NWL vs GFF vs PNR Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Griffon and Pentair Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.21 -4.2% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$99.89 +4.0% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.52B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$64.38 +21.4% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.51B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 5, Griffon 5, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLGFFPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.16B $4.52B $10.51B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 25.2x 17.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 19.7x 14.1x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% +26.9% -3.9% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 6.5% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 19.0% 12.5% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 2.2x 1.6x PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.01% 0.02% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.2% +30.2% -40.9% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.6%/yr +30.4%/yr -2.7%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 36.0% 36.3% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 59/100 62/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

NWLGFFPNR

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

AxisNWLGFFPNR
Valuation 55 #19 of 41 57 #24 of 55 72 #58 of 203
Growth 48 #22 of 41 86 #8 of 51 31 #131 of 188
Profitability 34 #26 of 39 85 #8 of 48 83 #32 of 184
Financial Health 10 #39 of 43 25 #41 of 54 46 #117 of 217
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 43 #24 of 41 78 #35 of 153
Overall 48 59 62
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWLGFFPNRSPY
1 month -4.2%+4.0%+21.4% +0.9%
3 months +0.4%+14.1%-3.3% +5.9%
6 months +32.2%+12.7%-20.4% +8.5%
Year to date +40.1%+35.6%-38.2% +13.3%
1 year +4.2%+30.2%-40.9% +12.4%
3 years -21.8%+152.3%+11.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.9%+36.2%+3.7% +23.5%
5 years -77.2%+277.1%-13.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -25.6%+30.4%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years -89.5%+499.9%+16.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -20.1%+19.6%+1.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNWLGFFPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%36.0%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.5%32.7%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.330.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.84-1.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-39.3%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-6.8%-40.9% -0.9%
52-week high $6.36$107.22$108.87 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$66.79$52.11 $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.

MultipleNWLGFFPNR
P/E now vs peer median -10.0xmedian 15.7x 24.5xmedian 20.0x 16.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 9.6x 10.8xmedian 11.3x 13.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 11.7x 15.3xmedian 15.3x 15.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 35.2xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 0.62 0.66median 0.99 2.19median 1.41

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 monthsNWLGFFPNR
Revenue $7.25B $2.75B $3.97B
Gross profit $2.57B $1.11B $1.64B
Operating income $164.00M $459.31M $777.40M
Net income -$221.00M $178.97M $612.20M
Free cash flow $118.00M $297.20M $646.60M
R&D – – $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $3.96 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $209.00M $110.35M $74.00M
Total debt $5.01B $1.27B $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 45.15M 160.30M
Enterprise value $1.32B $4.10B $10.18B

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
MetricNWLGFFPNR
P/E -10.0x 24.5x 16.8x
P/FCF 18.8x 15.3x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 13.3x 14.2x
P/S 0.3x 1.7x 2.6x
P/B 0.9x 35.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x -20.9x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 10.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 42.8x 12.4x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 59.5x 19.2x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 16.7x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 0.66 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLGFFPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% 26.9% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 0.0% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 17.9% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 5.4% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.0% 151.5% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 51.1% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 155.8% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 35.2% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.0% 156.8% -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 36.9% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.6% 11.2% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% -7.7% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 213.5% 17.2% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% -9.7% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLGFFPNR
Gross margin 35.5% 40.5% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 19.3% 22.7%
Operating margin 2.3% 16.7% 19.6%
Pretax margin -2.5% 13.9% 17.5%
Net margin -3.0% 6.5% 15.4%
FCF margin 1.6% 10.8% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 12.4% 18.3%
Return on equity -9.2% 166.5% 16.1%
Return on assets -2.0% 9.5% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 19.0% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 27.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLGFFPNR
Debt / assets 45.3% 69.0% 22.3%
Debt / equity 2.0x 9.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 2.2x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 42.4x 4.3x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 93.0% 42.1%
Equity / assets 22.2% 7.0% 57.9%
Interest coverage – 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.49 – 3.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLGFFPNR
Dividend yield 5.4% 0.9% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 4.0% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -57.0% 21.8% 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 106.8% 13.1% 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% 0.9% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -26.4% -45.4% 6.2%

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.

ConsensusNWLGFFPNR
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.6% +18.0% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +5.3% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLGFFPNR
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 95.0%
Institutions holding 421 347 719
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +0.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 234 179 353
Institutions selling 124 120 256
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.49 1.38

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.

NWLGFFPNR
NWL 1.00 0.33 0.21
GFF 0.33 1.00 0.43
PNR 0.21 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, GFF and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.16B, Griffon (GFF) $4.52B, Pentair (PNR) $10.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, NWL, GFF and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newell Brands (NWL) -9.8x, Griffon (GFF) 25.2x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Newell Brands (NWL) 7.2x, Griffon (GFF) 19.7x, Pentair (PNR) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +4.2%, Griffon (GFF) +30.2%, Pentair (PNR) -40.9%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -25.6%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.4%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Newell Brands (NWL) 0.06%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pentair (PNR) leads on 5. 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.