NWL vs PNR vs VIOT Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Pentair and Viomi Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.46B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 7, Newell Brands 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLPNRVIOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.17B $10.46B $89.42M PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 17.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.1x 14.5x — NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.0% -3.9% — NWL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 15.4% — PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 12.5% — PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 1.6x — PNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.02% 0.00% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -38.9% -57.8% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr -2.3%/yr -21.7%/yr PNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 36.3% 98.1% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 62/100 — PNR

Percentile Scorecard

NWLPNRVIOT

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

AxisNWLPNRVIOT
Valuation 55 #19 of 41 71 #59 of 203 –
Growth 50 #21 of 41 32 #128 of 188 –
Profitability 32 #26 of 38 82 #33 of 183 –
Financial Health 10 #38 of 42 46 #118 of 216 85 #7 of 42
Shareholder Returns 92 #3 of 27 79 #33 of 152 89 #4 of 27
Overall 48 62 –
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VIOT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWLPNRVIOTSPY
1 month -4.5%+23.0%-11.6% +0.7%
3 months -1.2%-0.6%+71.1% +3.7%
6 months +24.5%-18.5%+32.7% +7.1%
Year to date +36.6%-36.8%-29.3% +12.8%
1 year +3.0%-38.9%-57.8% +11.9%
3 years -27.5%+12.0%+38.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.2%+3.9%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years -77.8%-11.1%-70.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.0%-2.3%-21.7% +10.9%
10 years -89.7%+19.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -20.3%+1.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNWLPNRVIOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%36.3%98.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.6%40.4%81.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.940.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-1.07-0.59 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-53.7%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-39.5%-58.5% -1.2%
52-week high $6.36$108.69$3.13 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$52.11$0.69 $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.

MultipleNWLPNRVIOT
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 15.8x 17.1xmedian 25.8x —median 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 1.9x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 9.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x —median 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 22.2x —median 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.63 2.23median 1.45 —median 0.63

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 monthsNWLPNRVIOT
Revenue $7.25B $3.97B –
Gross profit $2.57B $1.64B –
Operating income $164.00M $777.40M –
Net income -$221.00M $612.20M –
Free cash flow $118.00M $646.60M –
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $3.82 –
Cash & equivalents $209.00M $74.00M $88.99M
Total debt $5.01B $1.48B $16.82M
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 160.30M 70.31M
Enterprise value $1.32B $10.13B -$408.98M

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
MetricNWLPNRVIOT
P/E -9.8x 17.1x –
P/FCF 18.3x 16.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 14.5x –
P/S 0.3x 2.6x –
P/B 0.9x 2.7x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.7x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT 42.4x 15.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.0x –
EV/FCF 59.0x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 16.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 2.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLPNRVIOT
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.0% -3.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.4% -1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% -1.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.0% -8.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% 4.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% -6.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 6.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 11.0% -3.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 7.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 105.6% -14.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.1% 6.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 213.5% -17.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 7.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLPNRVIOT
Gross margin 35.5% 41.2% –
EBITDA margin 6.6% 22.7% –
Operating margin 2.3% 19.6% –
Pretax margin -2.5% 17.5% –
Net margin -3.0% 15.4% –
FCF margin 1.6% 16.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 18.3% –
Return on equity -9.2% 16.1% –
Return on assets -2.0% 9.2% –
Return on invested capital 2.2% 12.5% –
Return on capital employed 2.0% 13.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLPNRVIOT
Debt / assets 45.3% 22.3% 5.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.0x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 42.4x 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 42.1% 35.4%
Equity / assets 22.2% 57.9% 64.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 0.49 3.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLPNRVIOT
Dividend yield 5.5% 1.6% 5.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.5% 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -57.0% 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 106.8% 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 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.

ConsensusNWLPNRVIOT
Forward P/E 7.1xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $4.55FY2026 $-0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -130.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.6% +17.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.86BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $244.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 -29.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +10.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLPNRVIOT
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.0% 6.8%
Institutions holding 421 720 29
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% -0.1% +10.0%
Institutions buying 234 353 8
Institutions selling 124 257 9
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.37 0.89

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.

NWLPNRVIOT
NWL 1.00 0.21 0.01
PNR 0.21 1.00 0.01
VIOT 0.01 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, PNR and VIOT?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B, Pentair (PNR) $10.46B, Viomi Technology (VIOT) $89.42M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Viomi Technology (VIOT) -57.8%. Over five years, Pentair (PNR) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Viomi Technology (VIOT) -21.7%/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%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Viomi Technology (VIOT) 0.00%. Viomi Technology (VIOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Viomi Technology (VIOT) 98.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.