PH vs GLW vs ITT Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, Corning and Itt Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$912.14 -6.0% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$117.22B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins
GLW Corning Inc /Ny
$131.61 -13.1% 1M +52.3% 1Y
Market cap
$111.01B
P/E
72.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$196.11 -5.3% 1M +11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.13B
P/E
43.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 8, Corning 2, Itt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHGLWITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.22B $111.01B $18.13B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.1x 72.0x 43.0x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 38.1x 24.7x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% — +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% — 8.9% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 6.0% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 2.5x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.9% +52.3% +11.5% GLW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.2%/yr +29.9%/yr +15.8%/yr GLW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 74.6% 32.9% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 23/100 46/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

PHGLWITT

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

AxisPHGLWITT
Valuation 27 #148 of 203 11 #84 of 94 19 #165 of 203
Growth 69 #59 of 188 – 62 #72 of 188
Profitability 95 #10 of 184 – 52 #89 of 184
Financial Health 45 #120 of 217 39 #58 of 94 31 #150 of 217
Shareholder Returns 51 #75 of 153 19 #56 of 69 66 #52 of 153
Overall 58 23 46
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GLW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHGLWITTSPY
1 month -6.0%-13.1%-5.3% +0.9%
3 months -4.1%+6.1%+2.8% +5.9%
6 months -3.7%-13.4%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date +3.8%+50.3%+13.0% +13.3%
1 year +18.9%+52.3%+11.5% +12.4%
3 years +149.1%+395.0%+112.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.6%+70.5%+28.6% +23.5%
5 years +207.5%+270.0%+108.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +25.2%+29.9%+15.8% +11.0%
10 years +647.9%+480.3%+466.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.3%+19.2%+18.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePHGLWITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%74.6%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%75.6%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.843.031.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.700.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-51.6%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-48.5%-11.5% -0.9%
52-week high $1,073.86$255.69$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $767.01$78.03$169.49 $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.

MultiplePHGLWITT
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 25.4x 72.0xmedian 22.0x 41.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 14.3x —median 12.4x 22.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 21.8x 57.1xmedian 15.5x —median 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 1.41 —median 1.84 -13.52median 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 monthsPHGLWITT
Revenue $21.50B – $4.74B
Gross profit $8.10B – $1.67B
Operating income $4.63B – $680.00M
Net income $3.65B – $421.50M
Free cash flow $3.91B – –
R&D – – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $28.48 – $4.69
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $2.54B $590.80M
Total debt $8.52B – $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 875.00M 89.80M
Enterprise value $115.35B $111.01B $14.68B

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
MetricPHGLWITT
P/E 31.6x 72.0x 41.6x
P/FCF 29.4x 57.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x – –
P/S 5.3x 8.1x 3.7x
P/B 7.5x 7.9x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 8.3x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.1x – 22.0x
EV/EBIT 26.5x – 29.1x
EV/Revenue 5.7x – 4.2x
EV/FCF 31.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 – -13.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHGLWITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% – 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% – 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% – -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% – -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% – -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% – -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHGLWITT
Gross margin 37.7% – 35.2%
EBITDA margin 25.9% – 19.0%
Operating margin 21.6% – 14.4%
Pretax margin 21.2% – 12.8%
Net margin 17.0% – 8.9%
FCF margin 18.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% – –
Return on equity 24.3% – 8.9%
Return on assets 11.9% – 3.8%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed 18.8% – 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHGLWITT
Debt / assets 27.6% – 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 58.1% 56.4%
Equity / assets 49.9% 41.9% 43.6%
Interest coverage 11.6x – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.82 – 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHGLWITT
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.9% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.7%

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.

ConsensusPHGLWITT
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2027 38.1xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.94FY2027 $3.45FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2027 +36.9%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +24.1% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $18.34BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 +11.8%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +31.0% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHGLWITT
Held by institutions 91.8% 73.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 1,975 2,683 715
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +3.5% +3.4%
Institutions buying 927 1,477 326
Institutions selling 693 949 252
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.56 1.29

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.

PHGLWITT
PH 1.00 0.38 0.60
GLW 0.38 1.00 0.45
ITT 0.60 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, GLW and ITT?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $117.22B, Corning (GLW) $111.01B, Itt (ITT) $18.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, GLW and ITT?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 32.1x, Corning (GLW) 72.0x, Itt (ITT) 43.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x, Corning (GLW) 38.1x, Itt (ITT) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Corning (GLW) returned the most: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.9%, Corning (GLW) +52.3%, Itt (ITT) +11.5%. Over five years, Corning (GLW) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.2%/yr, Corning (GLW) +29.9%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Corning (GLW) 0.00%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) and Corning (GLW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.1%, Corning (GLW) 74.6%, Itt (ITT) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PH, GLW and ITT?

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 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.