ITT vs IR vs EMR Stock Comparison

Itt, Ingersoll Rand and Emerson Electric 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
3 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$73.46 -3.7% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.07B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.60 +4.6% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.47B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 6, Ingersoll Rand 3, Itt 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTIREMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.06B $29.07B $90.47B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 30.3x 35.1x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 21.9x 24.0x IR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +7.8% +4.8% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 12.1% 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 7.6% 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.8x 1.8x ITT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% -8.6% +21.3% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +6.3%/yr +10.8%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 33.0% 31.7% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 58/100 45/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

ITTIREMR

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

AxisITTIREMR
Valuation 30 #142 of 203 43 #117 of 203 35 #133 of 203
Growth 60 #75 of 188 72 #54 of 188 40 #113 of 188
Profitability 58 #79 of 187 71 #55 of 187 85 #29 of 187
Financial Health 52 #107 of 222 49 #114 of 222 29 #158 of 222
Shareholder Returns 61 #60 of 153 58 #65 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Overall 52 58 45
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTIREMRSPY
1 month -10.3%-3.7%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%-13.0%+9.2% +2.9%
6 months -13.0%-12.3%+14.3% +6.4%
Year to date +9.6%-7.3%+21.8% +11.4%
1 year +8.3%-8.6%+21.3% +13.1%
3 years +101.8%+23.1%+78.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%+7.2%+21.2% +21.5%
5 years +101.6%+35.5%+67.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%+6.3%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +464.1%—+222.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.9%—+12.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureITTIREMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%33.0%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%31.4%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.211.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.260.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-36.6%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-25.6%-1.7% -2.5%
52-week high $221.69$98.76$164.37 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$68.54$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.

MultipleITTIREMR
P/E now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 25.9x 29.9xmedian 25.9x 35.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 13.7x 16.3xmedian 13.7x 16.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 21.1x 23.4xmedian 21.1x 26.0xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -13.11median 1.19 2.40median 1.19 -0.84median 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 monthsITTIREMR
Revenue $4.74B $7.94B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.67B $3.40B $9.91B
Operating income $680.00M $1.44B $4.68B
Net income $421.50M $966.00M $2.58B
Free cash flow $509.50M $1.22B $3.46B
R&D $123.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $2.45 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $1.17B $2.18B
Total debt $858.40M $4.77B $54.11B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 391.90M 561.10M
Enterprise value $13.61B $24.19B $83.21B

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
MetricITTIREMR
P/E 40.3x 29.9x 35.0x
P/FCF 33.4x 23.4x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 21.1x 23.0x
P/S 3.6x 3.6x 4.8x
P/B 3.5x 2.8x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 4.6x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 16.3x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 22.4x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF 33.9x 26.3x 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 23.8x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.11 2.40 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTIREMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 7.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 7.2% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 9.5% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 28.9% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 13.7% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 82.8% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.9% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 87.6% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 12.4% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% -5.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 9.5% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -6.1% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 9.6% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTIREMR
Gross margin 35.2% 42.8% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 24.8% 33.1%
Operating margin 14.4% 18.1% 25.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% 15.2% 17.6%
Net margin 8.9% 12.1% 13.8%
FCF margin 10.8% 15.4% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 17.0% 21.0%
Return on equity 8.9% 9.4% 12.7%
Return on assets 3.8% 5.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 7.6% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 9.2% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTIREMR
Debt / assets 7.8% 26.2% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 3.9x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 43.7% 51.7%
Equity / assets 43.6% 56.3% 48.3%
Interest coverage 6.8x 5.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.73 3.22 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTIREMR
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.1% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.9% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 3.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 3.3% 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% 2.6% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% -2.8% 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -1.0% 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.

ConsensusITTIREMR
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 24.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.94FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +21.5% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +6.4% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTIREMR
Held by institutions 98.4% 100.0% 82.1%
Institutions holding 714 894 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -1.5% +0.9%
Institutions buying 326 367 1,080
Institutions selling 251 360 798
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.02 1.35

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.

ITTIREMR
ITT 1.00 0.52 0.50
IR 0.52 1.00 0.69
EMR 0.50 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, IR and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.06B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.07B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, IR and EMR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 40.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.3x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingersoll Rand (IR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 23.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 21.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x). 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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Itt (ITT) 8.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -8.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.3%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.1%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.3%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, IR 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, Emerson Electric (EMR) 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.