NPO vs IEX vs PH Stock Comparison

Enpro, Idex and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NPO Enpro Inc.
$277.60 -16.6% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.48B
P/E
87.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$233.79 -0.7% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.41B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$909.27 -6.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$113.68B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 6, Idex 5, Enpro 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPOIEXPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.48B $16.41B $113.68B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 87.3x 30.6x 31.2x IEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 25.6x 24.0x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +6.9% +8.3% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 14.6% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.3% 10.0% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.2x 1.4x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% IEX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% +39.3% +18.2% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr -0.1%/yr +22.8%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 22.0% 28.0% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 57/100 57/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

NPOIEXPH

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

AxisNPOIEXPH
Valuation 27 #150 of 204 37 #129 of 204 27 #149 of 204
Growth 62 #74 of 191 44 #107 of 191 70 #59 of 191
Profitability 60 #77 of 189 86 #27 of 189 94 #12 of 189
Financial Health 69 #69 of 221 75 #57 of 221 45 #122 of 221
Shareholder Returns 30 #112 of 159 44 #90 of 159 50 #80 of 159
Overall 49 57 57
  • NPO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPOIEXPHSPY
1 month -16.6%-0.7%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months -15.5%-1.3%-8.7% -0.4%
6 months -9.4%+7.1%+0.7% +4.5%
Year to date +29.6%+31.4%+3.4% +12.4%
1 year +26.3%+39.3%+18.2% +13.6%
3 years +133.9%+19.8%+126.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +32.8%+6.2%+31.4% +20.8%
5 years +177.0%-0.3%+179.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +22.6%-0.1%+22.8% +10.4%
10 years +408.4%+174.7%+654.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +17.7%+10.6%+22.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNPOIEXPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%22.0%28.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%20.1%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.790.670.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.790.65 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-35.9%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-2.8%-15.3% -1.6%
52-week high $387.65$240.52$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $202.55$161.68$768.99 $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.

MultipleNPOIEXPH
P/E now vs peer median 93.7xmedian 25.5x 32.2xmedian 25.5x 31.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 14.4x 18.7xmedian 14.4x 22.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 23.3x 25.7xmedian 23.3x 29.3xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.56median 1.16 -8.44median 1.16 1.49median 1.16

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 monthsNPOIEXPH
Revenue $1.29B $3.66B $21.50B
Gross profit $556.50M $1.64B $8.10B
Operating income $197.70M $763.90M $4.63B
Net income $62.80M $535.80M $3.65B
Free cash flow $183.40M $667.10M $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $2.93 $7.24 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $83.40M $602.10M $501.00M
Total debt $520.70M $1.75B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 21.40M 74.00M 128.10M
Enterprise value $5.13B $14.02B $111.80B

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
MetricNPOIEXPH
P/E 93.7x 32.2x 31.5x
P/FCF 32.0x 25.7x 29.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 22.8x 26.3x
P/S 4.6x 4.7x 5.3x
P/B 3.6x 4.3x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 5.9x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.6x 18.7x 22.0x
EV/EBIT 31.9x 24.0x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 5.0x 5.7x
EV/FCF 34.4x 27.5x 31.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x 24.3x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.56 -8.44 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPOIEXPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 6.9% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 3.5% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.8% 8.1% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 4.1% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 12.2% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.9% 0.7% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% 12.1% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.3% -4.6% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.7% 13.9% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -3.8% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 17.0% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 3.3% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 14.2% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 3.9% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPOIEXPH
Gross margin 43.2% 44.9% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 26.7% 25.9%
Operating margin 15.3% 20.9% 21.6%
Pretax margin 6.1% 19.2% 21.2%
Net margin 4.9% 14.6% 17.0%
FCF margin 14.2% 18.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.6% 20.3%
Return on equity 3.9% 13.4% 24.3%
Return on assets 2.4% 7.8% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 7.3% 10.0% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 8.1% 12.2% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPOIEXPH
Debt / assets 19.5% 25.5% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.6x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 39.2% 41.6% 50.1%
Equity / assets 60.8% 58.4% 49.9%
Interest coverage 5.5x – 11.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.86 5.66 6.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPOIEXPH
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 1.8% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 3.0% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.2% 39.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.8% 32.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 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.

ConsensusNPOIEXPH
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 24.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.81FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +12.0% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +3.0% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPOIEXPH
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 411 688 1,979
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 212 352 930
Institutions selling 136 202 694
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.74 1.34

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.

NPOIEXPH
NPO 1.00 0.55 0.63
IEX 0.55 1.00 0.58
PH 0.63 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NPO, IEX and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enpro (NPO) $5.48B, Idex (IEX) $16.41B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, NPO, IEX and PH?

Idex (IEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enpro (NPO) 87.3x, Idex (IEX) 30.6x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Enpro (NPO) 28.3x, Idex (IEX) 25.6x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enpro (NPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enpro (NPO) +16.4%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Enpro (NPO) 4.9%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Enpro (NPO) 7.3%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Enpro (NPO) +26.3%, Idex (IEX) +39.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.2%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Enpro (NPO) +22.6%/yr, Idex (IEX) -0.1%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Idex (IEX) has the highest dividend yield: Enpro (NPO) 0.00%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Enpro (NPO) 40.8%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NPO, IEX and PH?

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