ITT vs TRN vs PNR Stock Comparison

Itt, Trinity Industries and Pentair 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
4 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$30.53 +16.4% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
4.06%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionITTTRNPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.48B $2.39B $11.14B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 7.4x 18.2x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 14.3x 15.2x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.8% -2.4% -3.9% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 15.4% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 8.5% 12.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.0x 1.6x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 4.06% 1.55% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.0% +16.3% -35.3% TRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +0.4%/yr -1.2%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 37.9% 37.1% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 61/100 59/100 TRN

Percentile Scorecard

ITTTRNPNR

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

AxisITTTRNPNR
Valuation 28 #148 of 204 78 #45 of 204 61 #80 of 204
Growth 72 #54 of 191 75 #49 of 191 30 #135 of 191
Profitability 56 #84 of 189 64 #68 of 189 80 #38 of 189
Financial Health 33 #149 of 221 4 #213 of 221 47 #118 of 221
Shareholder Returns 65 #57 of 159 83 #28 of 159 77 #37 of 159
Overall 51 61 59
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTTRNPNRSPY
1 month -5.5%+16.4%+31.8% -5.9%
3 months -8.7%-1.5%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months -5.7%-16.7%-11.6% +0.2%
Year to date +13.0%+15.5%-33.0% +7.5%
1 year +4.0%+16.3%-35.3% +8.2%
3 years +94.3%+27.6%+14.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +24.8%+8.5%+4.6% +19.0%
5 years +88.4%+1.8%-6.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%+0.4%-1.2% +9.4%
10 years +489.3%+97.0%+27.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +19.4%+7.0%+2.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureITTTRNPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%37.9%37.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%36.0%40.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.540.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.130.43-0.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-43.0%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-19.8%-35.8% -5.9%
52-week high $221.69$38.09$108.69 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$24.82$52.11 $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.

MultipleITTTRNPNR
P/E now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 23.4x 7.4xmedian 23.4x 18.2xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.8xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 13.4x 7.3xmedian 13.4x 14.0xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 21.9x -9.2xmedian 21.9x 17.2xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -10.49median 1.02 0.11median 1.02 2.37median 1.02

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 monthsITTTRNPNR
Revenue $5.18B $2.12B $3.97B
Gross profit $1.85B $521.30M $1.64B
Operating income $727.00M $731.90M $777.40M
Net income $418.20M $334.90M $612.20M
Free cash flow $646.80M -$259.60M $646.60M
R&D $135.70M – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.66 $4.03 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $558.10M $158.30M $74.00M
Total debt $2.81B $5.33B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 81.00M 160.30M
Enterprise value $14.00B $1.74B $10.81B

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
MetricITTTRNPNR
P/E 41.9x 7.4x 18.2x
P/FCF 27.0x -9.2x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 5.7x 15.4x
P/S 3.4x 1.1x 2.8x
P/B 3.7x 2.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 2.1x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 7.3x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 27.1x 10.3x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF 30.5x -29.1x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x 17.9x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.49 0.11 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTTRNPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.8% -2.4% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -8.6% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.1% -8.9% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 3.7% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 71.9% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 24.2% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.5% 177.0% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 52.4% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.5% 246.3% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 65.3% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% 7.8% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 15.9% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.3% 33.2% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 19.2% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTTRNPNR
Gross margin 35.7% 24.6% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 19.4% 48.8% 22.7%
Operating margin 14.0% 34.5% 19.6%
Pretax margin 12.0% 21.9% 17.5%
Net margin 8.1% 15.4% 15.4%
FCF margin 12.5% -12.2% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 19.9% 18.3%
Return on equity 8.8% 29.4% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.9% 4.0% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 8.5% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 8.3% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTTRNPNR
Debt / assets 25.9% 63.8% 22.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 4.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 5.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.3x -20.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.0% 86.4% 42.1%
Equity / assets 44.0% 13.6% 57.9%
Interest coverage 5.4x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.90 – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTTRNPNR
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 2.3% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 6.3% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.5% 29.7% 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.3% -38.3% 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 20.2% 1.8% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 6.1% 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.

ConsensusITTTRNPNR
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $2.13FY2026 $4.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 -32.2%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% -3.3% +18.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026 $3.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +4.2% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTTRNPNR
Held by institutions 98.4% 95.3% 95.0%
Institutions holding 717 345 721
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +6.3% -0.1%
Institutions buying 327 171 353
Institutions selling 252 97 257
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.76 1.37

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.

ITTTRNPNR
ITT 1.00 0.26 0.27
TRN 0.26 1.00 0.27
PNR 0.27 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, TRN and PNR?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.48B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.39B, Pentair (PNR) $11.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, TRN and PNR?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.9x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.4x, Pentair (PNR) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.7x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.3x, Pentair (PNR) 15.2x). 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%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.1%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.5%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinity Industries (TRN) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +4.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +16.3%, Pentair (PNR) -35.3%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +13.5%/yr, Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.78%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 4.06%, Pentair (PNR) 1.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.3%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.9%, Pentair (PNR) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.