PH vs MMM vs IEX Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, 3M and Idex Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$909.27 -6.8% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$114.61B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.84%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
MMM 3M Co
$194.02 +18.9% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$100.26B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.58%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$233.79 -0.7% 1M +39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.17B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
1.24%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 5, 3M 4, Idex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHMMMIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.61B $100.26B $17.17B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 28.5x 32.2x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 21.8x 25.6x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +1.7% +6.9% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 14.0% 14.6% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 22.0% 10.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.6x 1.2x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.84% 1.58% 1.24% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.2% +20.8% +39.3% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.8%/yr +5.0%/yr -0.1%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 27.2% 22.0% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 48/100 57/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

PHMMMIEX

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

AxisPHMMMIEX
Valuation 27 #149 of 204 29 #145 of 204 37 #129 of 204
Growth 70 #59 of 191 63 #72 of 191 44 #107 of 191
Profitability 94 #12 of 189 87 #25 of 189 86 #27 of 189
Financial Health 45 #122 of 221 19 #179 of 221 75 #57 of 221
Shareholder Returns 50 #80 of 159 40 #96 of 159 44 #90 of 159
Overall 57 48 57
  • PH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHMMMIEXSPY
1 month -6.8%+18.9%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months -8.7%+6.6%-1.3% -0.4%
6 months +0.7%+32.4%+7.1% +4.5%
Year to date +3.4%+21.2%+31.4% +12.4%
1 year +18.2%+20.8%+39.3% +13.6%
3 years +126.6%+147.2%+19.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +31.4%+35.2%+6.2% +20.8%
5 years +179.1%+27.6%-0.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +22.8%+5.0%-0.1% +10.4%
10 years +654.3%+39.4%+174.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +22.4%+3.4%+10.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePHMMMIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%27.2%22.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.2%24.5%20.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.770.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.650.761.79 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-53.4%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%0.0%-2.8% -1.6%
52-week high $1,073.86$194.02$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $768.99$141.20$161.68 $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.

MultiplePHMMMIEX
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 25.5x 28.5xmedian 25.5x 32.2xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 14.4x 17.9xmedian 14.4x 18.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 23.3x 37.5xmedian 23.3x 25.7xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.2x 24.0xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 1.16 0.79median 1.16 -8.44median 1.16

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 monthsPHMMMIEX
Revenue $21.50B $25.25B $3.66B
Gross profit $8.10B $9.98B $1.64B
Operating income $4.63B $4.74B $763.90M
Net income $3.65B $3.58B $535.80M
Free cash flow $3.91B $2.68B $667.10M
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $28.48 $6.77 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $4.84B $602.10M
Total debt $8.52B $15.00B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 522.60M 74.00M
Enterprise value $112.74B $82.67B $14.78B

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
MetricPHMMMIEX
P/E 31.5x 28.5x 32.2x
P/FCF 29.3x 37.5x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x 27.6x 22.8x
P/S 5.3x 4.0x 4.7x
P/B 7.4x 24.0x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 47.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x 17.9x 18.7x
EV/EBIT 26.5x 23.3x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 31.4x 41.1x 27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x 30.3x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 0.79 -8.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHMMMIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 1.7% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 10.7% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% -1.8% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 17.0% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% -3.7% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 33.4% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 4.8% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 35.4% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% 7.1% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 35.8% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 42.8% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -18.1% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 68.6% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -18.0% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHMMMIEX
Gross margin 37.7% 39.5% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 24.4% 26.7%
Operating margin 21.6% 18.8% 20.9%
Pretax margin 21.2% 17.5% 19.2%
Net margin 17.0% 14.0% 14.6%
FCF margin 18.2% 10.6% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 14.4% 20.6%
Return on equity 24.3% 101.3% 13.4%
Return on assets 11.9% 9.8% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 22.0% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 18.7% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHMMMIEX
Debt / assets 27.6% 37.9% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.6x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 5.6x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 89.5% 41.6%
Equity / assets 49.9% 10.5% 58.4%
Interest coverage 11.6x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 6.81 4.28 5.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHMMMIEX
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 2.7% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 4.3% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% 4.5%

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.

ConsensusPHMMMIEX
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2027 21.8xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.94FY2027 $8.88FY2026 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2027 +10.2%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +16.7% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $23.87BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 -1.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +17.6% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHMMMIEX
Held by institutions 91.8% 74.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,979 2,212 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +0.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 930 916 352
Institutions selling 694 839 202
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.09 1.74

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.

PHMMMIEX
PH 1.00 0.27 0.54
MMM 0.27 1.00 0.33
IEX 0.54 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, MMM and IEX?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.61B, 3M (MMM) $100.26B, Idex (IEX) $17.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, MMM and IEX?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.5x, 3M (MMM) 28.5x, Idex (IEX) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x, 3M (MMM) 21.8x, Idex (IEX) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.2%, 3M (MMM) +20.8%, Idex (IEX) +39.3%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +22.8%/yr, 3M (MMM) +5.0%/yr, Idex (IEX) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.84%, 3M (MMM) 1.58%, Idex (IEX) 1.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 28.0%, 3M (MMM) 27.2%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.