LCUT vs PNR vs NWL Stock Comparison

Lifetime Brands, Pentair and Newell Brands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.39 -3.3% 1M +133.1% 1Y
Market cap
$185.40M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lifetime Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lifetime Brands 6, Pentair 5, Newell Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTPNRNWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.40M $10.55B $2.17B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.8x 17.2x -9.8x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.3x 14.5x 7.1x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% -3.9% -2.0% LCUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 15.4% -3.0% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 12.5% 2.2% LCUT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 10.0x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.06% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +133.1% -38.9% +3.0% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr -2.3%/yr -26.0%/yr PNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.4% 36.3% 61.9% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 62/100 48/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTPNRNWL

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

AxisLCUTPNRNWL
Valuation 95 #3 of 41 71 #59 of 203 55 #19 of 41
Growth 75 #11 of 41 32 #128 of 188 50 #21 of 41
Profitability 76 #10 of 38 82 #33 of 183 32 #26 of 38
Financial Health 46 #23 of 42 46 #118 of 216 10 #38 of 42
Shareholder Returns 31 #19 of 27 79 #33 of 152 92 #3 of 27
Overall 65 62 48
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCUTPNRNWLSPY
1 month -3.3%+23.0%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months -0.1%-0.6%-1.2% +3.7%
6 months +24.3%-18.5%+24.5% +7.1%
Year to date +112.4%-36.8%+36.6% +12.8%
1 year +133.1%-38.9%+3.0% +11.9%
3 years +58.0%+12.0%-27.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.5%+3.9%-10.2% +22.8%
5 years -50.5%-11.1%-77.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -13.1%-2.3%-26.0% +10.9%
10 years -40.5%+19.3%-89.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -5.1%+1.8%-20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCUTPNRNWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.4%36.3%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.7%40.4%66.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.941.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.63-1.070.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-53.7%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-39.5%-20.1% -1.2%
52-week high $9.90$108.69$6.36 $779.14
52-week low $2.98$52.11$3.11 $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.

MultipleLCUTPNRNWL
P/E now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 15.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x -9.8xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 9.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x 14.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 22.2x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.63 2.23median 1.45 -0.81median 0.63

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 monthsLCUTPNRNWL
Revenue $661.06M $3.97B $7.25B
Gross profit $286.63M $1.64B $2.57B
Operating income $56.07M $777.40M $164.00M
Net income $31.80M $612.20M -$221.00M
Free cash flow $20.78M $646.60M $118.00M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $1.41 $3.82 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $5.45M $74.00M $209.00M
Total debt $148.24M $1.48B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 22.61M 160.30M 430.20M
Enterprise value $149.69M $10.22B $1.33B

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
MetricLCUTPNRNWL
P/E 5.8x 17.1x -9.8x
P/FCF 9.3x 16.2x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 14.5x 6.5x
P/S 0.3x 2.6x 0.3x
P/B 0.9x 2.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x 13.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 6.0x 15.3x 42.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.0x 1.0x
EV/FCF 16.2x 18.4x 59.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 16.4x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 2.23 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTPNRNWL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% -3.9% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -1.3% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% -1.2% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 3.4% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 566.4% -8.3% 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 4.4% 45.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 191.8% -6.4% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.0% 6.3% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 188.0% -3.6% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 7.7% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% -14.8% 105.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 6.8% -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.8% -17.4% 213.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 7.7% -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTPNRNWL
Gross margin 43.4% 41.2% 35.5%
EBITDA margin 12.1% 22.7% 6.6%
Operating margin 8.5% 19.6% 2.3%
Pretax margin 5.7% 17.5% -2.5%
Net margin 4.8% 15.4% -3.0%
FCF margin 3.1% 16.3% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 18.3% 4.6%
Return on equity 15.3% 16.1% -9.2%
Return on assets 5.5% 9.2% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 12.5% 2.2%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 13.5% 2.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.2x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTPNRNWL
Debt / assets 24.0% 22.3% 45.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 10.0x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 2.3x 42.4x
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 42.1% 77.8%
Equity / assets 35.2% 57.9% 22.2%
Interest coverage 3.0x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.93 3.96 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTPNRNWL
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.6% 5.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.5% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.1% -57.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% 106.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% -26.4%

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.

ConsensusLCUTPNRNWL
Forward P/E 4.3xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +142.0%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -46.9% +17.6% -5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $703.72MFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.6% +10.5% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTPNRNWL
Held by institutions 43.3% 95.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 88 720 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.6% -0.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 65 353 234
Institutions selling 15 257 124
Buyers to sellers 4.33 1.37 1.89

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.

LCUTPNRNWL
LCUT 1.00 0.06 0.01
PNR 0.06 1.00 0.24
NWL 0.01 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCUT, PNR and NWL?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $185.40M, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCUT, PNR and NWL?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x, Newell Brands (NWL) -9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.3x, Pentair (PNR) 14.5x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) leads (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +133.1%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%. Over five years, Pentair (PNR) compounded fastest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.1%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.06%. Lifetime Brands (LCUT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCUT, PNR and NWL?

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