NPO vs IR vs PH Stock Comparison

Enpro, Ingersoll Rand and Parker-Hannifin Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NPO Enpro Inc.
$284.50 -7.5% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.72B
P/E
129.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.33B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$928.66 -4.3% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$112.74B
P/E
30.9x
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, Enpro 4, Ingersoll Rand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPOIRPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.72B $31.33B $112.74B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 129.6x 32.7x 30.9x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 23.9x 24.5x IR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.3% +7.8% +8.3% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 12.1% 17.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 7.6% 15.4% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 1.4x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% NPO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +0.3% +19.8% NPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +8.3%/yr +25.7%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 33.5% 27.2% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 58/100 58/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

NPOIRPH

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

AxisNPOIRPH
Valuation 21 #160 of 203 42 #118 of 203 28 #146 of 203
Growth 48 #99 of 188 70 #57 of 188 68 #61 of 188
Profitability 55 #83 of 183 71 #54 of 183 95 #10 of 183
Financial Health 62 #82 of 216 50 #109 of 216 44 #122 of 216
Shareholder Returns 31 #106 of 152 57 #66 of 152 53 #72 of 152
Overall 43 58 58
  • NPO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPOIRPHSPY
1 month -7.5%+4.5%-4.3% +0.7%
3 months -9.1%-5.1%-3.6% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%+0.1%+2.1% +7.1%
Year to date +32.9%+0.9%+5.7% +12.8%
1 year +25.2%+0.3%+19.8% +11.9%
3 years +147.3%+32.0%+151.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.3%+9.7%+36.0% +22.8%
5 years +217.3%+48.7%+213.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%+8.3%+25.7% +10.9%
10 years +429.5%—+661.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.1%—+22.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNPOIRPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%33.5%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%31.4%26.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.841.220.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.010.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-36.6%-29.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-19.1%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $387.65$98.76$1,073.86 $779.14
52-week low $202.55$68.54$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.

MultipleNPOIRPH
P/E now vs peer median 136.1xmedian 25.8x 32.5xmedian 25.8x 32.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 14.6x 17.6xmedian 14.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 22.2x 25.4xmedian 22.2x 30.0xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.67median 1.45 2.61median 1.45 1.53median 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 monthsNPOIRPH
Revenue $1.22B $7.94B $21.50B
Gross profit $523.50M $3.40B $8.10B
Operating income $175.30M $1.44B $4.63B
Net income $44.10M $966.00M $3.65B
Free cash flow $167.00M $1.22B $3.91B
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $2.45 $28.48
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $1.17B $501.00M
Total debt $575.50M $4.77B $8.52B
Shares (diluted) 21.40M 391.90M 128.10M
Enterprise value $5.31B $26.45B $110.86B

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
MetricNPOIRPH
P/E 136.1x 32.5x 32.2x
P/FCF 36.1x 25.4x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 23.0x 26.8x
P/S 4.9x 3.9x 5.4x
P/B 3.8x 3.0x 7.6x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 5.0x 14.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 17.6x 22.5x
EV/EBIT 37.2x 24.1x 27.0x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 4.4x 5.8x
EV/FCF 39.0x 28.4x 32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 25.7x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.67 2.61 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPOIRPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.3% 7.8% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 7.2% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 5.6% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 9.5% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.0% 28.9% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.0% 13.7% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -47.9% 82.8% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 10.9% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.4% 87.6% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 12.4% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% -5.8% 15.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 9.5% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.4% -6.1% 16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 9.6% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPOIRPH
Gross margin 42.8% 42.8% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 23.1% 24.8% 25.9%
Operating margin 14.3% 18.1% 21.6%
Pretax margin 4.6% 15.2% 21.2%
Net margin 3.6% 12.1% 17.0%
FCF margin 13.6% 15.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 17.0% 20.3%
Return on equity 2.8% 9.4% 24.3%
Return on assets 1.7% 5.3% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 7.6% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 9.2% 18.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPOIRPH
Debt / assets 21.6% 26.2% 27.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.9x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.3% 43.7% 50.1%
Equity / assets 59.7% 56.3% 49.9%
Interest coverage 5.2x 5.6x 11.6x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.81 3.41 6.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPOIRPH
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.7% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.8% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.8% 3.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.0% 2.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.9% -2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% -1.0% –

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.

ConsensusNPOIRPH
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 24.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.81FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $37.94FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +21.5% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +6.4% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPOIRPH
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 91.8%
Institutions holding 411 895 1,976
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -1.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 212 368 928
Institutions selling 136 360 693
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.02 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.

NPOIRPH
NPO 1.00 0.54 0.54
IR 0.54 1.00 0.61
PH 0.54 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NPO, IR and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enpro (NPO) $5.72B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.33B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $112.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, NPO, IR and PH?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enpro (NPO) 129.6x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 30.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingersoll Rand (IR) is cheapest (Enpro (NPO) 29.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.5x). 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) +13.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Enpro (NPO) 3.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Enpro (NPO) 6.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enpro (NPO) returned the most: Enpro (NPO) +25.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +19.8%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Enpro (NPO) +26.0%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Enpro (NPO) has the highest dividend yield: Enpro (NPO) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Enpro (NPO) 40.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NPO, IR 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.