ITT vs PNR vs IR Stock Comparison

Itt, Pentair and Ingersoll Rand 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
4 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
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.32B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.11%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 7, Itt 4, Ingersoll Rand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTPNRIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.38B $9.95B $29.32B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.2x 16.2x 30.7x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 13.7x 22.6x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% -3.9% +7.8% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 15.4% 12.1% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 12.5% 7.6% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 1.8x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 1.73% 0.11% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -42.9% -5.8% ITT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr -3.4%/yr +6.8%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 36.1% 33.0% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 61/100 58/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPNRIR

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

AxisITTPNRIR
Valuation 19 #165 of 203 72 #57 of 203 43 #116 of 203
Growth 65 #67 of 188 28 #135 of 188 70 #57 of 188
Profitability 52 #88 of 183 84 #31 of 183 71 #53 of 183
Financial Health 31 #151 of 217 45 #120 of 217 50 #110 of 217
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 153 76 #38 of 153 57 #66 of 153
Overall 47 61 58
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTPNRIRSPY
1 month -5.7%+16.1%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -2.3%-6.7%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -9.0%-24.8%-6.9% +8.2%
Year to date +12.0%-40.2%-4.6% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%-42.9%-5.8% +12.3%
3 years +110.6%+8.0%+27.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.2%+2.6%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years +105.4%-15.9%+39.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.5%-3.4%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years +464.2%+13.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.9%+1.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITTPNRIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%36.1%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%40.2%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.941.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.31-1.19-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-53.7%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-42.9%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $221.69$109.13$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$52.11$68.54 $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.

MultipleITTPNRIR
P/E now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 25.2x 16.2xmedian 25.2x 30.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.0x 12.6xmedian 14.0x 16.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.7x 15.4xmedian 21.7x 24.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -13.40median 1.32 2.12median 1.32 2.47median 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 monthsITTPNRIR
Revenue $4.74B $3.97B $7.94B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.64B $3.40B
Operating income $680.00M $777.40M $1.44B
Net income $421.50M $612.20M $966.00M
Free cash flow – $646.60M $1.22B
R&D $123.80M $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $3.82 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $74.00M $1.17B
Total debt $2.87B $1.48B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 160.30M 391.90M
Enterprise value $13.93B $9.61B $24.51B

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
MetricITTPNRIR
P/E 41.2x 16.2x 30.7x
P/FCF – 15.4x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x 21.7x
P/S 3.7x 2.5x 3.7x
P/B 3.6x 2.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 3.5x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 12.6x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 28.9x 14.6x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.9x 4.1x
EV/FCF – 17.6x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.7x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.40 2.12 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% -3.9% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -1.3% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% -1.2% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 3.4% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% -8.3% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.4% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% -6.4% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 6.3% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% -3.6% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 7.7% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.8% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.4% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRIR
Gross margin 35.2% 41.2% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 22.7% 24.8%
Operating margin 14.4% 19.6% 18.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% 17.5% 15.2%
Net margin 8.9% 15.4% 12.1%
FCF margin – 16.3% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.3% 17.0%
Return on equity 8.9% 16.1% 9.4%
Return on assets 3.8% 9.2% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 12.5% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 13.5% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPNRIR
Debt / assets 26.0% 22.3% 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.3x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 42.1% 43.7%
Equity / assets 43.6% 57.9% 56.3%
Interest coverage 6.8x – 5.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.76 3.85 3.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPNRIR
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.7% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.0% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 5.8% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 28.1% 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% 6.5% -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 6.2% -1.0%

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.

ConsensusITTPNRIR
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +17.6% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +10.5% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPNRIR
Held by institutions 98.4% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 715 719 894
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -0.1% -1.5%
Institutions buying 326 353 367
Institutions selling 252 256 360
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.38 1.02

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.

ITTPNRIR
ITT 1.00 0.24 0.52
PNR 0.24 1.00 0.42
IR 0.52 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, PNR and IR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.38B, Pentair (PNR) $9.95B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, PNR and IR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.2x, Pentair (PNR) 16.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.5x, Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x). 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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Itt (ITT) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +10.0%, Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.5%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.11%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.