ITT vs WAB vs EMR Stock Comparison

Itt, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$190.73 -7.5% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.32B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$91.87B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 6, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 4, Itt 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTWABEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.32B $47.16B $91.87B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 34.5x 35.6x WAB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 24.1x 24.0x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +13.2% +4.8% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% — 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% — 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +40.6% +21.9% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +25.6%/yr +11.0%/yr WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 26.3% 31.7% WAB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 45/100 45/100 ITT

Percentile Scorecard

ITTWABEMR

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

AxisITTWABEMR
Valuation 20 #163 of 203 34 #135 of 203 35 #133 of 203
Growth 65 #66 of 187 89 #22 of 187 40 #112 of 187
Profitability 53 #87 of 185 56 #82 of 185 85 #29 of 185
Financial Health 31 #152 of 219 28 #159 of 219 29 #155 of 219
Shareholder Returns 68 #50 of 153 20 #123 of 153 36 #98 of 153
Overall 47 45 45
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTWABEMRSPY
1 month -7.5%-3.6%+2.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.5%-7.7%+8.3% +3.5%
6 months -12.1%+3.9%+14.3% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%+30.1%+21.9% +12.2%
1 year +8.2%+40.6%+21.9% +13.0%
3 years +106.6%+167.1%+83.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.4%+38.8%+22.5% +23.1%
5 years +106.3%+212.4%+68.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.6%+25.6%+11.0% +11.0%
10 years +454.8%+260.2%+220.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%+13.7%+12.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureITTWABEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%26.3%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%24.1%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.991.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.251.540.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-23.7%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-9.2%-1.6% -1.8%
52-week high $221.69$305.87$164.37 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$196.14$123.30 $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.

MultipleITTWABEMR
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 26.0x 34.3xmedian 26.0x 35.1xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 16.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.4x 28.7xmedian 21.4x 26.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -13.15median 1.26 1.43median 1.26 -0.84median 1.26

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 monthsITTWABEMR
Revenue $4.74B $12.21B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.67B $4.35B $9.91B
Operating income $680.00M $2.10B $4.68B
Net income $421.50M – $2.58B
Free cash flow – – $3.46B
R&D $123.80M $261.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $8.07 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $489.00M $2.18B
Total debt $2.87B – $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 169.60M 561.10M
Enterprise value $13.87B $47.16B $84.61B

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
MetricITTWABEMR
P/E 40.5x 34.3x 35.1x
P/FCF – 28.7x 26.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.5x 23.1x
P/S 3.6x 3.8x 4.8x
P/B 3.5x 4.1x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 6.4x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x – 16.4x
EV/EBIT 28.4x – 21.6x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.8x 5.4x
EV/FCF – – 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.5x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.15 1.43 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTWABEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 13.2% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 8.9% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 19.7% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 15.4% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 18.5% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 20.3% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% – -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 17.0% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 24.0% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.1% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.2% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTWABEMR
Gross margin 35.2% – 53.2%
EBITDA margin 19.0% – 33.1%
Operating margin 14.4% – 25.1%
Pretax margin 12.8% – 17.6%
Net margin 8.9% – 13.8%
FCF margin – – 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.1% 21.0%
Return on equity 8.9% 12.2% 12.7%
Return on assets 3.8% 5.9% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.0% – 10.9%
Return on capital employed 7.7% – 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTWABEMR
Debt / assets 26.0% – 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 50.9% 51.7%
Equity / assets 43.6% 49.1% 48.3%
Interest coverage 6.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.73 – 4.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTWABEMR
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.4% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 0.7%

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.

ConsensusITTWABEMR
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 24.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $11.51FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +5.9% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $12.87BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% -2.5% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTWABEMR
Held by institutions 98.4% 92.6% 82.1%
Institutions holding 714 1,195 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 326 553 1,080
Institutions selling 251 409 798
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.35 1.35

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.

ITTWABEMR
ITT 1.00 0.60 0.50
WAB 0.60 1.00 0.62
EMR 0.50 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, WAB and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $17.32B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $47.16B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $91.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, WAB and EMR?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 41.1x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 34.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 24.1x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 24.1x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x). 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%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +8.2%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +40.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +15.6%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +25.6%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.01%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, WAB and EMR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads on 6. 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.