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 3.9% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTIEXEMR
Gross margin 35.2% 44.9% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 26.7% 33.1%
Operating margin 14.4% 20.9% 25.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% 19.2% 17.6%
Net margin 8.9% 14.6% 13.8%
FCF margin 10.8% 18.2% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 20.6% 21.0%
Return on equity 8.9% 13.4% 12.7%
Return on assets 3.8% 7.8% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 10.0% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 12.2% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTIEXEMR
Debt / assets 26.0% 25.5% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.2x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.6x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 41.6% 51.7%
Equity / assets 43.6% 58.4% 48.3%
Interest coverage 6.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.83 5.66 4.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTIEXEMR
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.8% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.0% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 39.9% 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% 32.1% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% 1.0% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 4.5% 0.7%

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.

ConsensusITTIEXEMR
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +12.0% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +3.0% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTIEXEMR
Held by institutions 98.4% 100.0% 82.1%
Institutions holding 717 688 2,294
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.1% +0.9%
Institutions buying 328 352 1,083
Institutions selling 252 202 799
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.74 1.36

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.

ITTIEXEMR
ITT 1.00 0.51 0.54
IEX 0.51 1.00 0.63
EMR 0.54 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, IEX and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $18.23B, Idex (IEX) $17.04B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $93.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, IEX and EMR?

Idex (IEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 43.2x, Idex (IEX) 31.8x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.4x, Idex (IEX) 25.6x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.2x). 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%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idex (IEX) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.6%, Idex (IEX) +39.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +23.6%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +14.2%/yr, Idex (IEX) -0.1%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.2%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, IEX and EMR?

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