ITT vs PNR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Itt, Pentair and Flowserve Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$194.37 -5.7% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.78%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$70.89 -4.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 7, Itt 3, Flowserve 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTPNRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.38B $9.95B $9.01B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x 16.2x 24.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 13.7x 16.3x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% -3.9% -0.3% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 15.4% 8.0% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 12.5% 6.6% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 2.9x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 1.73% 1.23% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -42.9% +34.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr -3.4%/yr +16.6%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 36.1% 48.9% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 61/100 57/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPNRFLS

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

AxisITTPNRFLS
Valuation 19 #165 of 203 72 #57 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 65 #67 of 188 28 #135 of 188 68 #61 of 188
Profitability 52 #88 of 183 84 #31 of 183 53 #87 of 183
Financial Health 31 #151 of 217 45 #120 of 217 34 #144 of 217
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 153 76 #38 of 153 83 #27 of 153
Overall 47 61 57
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTPNRFLSSPY
1 month -5.7%+16.1%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-6.7%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -9.0%-24.8%-16.7% +8.2%
Year to date +12.0%-40.2%+2.2% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%-42.9%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years +110.6%+8.0%+97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.2%+2.6%+25.5% +23.3%
5 years +105.4%-15.9%+115.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.5%-3.4%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +464.2%+13.6%+62.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.9%+1.3%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITTPNRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%36.1%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%40.2%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.941.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-1.190.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-53.7%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-42.9%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $221.69$109.13$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$52.11$52.66 $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.

MultipleITTPNRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 25.2x 16.2xmedian 25.2x 24.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.0x 12.6xmedian 14.0x 21.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 15.4xmedian 21.7x 21.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -13.40median 1.32 2.12median 1.32 1.43median 1.32

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 monthsITTPNRFLS
Revenue $4.74B $3.97B $4.63B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.64B $1.57B
Operating income $680.00M $777.40M $392.30M
Net income $421.50M $612.20M $390.08M
Free cash flow – $646.60M $411.44M
R&D $123.80M $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $3.82 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $74.00M $731.01M
Total debt $2.87B $1.48B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 160.30M 128.36M
Enterprise value $13.93B $9.61B $5.96B

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
MetricITTPNRFLS
P/E 41.2x 16.2x 24.4x
P/FCF – 15.4x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x 18.5x
P/S 3.7x 2.5x 1.9x
P/B 3.6x 2.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 3.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 12.6x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 28.9x 14.6x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF – 17.6x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.7x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.40 2.12 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% -3.9% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -1.3% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% -1.2% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 3.4% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% -8.3% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.4% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% -6.4% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 6.3% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% -3.6% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 7.7% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.4% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 348.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRFLS
Gross margin 35.2% 41.2% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 22.7% 10.5%
Operating margin 14.4% 19.6% 8.5%
Pretax margin 12.8% 17.5% 11.9%
Net margin 8.9% 15.4% 8.0%
FCF margin – 16.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.3% 10.5%
Return on equity 8.9% 16.1% 16.9%
Return on assets 3.8% 9.2% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 12.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 13.5% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPNRFLS
Debt / assets 26.0% 22.3% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 42.1% 63.2%
Equity / assets 43.6% 57.9% 36.8%
Interest coverage 6.8x – 4.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.76 3.85 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPNRFLS
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 5.8% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 6.2% –

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.

ConsensusITTPNRFLS
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +17.6% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +10.5% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPNRFLS
Held by institutions 98.4% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 715 719 584
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -0.1% +14.6%
Institutions buying 326 353 299
Institutions selling 252 256 201
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.38 1.49

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.

ITTPNRFLS
ITT 1.00 0.24 0.63
PNR 0.24 1.00 0.24
FLS 0.63 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, PNR and FLS?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.38B, Pentair (PNR) $9.95B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, PNR and FLS?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.2x, Pentair (PNR) 16.2x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.5x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x). 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%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +10.0%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.5%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.78%, Pentair (PNR) 1.73%, Flowserve (FLS) 1.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, PNR and FLS?

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