ITT vs PNR vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Itt, Pentair and SPX Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITT Itt Inc.
$201.99 -2.1% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.52B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$70.54 +33.0% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.50B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 5, Itt 4, SPX Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTPNRSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.52B $11.50B $7.53B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.6x 18.8x 27.0x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 15.3x 19.1x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% -3.9% +20.6% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 15.4% 11.3% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 12.5% 10.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 0.8x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -33.7% -27.8% ITT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr -0.8%/yr +21.1%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.2% 36.9% 40.1% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 69/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPNRSPXC

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

AxisITTPNRSPXC
Valuation 21 #161 of 203 64 #74 of 203 41 #33 of 55
Growth 61 #75 of 189 31 #131 of 189 100 #1 of 51
Profitability 55 #85 of 187 81 #36 of 187 68 #17 of 51
Financial Health 29 #158 of 221 46 #119 of 221 69 #19 of 59
Shareholder Returns 59 #63 of 152 80 #32 of 152 –
Overall 45 60 69
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTPNRSPXCSPY
1 month -2.1%+33.0%-6.7% -2.3%
3 months +1.8%+5.2%-24.5% -0.7%
6 months -3.4%-8.5%-19.6% +4.8%
Year to date +16.4%-32.3%-19.2% +10.3%
1 year +9.1%-33.7%-27.8% +10.3%
3 years +99.6%+14.4%+96.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +25.9%+4.6%+25.2% +20.1%
5 years +106.6%-4.0%+160.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.6%-0.8%+21.1% +10.1%
10 years +487.9%+30.8%+797.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.4%+2.7%+24.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureITTPNRSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.2%36.9%40.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%40.7%42.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.901.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.29-0.91-0.69 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-53.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-35.1%-34.4% -3.5%
52-week high $221.69$108.69$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$52.11$158.40 $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.

MultipleITTPNRSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 25.6x 18.4xmedian 25.6x 29.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.4x 14.1xmedian 14.4x 16.1xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 22.5x 17.4xmedian 22.5x 26.6xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -13.93median 1.36 2.40median 1.36 0.43median 1.00

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 monthsITTPNRSPXC
Revenue $4.74B $3.97B $2.48B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.64B $996.30M
Operating income $680.00M $777.40M $399.90M
Net income $421.50M $612.20M $278.90M
Free cash flow $509.50M $646.60M $304.30M
R&D $123.80M $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $3.82 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $74.00M $166.40M
Total debt $2.87B $1.48B $614.70M
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 160.30M 50.68M
Enterprise value $14.07B $11.16B $6.61B

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
MetricITTPNRSPXC
P/E 42.8x 18.4x 29.0x
P/FCF 35.4x 17.4x 26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.5x 15.5x 19.2x
P/S 3.8x 2.8x 3.3x
P/B 3.8x 2.9x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 4.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 14.1x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 29.9x 16.3x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 3.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF 39.9x 19.6x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.1x 17.5x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.93 2.40 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% -3.9% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -1.3% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% -1.2% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 3.4% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% -8.3% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.4% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% -6.4% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 6.3% 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% -3.6% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 7.7% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% -14.8% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 6.8% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -17.4% 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 7.7% 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRSPXC
Gross margin 35.2% 41.2% 40.2%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 22.7% 21.4%
Operating margin 14.4% 19.6% 16.2%
Pretax margin 12.8% 17.5% 14.8%
Net margin 8.9% 15.4% 11.3%
FCF margin 10.8% 16.3% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 18.3% 17.1%
Return on equity 8.9% 16.1% 12.0%
Return on assets 3.8% 9.2% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 12.5% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 13.5% 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPNRSPXC
Debt / assets 26.0% 22.3% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.3x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 42.1% 40.4%
Equity / assets 43.6% 57.9% 59.6%
Interest coverage 6.8x – 10.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.83 4.13 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPNRSPXC
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 3.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% 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.

ConsensusITTPNRSPXC
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +17.6% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +10.5% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPNRSPXC
Held by institutions 98.4% 95.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 717 721 512
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -0.1% +10.8%
Institutions buying 328 354 277
Institutions selling 252 257 162
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.38 1.71

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.

ITTPNRSPXC
ITT 1.00 0.28 0.62
PNR 0.28 1.00 0.23
SPXC 0.62 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, PNR and SPXC?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.52B, Pentair (PNR) $11.50B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $7.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, PNR and SPXC?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.6x, Pentair (PNR) 18.8x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.9x, Pentair (PNR) 15.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.1x). 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%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Itt (ITT) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +9.1%, Pentair (PNR) -33.7%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -27.8%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -0.8%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Pentair (PNR) 0.01%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.2%, Pentair (PNR) 36.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.