PH vs IEX vs NPO Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, Idex and Enpro Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$880.39 -9.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.25B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$229.09 -0.2% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.10B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
NPO Enpro Inc.
$267.67 -12.4% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.75B
P/E
130.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 6, Idex 4, Enpro 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHIEXNPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.25B $17.10B $5.75B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 32.9x 130.3x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 25.1x 27.3x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +7.3% +13.3% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 14.5% 3.6% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 9.6% 6.3% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% IEX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.9% +36.1% +15.5% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr +0.7%/yr +24.9%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 22.1% 40.4% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 43/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

PHIEXNPO

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

AxisPHIEXNPO
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 36 #131 of 203 20 #162 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 188 42 #110 of 188 49 #97 of 188
Profitability 94 #13 of 187 84 #31 of 187 55 #84 of 187
Financial Health 43 #126 of 222 72 #64 of 222 62 #84 of 222
Shareholder Returns 50 #77 of 153 45 #85 of 153 30 #107 of 153
Overall 57 55 43
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NPO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHIEXNPOSPY
1 month -9.4%-0.2%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months -10.8%+2.7%-19.9% +2.9%
6 months -9.7%+11.9%-9.1% +6.4%
Year to date +0.2%+28.7%+25.0% +11.4%
1 year +14.9%+36.1%+15.5% +13.1%
3 years +135.9%+18.9%+126.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.1%+5.9%+31.4% +21.5%
5 years +194.2%+3.6%+203.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.1%+0.7%+24.9% +10.9%
10 years +614.6%+165.4%+386.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.7%+10.3%+17.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePHIEXNPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%22.1%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%19.7%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.671.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.630.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-35.9%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-4.8%-31.0% -2.5%
52-week high $1,073.86$240.52$387.65 $779.14
52-week low $766.20$161.68$202.55 $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.

MultiplePHIEXNPO
P/E now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 25.9x 32.6xmedian 25.9x 128.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.7x 19.0xmedian 13.7x 21.8xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 21.1x 26.3xmedian 21.1x 33.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.19 -9.99median 1.19 -3.46median 1.19

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 monthsPHIEXNPO
Revenue $21.50B $3.59B $1.22B
Gross profit $8.10B $1.60B $523.50M
Operating income $4.63B $741.70M $175.30M
Net income $3.65B $519.50M $44.10M
Free cash flow $3.91B $641.50M $167.00M
EPS (diluted) $28.48 $7.00 $2.06
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $621.30M $77.00M
Total debt $8.52B $1.86B $575.50M
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 74.20M 21.40M
Enterprise value $112.37B $14.71B $5.34B

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
MetricPHIEXNPO
P/E 30.5x 32.6x 128.1x
P/FCF 28.4x 26.3x 33.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 23.6x 25.9x
P/S 5.2x 4.7x 4.6x
P/B 7.2x 4.2x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 13.6x 5.9x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 19.0x 21.8x
EV/EBIT 25.7x 24.4x 35.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 5.1x 5.0x
EV/FCF 30.5x 28.3x 36.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 25.3x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 -9.99 -3.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHIEXNPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 7.3% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 2.5% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 8.1% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 2.5% 5.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 11.8% 14.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -1.2% 78.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 10.7% -47.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% -4.0% -36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% 12.6% -48.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -3.3% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 11.1% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 3.1% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 9.3% 9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 4.0% 24.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHIEXNPO
Gross margin 37.7% 44.7% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 26.6% 23.1%
Operating margin 21.6% 20.7% 14.3%
Pretax margin 21.2% 19.0% 4.6%
Net margin 17.0% 14.5% 3.6%
FCF margin 18.2% 17.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 20.0% 17.9%
Return on equity 24.3% 12.9% 2.8%
Return on assets 11.9% 7.5% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 9.6% 6.3%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 11.7% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHIEXNPO
Debt / assets 27.6% 26.8% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.9x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 42.2% 40.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 57.8% 59.7%
Interest coverage 11.6x – 5.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.67 5.49 4.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHIEXNPO
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 1.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 3.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 60.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.3% 16.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.4% 3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 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.

ConsensusPHIEXNPO
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2027 25.1xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.87FY2027 $9.14FY2026 $9.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2027 +15.0%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +12.0% +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $3.93BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 +13.7%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +3.0% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHIEXNPO
Held by institutions 91.8% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 1,975 686 410
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 927 351 212
Institutions selling 693 201 136
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.75 1.56

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.

PHIEXNPO
PH 1.00 0.53 0.54
IEX 0.53 1.00 0.53
NPO 0.54 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, IEX and NPO?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.25B, Idex (IEX) $17.10B, Enpro (NPO) $5.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, IEX and NPO?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.3x, Idex (IEX) 32.9x, Enpro (NPO) 130.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.2x, Idex (IEX) 25.1x, Enpro (NPO) 27.3x). 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: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Idex (IEX) +7.3%, Enpro (NPO) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Idex (IEX) 14.5%, Enpro (NPO) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Idex (IEX) 9.6%, Enpro (NPO) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +14.9%, Idex (IEX) +36.1%, Enpro (NPO) +15.5%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.1%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.7%/yr, Enpro (NPO) +24.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Idex (IEX) has the highest dividend yield: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Enpro (NPO) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.0%, Idex (IEX) 22.1%, Enpro (NPO) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.