NPO vs PH vs GGG Stock Comparison

Enpro, Parker-Hannifin and Graco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NPO Enpro Inc.
$284.50 -7.5% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02B
P/E
136.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.45%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$928.66 -4.3% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$117.06B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.82%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.69%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Graco 8, Enpro 3, Parker-Hannifin 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNPOPHGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.02B $117.06B $11.02B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 136.1x 32.2x 21.4x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 24.5x 20.5x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.3% +8.3% +5.4% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 17.0% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.3% 15.4% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.4x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.45% 0.82% 1.69% GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +19.8% -14.9% NPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +25.7%/yr -1.8%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.6% 27.2% 26.4% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 58/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

NPOPHGGG

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

AxisNPOPHGGG
Valuation 21 #160 of 203 28 #146 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 48 #99 of 188 68 #61 of 188 37 #119 of 188
Profitability 55 #83 of 183 95 #10 of 183 98 #4 of 183
Financial Health 62 #82 of 216 44 #122 of 216 85 #34 of 216
Shareholder Returns 31 #106 of 152 53 #72 of 152 93 #11 of 152
Overall 43 58 72
  • NPO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNPOPHGGGSPY
1 month -7.5%-4.3%-12.0% +0.7%
3 months -9.1%-3.6%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months -2.4%+2.1%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date +32.9%+5.7%-16.1% +12.8%
1 year +25.2%+19.8%-14.9% +11.9%
3 years +147.3%+151.3%-7.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.3%+36.0%-2.6% +22.8%
5 years +217.3%+213.1%-8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%+25.7%-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +429.5%+661.4%+176.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.1%+22.5%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNPOPHGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.6%27.2%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%26.9%31.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.840.830.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.73-0.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-29.2%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-13.5%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $387.65$1,073.86$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $202.55$768.99$66.08 $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.

MultipleNPOPHGGG
P/E now vs peer median 136.1xmedian 25.8x 32.2xmedian 25.8x 21.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 14.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 22.2x 30.0xmedian 22.2x 18.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.67median 1.45 1.53median 1.45 13.26median 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 monthsNPOPHGGG
Revenue $1.22B $21.50B $2.31B
Gross profit $523.50M $8.10B $1.20B
Operating income $175.30M $4.63B $619.56M
Net income $44.10M $3.65B $517.48M
Free cash flow $167.00M $3.91B $600.10M
R&D – – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $2.06 $28.48 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $501.00M $139.82M
Total debt $575.50M $8.52B $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 21.40M 128.10M 163.02M
Enterprise value $5.62B $115.19B $9.04B

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
MetricNPOPHGGG
P/E 136.1x 32.2x 21.4x
P/FCF 36.1x 30.0x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x 26.8x 16.7x
P/S 4.9x 5.4x 4.8x
P/B 3.8x 7.6x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 14.4x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 22.5x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 37.2x 27.0x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 5.8x 4.8x
EV/FCF 39.0x 32.0x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 28.7x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.67 1.53 13.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNPOPHGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.3% 8.3% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 4.1% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 10.8% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 8.0% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.0% 14.1% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.0% 14.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -47.9% 3.3% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -36.2% 20.5% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -48.4% 5.0% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 21.1% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.3% 15.6% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 13.6% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.4% 16.9% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 14.5% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNPOPHGGG
Gross margin 42.8% 37.7% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 23.1% 25.9% 31.6%
Operating margin 14.3% 21.6% 26.8%
Pretax margin 4.6% 21.2% 27.6%
Net margin 3.6% 17.0% 22.4%
FCF margin 13.6% 18.2% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 20.3% 28.6%
Return on equity 2.8% 24.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 1.7% 11.9% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 6.3% 15.4% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 18.8% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNPOPHGGG
Debt / assets 21.6% 27.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.3% 50.1% 24.3%
Equity / assets 59.7% 49.9% 75.7%
Interest coverage 5.2x 11.6x 189.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.81 6.91 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNPOPHGGG
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.1% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 1.9% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 60.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – –

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.

ConsensusNPOPHGGG
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 24.5xFY2027 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.81FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +8.8% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.0%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +22.0% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNPOPHGGG
Held by institutions 99.9% 91.8% 91.0%
Institutions holding 411 1,976 731
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 212 928 337
Institutions selling 136 693 280
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.34 1.20

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.

NPOPHGGG
NPO 1.00 0.54 0.43
PH 0.54 1.00 0.52
GGG 0.43 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NPO, PH and GGG?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enpro (NPO) $6.02B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $117.06B, Graco (GGG) $11.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, NPO, PH and GGG?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Enpro (NPO) 136.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 32.2x, Graco (GGG) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Enpro (NPO) 29.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). 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%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Enpro (NPO) 3.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Enpro (NPO) 6.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enpro (NPO) returned the most: Enpro (NPO) +25.2%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +19.8%, Graco (GGG) -14.9%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Enpro (NPO) +26.0%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.7%/yr, Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Enpro (NPO) 0.45%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.82%, Graco (GGG) 1.69%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Enpro (NPO) 40.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%, Graco (GGG) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 8. 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.