ITT vs TRN vs IEX Stock Comparison

Itt, Trinity Industries and Idex 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
$17.90B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$30.49 +16.7% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$236.53 +1.5% 1M +38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.09B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionITTTRNIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.90B $2.46B $17.09B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x 7.5x 31.9x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 14.4x 26.0x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% -2.4% +6.9% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 15.4% 14.6% TRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 8.5% 10.0% IEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.0x 1.2x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.04% 0.01% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% +11.4% +38.0% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +0.9%/yr +0.5%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.2% 37.1% 22.0% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 61/100 56/100 TRN

Percentile Scorecard

ITTTRNIEX

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

AxisITTTRNIEX
Valuation 21 #161 of 203 78 #45 of 203 36 #130 of 203
Growth 61 #75 of 189 74 #50 of 189 43 #108 of 189
Profitability 55 #85 of 187 64 #68 of 187 88 #24 of 187
Financial Health 29 #158 of 221 4 #213 of 221 72 #62 of 221
Shareholder Returns 59 #63 of 152 83 #27 of 152 42 #89 of 152
Overall 45 61 56
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTTRNIEXSPY
1 month -2.1%+16.7%+1.5% -2.3%
3 months +1.8%-2.7%+1.6% -0.7%
6 months -3.4%-12.0%+10.4% +4.8%
Year to date +16.4%+15.3%+32.9% +10.3%
1 year +9.1%+11.4%+38.0% +10.3%
3 years +99.6%+27.0%+21.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +25.9%+8.3%+6.6% +20.1%
5 years +106.6%+4.6%+2.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.6%+0.9%+0.5% +10.1%
10 years +487.9%+101.5%+178.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.4%+7.3%+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureITTTRNIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.2%37.1%22.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%35.5%19.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.440.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.311.73 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-43.0%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-20.0%-1.7% -3.5%
52-week high $221.69$38.09$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$24.82$161.68 $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.

MultipleITTTRNIEX
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 25.6x 7.4xmedian 25.6x 32.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 14.4x 7.3xmedian 14.4x 18.9xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 22.5x -9.2xmedian 22.5x 26.0xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -13.93median 1.36 0.11median 1.36 -8.54median 1.36

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 monthsITTTRNIEX
Revenue $4.74B $2.12B $3.66B
Gross profit $1.67B $521.30M $1.64B
Operating income $680.00M $731.90M $763.90M
Net income $421.50M $334.90M $535.80M
Free cash flow $509.50M -$259.60M $667.10M
R&D $123.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $4.03 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $158.30M $602.10M
Total debt $2.87B $5.33B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 81.00M 74.00M
Enterprise value $14.45B $1.82B $14.70B

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
MetricITTTRNIEX
P/E 42.8x 7.4x 32.5x
P/FCF 35.4x -9.2x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 28.5x 5.6x 23.1x
P/S 3.8x 1.1x 4.7x
P/B 3.8x 2.1x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 2.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.6x 7.3x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 29.9x 10.3x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 3.6x 5.1x
EV/FCF 39.9x -29.1x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.1x 17.9x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.93 0.11 -8.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTTRNIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% -2.4% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -8.6% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% -8.9% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 3.7% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 71.9% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 24.2% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 177.0% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 52.4% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 246.3% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 65.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 7.8% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 15.9% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 33.2% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 19.2% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTTRNIEX
Gross margin 35.2% 24.6% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 48.8% 26.7%
Operating margin 14.4% 34.5% 20.9%
Pretax margin 12.8% 21.9% 19.2%
Net margin 8.9% 15.4% 14.6%
FCF margin 10.8% -12.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 19.9% 20.6%
Return on equity 8.9% 29.4% 13.4%
Return on assets 3.8% 4.0% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 8.5% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 7.7% – 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTTRNIEX
Debt / assets 26.0% 63.8% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 4.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -20.5x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 86.4% 41.6%
Equity / assets 43.6% 13.6% 58.4%
Interest coverage 6.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.83 – 5.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTTRNIEX
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 6.3% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% 29.7% 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% -38.3% 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% 1.8% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 6.1% 4.5%

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.

ConsensusITTTRNIEX
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -33.8%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% -1.9% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $2.34BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +4.3% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTTRNIEX
Held by institutions 98.4% 95.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 717 345 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +6.3% +0.1%
Institutions buying 328 171 352
Institutions selling 252 97 202
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.76 1.74

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.

ITTTRNIEX
ITT 1.00 0.27 0.51
TRN 0.27 1.00 0.25
IEX 0.51 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, TRN and IEX?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.90B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.46B, Idex (IEX) $17.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, TRN and IEX?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 42.5x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.5x, Idex (IEX) 31.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.9x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.4x, Idex (IEX) 26.0x). 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%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Idex (IEX) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +9.1%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +11.4%, Idex (IEX) +38.0%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.9%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.2%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, TRN and IEX?

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