PH vs ITT vs FLS Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, Itt and Flowserve Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$900.70 -7.9% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$113.53B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.84%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$194.37 -5.7% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.38B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.78%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
FLS Flowserve Corp
$70.89 -4.0% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 7, Flowserve 4, Itt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHITTFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.53B $17.38B $9.01B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x 41.2x 24.4x FLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.7x 24.5x 16.3x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +28.1% -0.3% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 8.9% 8.0% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 6.0% 6.6% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.5x 2.9x PH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.84% 0.78% 1.23% FLS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +10.0% +34.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.5%/yr +15.5%/yr +16.6%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 32.9% 48.9% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 47/100 57/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

PHITTFLS

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

AxisPHITTFLS
Valuation 29 #144 of 203 19 #165 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 67 #62 of 188 65 #67 of 188 68 #61 of 188
Profitability 95 #11 of 183 52 #88 of 183 53 #87 of 183
Financial Health 44 #123 of 217 31 #151 of 217 34 #144 of 217
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 153 66 #52 of 153 83 #27 of 153
Overall 57 47 57
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHITTFLSSPY
1 month -7.9%-5.7%-4.0% -0.2%
3 months -9.1%-2.3%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -6.4%-9.0%-16.7% +8.2%
Year to date +2.5%+12.0%+2.2% +12.9%
1 year +16.3%+10.0%+34.2% +12.3%
3 years +145.9%+110.6%+97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%+28.2%+25.5% +23.3%
5 years +198.6%+105.4%+115.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.5%+15.5%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +640.0%+464.2%+62.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.2%+18.9%+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePHITTFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%32.9%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%32.0%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.271.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.310.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-38.6%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-12.3%-23.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,073.86$221.69$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $767.01$169.49$52.66 $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.

MultiplePHITTFLS
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 25.2x 41.2xmedian 25.2x 24.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x 21.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 21.7x —median 21.7x 21.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.48median 1.32 -13.40median 1.32 1.43median 1.32

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 monthsPHITTFLS
Revenue $21.50B $4.74B $4.63B
Gross profit $8.10B $1.67B $1.57B
Operating income $4.63B $680.00M $392.30M
Net income $3.65B $421.50M $390.08M
Free cash flow $3.91B – $411.44M
R&D – $123.80M –
EPS (diluted) $28.48 $4.69 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $590.80M $731.01M
Total debt $8.52B $2.87B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 89.80M 128.36M
Enterprise value $111.66B $13.93B $5.96B

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
MetricPHITTFLS
P/E 31.2x 41.2x 24.4x
P/FCF 29.1x – 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x – 18.5x
P/S 5.3x 3.7x 1.9x
P/B 7.4x 3.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 10.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 21.8x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 26.2x 28.9x 26.5x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF 31.1x – 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x – 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.48 -13.40 1.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHITTFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 28.1% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 14.5% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 27.8% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 17.7% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% -2.1% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 8.0% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% -18.6% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% -0.3% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% -28.1% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -3.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% – 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 348.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHITTFLS
Gross margin 37.7% 35.2% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 19.0% 10.5%
Operating margin 21.6% 14.4% 8.5%
Pretax margin 21.2% 12.8% 11.9%
Net margin 17.0% 8.9% 8.0%
FCF margin 18.2% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% – 10.5%
Return on equity 24.3% 8.9% 16.9%
Return on assets 11.9% 3.8% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 6.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 7.7% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHITTFLS
Debt / assets 27.6% 26.0% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 56.4% 63.2%
Equity / assets 49.9% 43.6% 36.8%
Interest coverage 11.6x 6.8x 4.6x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.77 2.76 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHITTFLS
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.7% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.5% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusPHITTFLS
Forward P/E 23.7xFY2027 24.5xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.94FY2027 $7.93FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2027 +18.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +18.2% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $5.39BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 +36.8%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +9.2% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHITTFLS
Held by institutions 91.8% 98.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,975 715 584
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +3.4% +14.6%
Institutions buying 927 326 299
Institutions selling 693 252 201
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.29 1.49

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.

PHITTFLS
PH 1.00 0.57 0.51
ITT 0.57 1.00 0.63
FLS 0.51 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, ITT and FLS?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.53B, Itt (ITT) $17.38B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, ITT and FLS?

Flowserve (FLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x, Itt (ITT) 41.2x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.7x, Itt (ITT) 24.5x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.3x). 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%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +16.3%, Itt (ITT) +10.0%, Flowserve (FLS) +34.2%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.5%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.5%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Flowserve (FLS) has the highest dividend yield: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.84%, Itt (ITT) 0.78%, Flowserve (FLS) 1.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.1%, Itt (ITT) 32.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.