ITT vs IR vs WTS Stock Comparison

Itt, Ingersoll Rand and Watts Water Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$190.73 -7.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.41B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$74.54 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.37B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Watts Water Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Watts Water Technologies 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.

QuestionITTIRWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.41B $29.37B $12.16B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.3x 30.6x 31.7x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 22.3x 27.8x IR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +7.8% +17.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 12.1% 14.3% WTS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 7.6% 16.8% WTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.8x -0.4x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% ITT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% -6.6% +32.0% WTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +7.0%/yr +15.0%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 33.1% 27.2% WTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 69/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

ITTIRWTS

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

AxisITTIRWTS
Valuation 20 #163 of 203 42 #118 of 203 26 #151 of 203
Growth 65 #66 of 187 71 #55 of 187 77 #43 of 187
Profitability 53 #87 of 185 72 #53 of 185 91 #18 of 185
Financial Health 31 #152 of 219 50 #110 of 219 91 #21 of 219
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 55 #69 of 153 63 #58 of 153
Overall 47 58 69
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WTS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTIRWTSSPY
1 month -7.5%-2.0%+2.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-11.9%+6.4% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%-11.3%+21.0% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%-5.9%+33.2% +12.2%
1 year +8.2%-6.6%+32.0% +13.0%
3 years +106.6%+25.5%+117.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%+7.9%+29.5% +23.1%
5 years +106.3%+40.1%+100.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+7.0%+15.0% +11.0%
10 years +454.8%—+499.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%—+19.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureITTIRWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%33.1%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%31.5%25.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.230.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.201.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-36.6%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-24.5%-6.3% -1.8%
52-week high $221.69$98.76$392.27 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$68.54$263.55 $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.

MultipleITTIRWTS
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 26.0x 30.3xmedian 26.0x 32.1xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 14.0x 16.5xmedian 14.0x 20.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.4x 23.7xmedian 21.4x 35.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -13.15median 1.26 2.44median 1.26 2.50median 1.26

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 monthsITTIRWTS
Revenue $4.74B $7.94B $2.68B
Gross profit $1.67B $3.40B $1.31B
Operating income $680.00M $1.44B $512.10M
Net income $421.50M $966.00M $383.80M
Free cash flow – $1.22B $349.40M
R&D $123.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $2.45 $11.46
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $1.17B $347.90M
Total debt $2.87B $4.77B $108.00M
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 391.90M 33.50M
Enterprise value $13.96B $24.49B $10.57B

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
MetricITTIRWTS
P/E 40.5x 30.3x 32.1x
P/FCF – 23.7x 35.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 21.4x 30.9x
P/S 3.6x 3.6x 4.6x
P/B 3.5x 2.8x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 4.7x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 16.5x 20.2x
EV/EBIT 28.4x 22.6x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 4.1x 4.5x
EV/FCF – 26.7x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.1x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.15 2.44 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTIRWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 7.8% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 7.2% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 5.6% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 9.5% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 28.9% 26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 13.7% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 82.8% 23.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.9% 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 87.6% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 12.4% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.1% 10.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTIRWTS
Gross margin 35.2% 42.8% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 24.8% 22.3%
Operating margin 14.4% 18.1% 19.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% 15.2% 19.0%
Net margin 8.9% 12.1% 14.3%
FCF margin – 15.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.0% 14.9%
Return on equity 8.9% 9.4% 17.9%
Return on assets 3.8% 5.3% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 7.6% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 9.2% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTIRWTS
Debt / assets 26.0% 26.2% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 43.7% 25.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% 56.3% 74.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x 5.6x 50.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.73 3.26 12.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTIRWTS
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.8% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 3.0% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 3.3% 19.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% -2.8% 21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -1.0% 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.

ConsensusITTIRWTS
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 27.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $13.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +21.5% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +6.4% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTIRWTS
Held by institutions 98.4% 100.0% 98.6%
Institutions holding 714 894 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -1.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 326 367 295
Institutions selling 251 360 187
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.02 1.58

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.

ITTIRWTS
ITT 1.00 0.52 0.51
IR 0.52 1.00 0.50
WTS 0.51 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, IR and WTS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.41B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.37B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $12.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, IR and WTS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.3x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.6x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingersoll Rand (IR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.1x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.3x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.8x). 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%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Watts Water Technologies (WTS) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -6.6%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +32.0%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Itt (ITT) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.1%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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