ITT vs PH vs WAB Stock Comparison

Itt, Parker-Hannifin and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$190.73 -7.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.31B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$904.18 -7.6% 1M +17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$113.82B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 7, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 3, Itt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTPHWABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.31B $113.82B $46.96B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 31.2x 34.3x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 23.8x 23.9x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +8.3% +13.2% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 17.0% — PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 15.4% — PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.4x — PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +17.1% +40.6% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +24.9%/yr +25.6%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 27.2% 26.3% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 57/100 45/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPHWAB

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

AxisITTPHWAB
Valuation 20 #163 of 203 25 #152 of 203 34 #135 of 203
Growth 65 #66 of 187 69 #59 of 187 89 #22 of 187
Profitability 53 #87 of 185 94 #12 of 185 56 #82 of 185
Financial Health 31 #152 of 219 44 #123 of 219 28 #159 of 219
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 51 #76 of 153 20 #123 of 153
Overall 47 57 45
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTPHWABSPY
1 month -7.5%-7.6%-3.6% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-8.4%-7.7% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%-7.2%+3.9% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%+2.9%+30.1% +12.2%
1 year +8.2%+17.1%+40.6% +13.0%
3 years +106.6%+146.9%+167.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%+35.2%+38.8% +23.1%
5 years +106.3%+203.4%+212.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+24.9%+25.6% +11.0%
10 years +454.8%+642.1%+260.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%+22.2%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureITTPHWABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%27.2%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%26.9%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.840.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.631.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-29.2%-23.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-15.8%-9.2% -1.8%
52-week high $221.69$1,073.86$305.87 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$767.01$196.14 $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.

MultipleITTPHWAB
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 26.0x 31.3xmedian 26.0x 34.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 14.0x 21.9xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.4x 29.2xmedian 21.4x 28.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -13.15median 1.26 1.49median 1.26 1.43median 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 monthsITTPHWAB
Revenue $4.74B $21.50B $12.21B
Gross profit $1.67B $8.10B $4.35B
Operating income $680.00M $4.63B $2.10B
Net income $421.50M $3.65B –
Free cash flow – $3.91B –
R&D $123.80M – $261.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $28.48 $8.07
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $501.00M $489.00M
Total debt $2.87B $8.52B –
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 128.10M 169.60M
Enterprise value $13.86B $111.94B $46.96B

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
MetricITTPHWAB
P/E 40.5x 31.3x 34.3x
P/FCF – 29.2x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 26.1x 22.5x
P/S 3.6x 5.3x 3.8x
P/B 3.5x 7.4x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 14.0x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 21.9x –
EV/EBIT 28.4x 26.3x –
EV/Revenue 4.1x 5.7x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 31.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.0x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.15 1.49 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPHWAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 8.3% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 4.1% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 10.8% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 8.0% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 14.1% 18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.6% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 20.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 5.0% 17.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 21.1% 24.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.6% 40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 31.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPHWAB
Gross margin 35.2% 37.7% –
EBITDA margin 19.0% 25.9% –
Operating margin 14.4% 21.6% –
Pretax margin 12.8% 21.2% –
Net margin 8.9% 17.0% –
FCF margin – 18.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 20.3% 17.1%
Return on equity 8.9% 24.3% 12.2%
Return on assets 3.8% 11.9% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 15.4% –
Return on capital employed 7.7% 18.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPHWAB
Debt / assets 26.0% 27.6% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 50.1% 50.9%
Equity / assets 43.6% 49.9% 49.1%
Interest coverage 6.8x 11.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.73 6.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPHWAB
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.9% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – –

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.

ConsensusITTPHWAB
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 23.8xFY2027 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $11.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +8.8% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $12.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +22.0% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPHWAB
Held by institutions 98.4% 91.8% 92.6%
Institutions holding 714 1,975 1,195
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 326 927 553
Institutions selling 251 693 409
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.34 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.

ITTPHWAB
ITT 1.00 0.57 0.60
PH 0.57 1.00 0.63
WAB 0.60 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, PH and WAB?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.31B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.82B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $46.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, PH and WAB?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.8x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 23.9x). 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%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +17.1%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +40.6%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.9%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, PH and WAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads on 7. 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.