ITT vs PNR vs VLTO Stock Comparison

Itt, Pentair and Veralto Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITT Itt Inc.
$196.00 -5.5% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.48B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.78%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.80 +31.8% 1M -35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.55%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
VLTO Veralto Corp
$116.55 +20.8% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.37B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
0.45%
Water Treatment Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionITTPNRVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.48B $11.14B $28.37B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 18.2x 28.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 15.2x 25.2x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.8% -3.9% +6.4% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 15.4% 17.3% VLTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 12.5% 17.1% VLTO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.6x 0.8x VLTO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 1.55% 0.45% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.0% -35.3% +16.6% VLTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr -1.2%/yr — ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 37.1% 24.4% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 59/100 75/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPNRVLTO

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

AxisITTPNRVLTO
Valuation 28 #148 of 204 61 #80 of 204 79 #5 of 20
Growth 72 #54 of 191 30 #135 of 191 71 #6 of 18
Profitability 56 #84 of 189 80 #38 of 189 100 #1 of 17
Financial Health 33 #149 of 221 47 #118 of 221 55 #10 of 21
Shareholder Returns 65 #57 of 159 77 #37 of 159 73 #4 of 12
Overall 51 59 75
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VLTO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTPNRVLTOSPY
1 month -5.5%+31.8%+20.8% -5.9%
3 months -8.7%-0.1%+18.9% -4.6%
6 months -5.7%-11.6%+31.4% +0.2%
Year to date +13.0%-33.0%+16.8% +7.5%
1 year +4.0%-35.3%+16.6% +8.2%
3 years +94.3%+14.4%+70.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.8%+4.6%+19.5% +19.0%
5 years +88.4%-6.1%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%-1.2%— +9.4%
10 years +489.3%+27.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +19.4%+2.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureITTPNRVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%37.1%24.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%40.7%21.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.890.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.13-0.950.68 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-53.7%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-35.8%-0.4% -5.9%
52-week high $221.69$108.69$117.02 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$52.11$82.23 $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.

MultipleITTPNRVLTO
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 23.4x 18.2xmedian 23.4x 28.4xmedian 36.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 13.4x 14.0xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 22.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 21.9x 17.2xmedian 21.9x 26.0xmedian 25.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x 8.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -10.49median 1.02 2.37median 1.02 5.09median 2.08

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 monthsITTPNRVLTO
Revenue $5.18B $3.97B $5.80B
Gross profit $1.85B $1.64B $3.49B
Operating income $727.00M $777.40M $1.27B
Net income $418.20M $612.20M $1.00B
Free cash flow $646.80M $646.60M $1.09B
R&D $135.70M $94.10M $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.66 $3.82 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $558.10M $74.00M $1.79B
Total debt $2.81B $1.48B $2.92B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 160.30M 245.30M
Enterprise value $14.00B $10.81B $21.00B

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
MetricITTPNRVLTO
P/E 41.9x 18.2x 28.4x
P/FCF 27.0x 17.2x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 15.4x 24.5x
P/S 3.4x 2.8x 4.9x
P/B 3.7x 2.9x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 3.9x 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 14.0x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 16.1x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF 30.5x 19.4x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x 17.3x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.49 2.37 5.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.8% -3.9% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -1.3% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.1% -1.2% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 3.4% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% -8.3% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 4.4% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.5% -6.4% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 6.3% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.5% -3.6% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 7.7% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% -14.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 6.8% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% -17.4% 10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 7.7% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPNRVLTO
Gross margin 35.7% 41.2% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 22.7% 23.6%
Operating margin 14.0% 19.6% 21.8%
Pretax margin 12.0% 17.5% 20.3%
Net margin 8.1% 15.4% 17.3%
FCF margin 12.5% 16.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 18.3% 19.9%
Return on equity 8.8% 16.1% 31.7%
Return on assets 3.9% 9.2% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 12.5% 17.1%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 13.5% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPNRVLTO
Debt / assets 25.9% 22.3% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 2.3x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.0% 42.1% 60.7%
Equity / assets 44.0% 57.9% 39.3%
Interest coverage 5.4x – 13.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.90 4.10 5.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPNRVLTO
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 3.6% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 5.1% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.5% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 20.2% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 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.

ConsensusITTPNRVLTO
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 25.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $4.60FY2026 $4.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +18.3% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026 $5.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +16.1% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPNRVLTO
Held by institutions 98.4% 95.0% 96.1%
Institutions holding 717 721 977
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -0.1% +3.3%
Institutions buying 327 353 398
Institutions selling 252 257 387
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.37 1.03

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.

ITTPNRVLTO
ITT 1.00 0.27 0.07
PNR 0.27 1.00 0.38
VLTO 0.07 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, PNR and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.48B, Pentair (PNR) $11.14B, Veralto (VLTO) $28.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, PNR and VLTO?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.9x, Pentair (PNR) 18.2x, Veralto (VLTO) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.7x, Pentair (PNR) 15.2x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.2x). 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) +35.8%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veralto (VLTO) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.1%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Veralto (VLTO) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veralto (VLTO) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +4.0%, Pentair (PNR) -35.3%, Veralto (VLTO) +16.6%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +13.5%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -1.2%/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) 1.55%, Veralto (VLTO) 0.45%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.3%, Pentair (PNR) 37.1%, Veralto (VLTO) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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