ITT vs TRTN-PA vs WTS Stock Comparison

Itt, Triton International and Watts Water Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.09B
P/E
42.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionITTTRTN-PAWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.09B $1.36B $11.89B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.9x 3.6x 31.0x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x — 26.5x ITT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +36.3% +17.1% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 528.7% 14.3% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 7.7% 16.8% WTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.6x -0.4x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% ITT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.8% -2.0% +28.5% WTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr -2.1%/yr +13.1%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 8.2% 27.8% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 38/100 71/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

ITTTRTN-PAWTS

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

AxisITTTRTN-PAWTS
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 89 #24 of 203 33 #137 of 203
Growth 65 #67 of 188 21 #148 of 188 79 #41 of 188
Profitability 52 #88 of 183 63 #68 of 183 92 #15 of 183
Financial Health 31 #150 of 216 8 #198 of 216 89 #25 of 216
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 152 8 #140 of 152 62 #59 of 152
Overall 46 38 71
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WTS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTTRTN-PAWTSSPY
1 month -0.7%-1.0%-2.0% +0.7%
3 months +5.2%-4.1%+1.9% +3.7%
6 months -5.3%-2.3%+16.9% +7.1%
Year to date +17.0%-2.0%+27.1% +12.8%
1 year +3.8%-2.0%+28.5% +11.9%
3 years +120.3%+0.1%+104.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.1%+0.0%+26.9% +22.8%
5 years +115.8%-10.0%+84.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%-2.1%+13.1% +10.9%
10 years +486.5%—+485.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.4%—+19.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITTTRTN-PAWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%8.2%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%9.8%26.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.090.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.241.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-15.2%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-5.0%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $221.69$26.42$392.27 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$25.03$263.55 $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.

MultipleITTTRTN-PAWTS
P/E now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 25.8x 3.6xmedian 25.8x 30.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 35.2xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 14.6x 7.8xmedian 14.6x 19.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.2x 5.1xmedian 22.2x 33.5xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -14.00median 1.45 -0.26median 1.45 2.38median 1.45

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 monthsITTTRTN-PAWTS
Revenue $4.74B $72.04M $2.68B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.86M $1.31B
Operating income $680.00M $754.49M $512.10M
Net income $421.50M $837.82M $383.80M
Free cash flow – $499.45M $349.40M
R&D $123.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $6.91 $11.46
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $62.50M $347.90M
Total debt $2.87B $26.08B $108.00M
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 55.10M 33.50M
Enterprise value $14.64B $1.14B $10.30B

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
MetricITTTRTN-PAWTS
P/E 43.1x 3.6x 30.6x
P/FCF – 5.1x 33.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.8x 29.4x
P/S 3.8x 35.2x 4.4x
P/B 3.8x 0.9x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 0.9x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x 7.8x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 30.0x 11.7x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 122.5x 4.3x
EV/FCF – 17.7x 32.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.8x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.00 -0.26 2.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTTRTN-PAWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 36.3% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -13.5% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% -44.5% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -39.7% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% -16.1% 26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -7.3% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% -10.8% 23.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 9.0% 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% -28.0% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -13.8% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.1% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.7% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.0% 10.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.1% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTTRTN-PAWTS
Gross margin 35.2% 2.6% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 1,563% 22.3%
Operating margin 14.4% 1,047% 19.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% 677.9% 19.0%
Net margin 8.9% 528.7% 14.3%
FCF margin – 693.3% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 1,252% 14.9%
Return on equity 8.9% 31.1% 17.9%
Return on assets 3.8% 8.6% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 7.7% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 7.7% – 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 20.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTTRTN-PAWTS
Debt / assets 26.0% 65.3% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 5.6x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 12.7x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 71.8% 25.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% 28.2% 74.2%
Interest coverage 6.8x 2.8x 50.2x
Current ratio 1.3x – 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.84 – 11.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTTRTN-PAWTS
Dividend yield 0.7% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.7% -6.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.4% -6.7% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – 19.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – 21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 20.1%

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.

ConsensusITTTRTN-PAWTS
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 – 26.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 – $13.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 – +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% – +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 – $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 – +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% – -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTTRTN-PAWTS
Held by institutions 98.4% – 80.9%
Institutions holding 716 – 580
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% – +1.9%
Institutions buying 327 – 295
Institutions selling 252 – 187
Buyers to sellers 1.30 – 1.58

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.

ITTTRTN-PAWTS
ITT 1.00 0.12 0.54
TRTN-PA 0.12 1.00 0.15
WTS 0.54 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $18.09B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.36B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $11.89B.

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

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 42.9x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.6x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Itt (ITT) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.6x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 26.5x). 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%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Watts Water Technologies (WTS) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +3.8%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.0%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +28.5%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +16.6%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.1%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Itt (ITT) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 0.00%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%. 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) 31.4%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.2%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Itt (ITT) leads on 4. 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.