ITT vs POWL vs TRTN-PA Stock Comparison

Itt, Powell Industries and Triton International Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$205.20 -0.5% 1M +10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.90B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$163.34 -16.7% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionITTPOWLTRTN-PALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.90B $5.19B $1.36B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x 27.2x 3.6x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 31.6x — ITT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +7.0% +36.3% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 16.5% 528.7% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% — 7.7% TRTN-PA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 5.6x ITT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% -0.03% ITT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.6% +25.4% -4.2% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +78.9%/yr -2.6%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.2% 64.3% 8.3% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 71/100 43/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

ITTPOWLTRTN-PA

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

AxisITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Valuation 25 #154 of 204 42 #119 of 204 89 #23 of 204
Growth 65 #67 of 191 92 #17 of 191 21 #151 of 191
Profitability 54 #87 of 189 97 #6 of 189 64 #69 of 189
Financial Health 29 #157 of 221 76 #54 of 221 8 #204 of 221
Shareholder Returns 61 #62 of 158 47 #85 of 158 34 #104 of 158
Overall 47 71 43
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTPOWLTRTN-PASPY
1 month -0.5%-16.7%-3.6% -2.0%
3 months +0.2%-22.7%-5.4% -2.2%
6 months -3.5%-44.6%-5.0% +4.2%
Year to date +18.3%+53.7%-4.1% +10.6%
1 year +10.6%+25.4%-4.2% +10.4%
3 years +102.7%+511.8%-3.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +26.6%+83.0%-1.1% +20.2%
5 years +104.0%+1,726.5%-12.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%+78.9%-2.6% +10.1%
10 years +500.5%+1,285.1%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +19.6%+30.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITTPOWLTRTN-PASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.2%64.3%8.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%67.5%9.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.242.510.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.40-0.51 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-55.9%-15.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-49.3%-7.0% -3.2%
52-week high $221.69$322.05$26.42 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$94.02$24.58 $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.

MultipleITTPOWLTRTN-PA
P/E now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 25.4x 31.2xmedian 25.4x 3.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 34.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 14.5x 22.5xmedian 14.5x 7.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 23.6x 24.4xmedian 23.6x 5.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -14.15median 1.21 0.43median 1.21 -0.26median 1.21

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 monthsITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Revenue $4.74B $1.16B $72.04M
Gross profit $1.67B $348.18M $1.86M
Operating income $680.00M $227.67M $754.49M
Net income $421.50M $190.86M $837.82M
Free cash flow $509.50M $243.96M $499.45M
R&D $123.80M $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $5.21 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $633.56M $62.50M
Total debt $2.87B – $6.35B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 36.60M 55.10M
Enterprise value $14.45B $3.04B $1.14B

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
MetricITTPOWLTRTN-PA
P/E 43.5x 31.2x 3.5x
P/FCF 36.0x 24.4x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 23.2x 2.8x
P/S 3.9x 5.1x 34.5x
P/B 3.8x 7.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 7.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.9x 22.5x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 23.4x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 4.6x 121.8x
EV/FCF 40.5x 21.8x 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.6x 20.8x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.15 0.43 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 7.0% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 21.0% -13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 11.9% -44.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 39.2% -39.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 8.0% -16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 74.2% -7.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 8.8% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 73.1% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 8.6% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 72.8% -13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 153.9% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 25.5% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 201.1% 17.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 25.0% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Gross margin 35.2% 30.1% 2.6%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 20.4% 1,563%
Operating margin 14.4% 19.7% 1,047%
Pretax margin 12.8% 21.2% 677.9%
Net margin 8.9% 16.5% 528.7%
FCF margin 10.8% 21.1% 693.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 22.1% 1,252%
Return on equity 8.9% 26.1% 31.1%
Return on assets 3.8% 14.8% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 6.0% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 34.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Debt / assets 26.0% – 65.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 5.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x – 12.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 46.2% 71.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% 53.8% 28.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 2.86 8.12 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.2% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – -6.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.2% -6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 6.8% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% 5.3% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% 1.6% 87.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 1.8% -31.8%

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.

ConsensusITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 31.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $5.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +26.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +26.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTPOWLTRTN-PA
Held by institutions 98.4% 75.0% –
Institutions holding 717 583 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 328 320 –
Institutions selling 252 215 –
Buyers to sellers 1.30 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.

ITTPOWLTRTN-PA
ITT 1.00 0.51 0.11
POWL 0.51 1.00 0.07
TRTN-PA 0.11 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, POWL and TRTN-PA?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.90B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.19B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, POWL and TRTN-PA?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 42.5x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.2x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Itt (ITT) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.9x, Powell Industries (POWL) 31.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Itt (ITT) +28.1%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%). On return on invested capital, Triton International (TRTN-PA) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +10.6%, Powell Industries (POWL) +25.4%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -4.2%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.3%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +78.9%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Itt (ITT) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -0.03%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.2%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.3%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, POWL and TRTN-PA?

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