ITT vs PH vs WTS Stock Comparison

Itt, Parker-Hannifin and Watts Water Technologies 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
2 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$880.39 -9.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.25B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 6, Watts Water Technologies 4, Itt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTPHWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.06B $114.25B $12.29B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 31.3x 32.0x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 23.2x 27.2x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +8.3% +17.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 17.0% 14.3% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 15.4% 16.8% WTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.4x -0.4x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% ITT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.3% +14.9% +29.0% WTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr +24.1%/yr +14.1%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 27.0% 27.1% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 70/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPHWTS

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

AxisITTPHWTS
Valuation 30 #142 of 203 26 #150 of 203 27 #149 of 203
Growth 60 #75 of 188 70 #58 of 188 79 #40 of 188
Profitability 58 #79 of 187 94 #13 of 187 90 #19 of 187
Financial Health 52 #107 of 222 43 #126 of 222 91 #21 of 222
Shareholder Returns 61 #60 of 153 50 #77 of 153 63 #57 of 153
Overall 52 57 70
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH 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

PeriodITTPHWTSSPY
1 month -10.3%-9.4%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%-10.8%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months -13.0%-9.7%+19.3% +6.4%
Year to date +9.6%+0.2%+30.1% +11.4%
1 year +8.3%+14.9%+29.0% +13.1%
3 years +101.8%+135.9%+108.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.4%+33.1%+27.7% +21.5%
5 years +101.6%+194.2%+92.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.1%+24.1%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +464.1%+614.6%+485.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.9%+21.7%+19.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureITTPHWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%27.0%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%26.9%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.820.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.551.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-29.2%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-18.0%-8.4% -2.5%
52-week high $221.69$1,073.86$392.27 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$766.20$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.

MultipleITTPHWTS
P/E now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 25.9x 30.5xmedian 25.9x 31.4xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 13.7x 21.4xmedian 13.7x 19.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 21.1x 28.4xmedian 21.1x 34.3xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -13.11median 1.19 1.45median 1.19 2.44median 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 monthsITTPHWTS
Revenue $4.74B $21.50B $2.68B
Gross profit $1.67B $8.10B $1.31B
Operating income $680.00M $4.63B $512.10M
Net income $421.50M $3.65B $383.80M
Free cash flow $509.50M $3.91B $349.40M
R&D $123.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $28.48 $11.46
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $501.00M $347.90M
Total debt $858.40M $8.52B $700.60M
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 128.10M 33.50M
Enterprise value $13.61B $112.37B $10.70B

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
MetricITTPHWTS
P/E 40.3x 30.5x 31.4x
P/FCF 33.4x 28.4x 34.3x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 25.4x 30.1x
P/S 3.6x 5.2x 4.5x
P/B 3.5x 7.2x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 13.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 21.4x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 25.7x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 5.5x 4.4x
EV/FCF 33.9x 30.5x 33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 27.3x 29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.11 1.45 2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPHWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 8.3% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 4.1% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 10.8% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 8.0% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 14.1% 26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 14.6% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 3.3% 23.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 20.5% 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 5.0% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 21.1% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 15.6% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 13.6% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 16.9% 10.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 14.5% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPHWTS
Gross margin 35.2% 37.7% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 25.9% 22.3%
Operating margin 14.4% 21.6% 19.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% 21.2% 19.0%
Net margin 8.9% 17.0% 14.3%
FCF margin 10.8% 18.2% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 20.3% 14.9%
Return on equity 8.9% 24.3% 17.9%
Return on assets 3.8% 11.9% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 15.4% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 18.8% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPHWTS
Debt / assets 7.8% 27.6% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 2.2x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 50.1% 25.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% 49.9% 74.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x 11.6x 50.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.73 6.67 12.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPHWTS
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.0% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – 19.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% – 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – 21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 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.

ConsensusITTPHWTS
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 23.2xFY2027 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.94FY2026 $37.87FY2027 $13.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2027 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +8.8% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.4% +22.0% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPHWTS
Held by institutions 98.4% 91.8% 98.6%
Institutions holding 714 1,975 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 326 927 295
Institutions selling 251 693 187
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.34 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.

ITTPHWTS
ITT 1.00 0.58 0.51
PH 0.58 1.00 0.44
WTS 0.51 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, PH and WTS?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.06B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.25B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $12.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, PH and WTS?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 40.5x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.3x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 32.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 23.9x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.2x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.2x). 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%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads (Itt (ITT) 8.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Watts Water Technologies (WTS) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +14.9%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +29.0%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.1%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.1%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Itt (ITT) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.0%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, PH 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, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.