NPO vs IR vs WTS Stock Comparison

Enpro, Ingersoll Rand and Watts Water Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NPO Enpro Inc.
$257.23 -22.5% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.45B
P/E
86.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.49%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$81.80 +3.3% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.41B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.10%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Watts Water Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Watts Water Technologies 7, Ingersoll Rand 4, Enpro 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPOIRWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.45B $31.41B $11.60B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.8x 23.0x 26.0x IR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 23.9x 26.3x IR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +8.0% +18.7% WTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 17.2% 16.0% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.3% 10.5% 19.0% WTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.4x -0.5x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.49% 0.10% 0.66% WTS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +4.3% +23.1% WTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +7.4%/yr +10.9%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 33.6% 27.9% WTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 66/100 72/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

NPOIRWTS

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

AxisNPOIRWTS
Valuation 25 #154 of 204 50 #103 of 204 32 #139 of 204
Growth 62 #73 of 191 81 #38 of 191 81 #37 of 191
Profitability 60 #77 of 189 83 #33 of 189 93 #15 of 189
Financial Health 68 #71 of 221 57 #95 of 221 92 #19 of 221
Shareholder Returns 30 #112 of 159 58 #68 of 159 62 #61 of 159
Overall 49 66 72
  • NPO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WTS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPOIRWTSSPY
1 month -22.5%+3.3%-4.1% -5.9%
3 months -23.6%-7.3%-7.9% -4.6%
6 months -14.5%+5.5%+18.1% +0.2%
Year to date +20.1%+3.3%+25.9% +7.5%
1 year +13.1%+4.3%+23.1% +8.2%
3 years +113.7%+25.4%+87.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.8%+7.8%+23.2% +19.0%
5 years +156.6%+42.9%+68.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +20.8%+7.4%+10.9% +9.4%
10 years +371.1%—+462.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +16.8%—+18.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNPOIRWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%33.6%27.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.2%31.4%26.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.771.120.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.320.130.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-36.6%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-17.2%-11.4% -5.9%
52-week high $387.65$98.76$392.27 $779.14
52-week low $202.55$68.54$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.

MultipleNPOIRWTS
P/E now vs peer median 86.8xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x 26.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 4.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 13.4x 16.5xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 21.9x 20.7xmedian 21.9x 31.3xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -3.30median 1.02 0.98median 1.02 1.48median 1.02

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 monthsNPOIRWTS
Revenue $1.29B $8.05B $2.79B
Gross profit $556.50M $3.47B $1.41B
Operating income $197.70M $1.84B $591.50M
Net income $62.80M $1.39B $447.00M
Free cash flow $183.40M $1.52B $370.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.93 $3.53 $13.34
Cash & equivalents $83.40M $1.34B $444.80M
Total debt $520.70M $4.74B $98.20M
Shares (diluted) 21.40M 391.90M 33.50M
Enterprise value $5.09B $26.44B $10.03B

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
MetricNPOIRWTS
P/E 86.8x 23.0x 26.0x
P/FCF 29.7x 20.7x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 19.1x 26.8x
P/S 4.2x 3.9x 4.2x
P/B 3.3x 3.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 4.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 14.6x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 29.8x 18.9x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 4.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF 32.1x 22.9x 30.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 21.2x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.30 0.98 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPOIRWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 8.0% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 6.4% 11.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.8% 6.4% 22.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 8.0% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.1% 62.6% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 121.9% 18.6% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% 152.7% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.3% 21.7% 17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -27.7% 158.7% 37.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 23.5% 17.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 18.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 12.6% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% 21.4% 7.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 13.4% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPOIRWTS
Gross margin 43.2% 43.1% 50.5%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 29.7% 24.4%
Operating margin 15.3% 22.9% 21.2%
Pretax margin 6.1% 20.1% 21.1%
Net margin 4.9% 17.2% 16.0%
FCF margin 14.2% 18.8% 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.4% 15.5%
Return on equity 3.9% 13.4% 19.8%
Return on assets 2.4% 7.6% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 7.3% 10.5% 19.0%
Return on capital employed 8.1% 11.8% 23.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPOIRWTS
Debt / assets 19.5% 25.4% 3.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 3.1x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 39.2% 43.2% 24.6%
Equity / assets 60.8% 56.8% 75.4%
Interest coverage 5.5x 7.2x 62.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.7x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.62 3.54 11.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPOIRWTS
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 3.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 3.2% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.2% 2.2% 17.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.8% 2.0% 20.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.2% -3.1% 21.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -1.4% 20.3%

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.

ConsensusNPOIRWTS
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.95FY2026 $3.42FY2026 $13.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +20.2% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +7.5% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPOIRWTS
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 98.6%
Institutions holding 411 896 581
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -1.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 211 369 295
Institutions selling 136 360 187
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.03 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.

NPOIRWTS
NPO 1.00 0.55 0.52
IR 0.55 1.00 0.51
WTS 0.52 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NPO, IR and WTS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enpro (NPO) $5.45B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.41B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $11.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, NPO, IR and WTS?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enpro (NPO) 86.8x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.0x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingersoll Rand (IR) is cheapest (Enpro (NPO) 25.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Enpro (NPO) +16.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Enpro (NPO) 4.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.0%). On return on invested capital, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads (Enpro (NPO) 7.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 19.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Watts Water Technologies (WTS) returned the most: Enpro (NPO) +13.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +4.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +23.1%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Enpro (NPO) +20.8%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.4%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has the highest dividend yield: Enpro (NPO) 0.49%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.10%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.66%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has been the steadiest (Enpro (NPO) 41.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.6%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NPO, IR 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, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads on 7. 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.