PH vs PNR vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, Pentair and SPX Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$912.14 -6.0% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.97B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.83%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$64.38 +21.4% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.68%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 6, Pentair 3, SPX Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHPNRSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.97B $10.28B $8.28B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 16.8x 29.7x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x 14.1x 19.3x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% -3.9% +20.6% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 15.4% 11.3% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 12.5% 10.5% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.6x 0.8x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.83% 1.68% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.9% -40.9% -16.2% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.2%/yr -2.7%/yr +23.3%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.1% 36.3% 41.5% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 71/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

PHPNRSPXC

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

AxisPHPNRSPXC
Valuation 27 #148 of 203 72 #58 of 203 41 #33 of 55
Growth 69 #59 of 188 31 #131 of 188 100 #1 of 51
Profitability 95 #10 of 184 83 #32 of 184 72 #14 of 48
Financial Health 45 #120 of 217 46 #117 of 217 70 #17 of 54
Shareholder Returns 51 #75 of 153 78 #35 of 153 –
Overall 58 62 71
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHPNRSPXCSPY
1 month -6.0%+21.4%-2.8% +0.9%
3 months -4.1%-3.3%-12.0% +5.9%
6 months -3.7%-20.4%-21.8% +8.5%
Year to date +3.8%-38.2%-17.4% +13.3%
1 year +18.9%-40.9%-16.2% +12.4%
3 years +149.1%+11.6%+110.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.6%+3.7%+28.1% +23.5%
5 years +207.5%-13.0%+184.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +25.2%-2.7%+23.3% +11.0%
10 years +647.9%+16.7%+772.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.3%+1.6%+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePHPNRSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.1%36.3%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%40.3%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.951.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-1.13-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-53.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-40.9%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $1,073.86$108.87$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $767.01$52.11$160.01 $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.

MultiplePHPNRSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 25.4x 16.8xmedian 25.4x 29.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 14.3x 13.0xmedian 14.3x 16.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 21.8x 15.9xmedian 21.8x 27.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 1.41 2.19median 1.41 0.44median 0.99

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 monthsPHPNRSPXC
Revenue $21.50B $3.97B $2.48B
Gross profit $8.10B $1.64B $996.30M
Operating income $4.63B $777.40M $399.90M
Net income $3.65B $612.20M $278.90M
Free cash flow $3.91B $646.60M $304.30M
R&D – $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $28.48 $3.82 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $74.00M $166.40M
Total debt $8.52B $1.48B $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 160.30M 50.68M
Enterprise value $113.10B $9.94B $7.36B

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
MetricPHPNRSPXC
P/E 31.6x 16.8x 29.7x
P/FCF 29.4x 15.9x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x 14.2x 19.6x
P/S 5.3x 2.6x 3.3x
P/B 7.5x 2.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 14.1x 3.6x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.1x 13.0x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 26.5x 15.0x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 2.9x 3.5x
EV/FCF 31.5x 18.1x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.2x 16.1x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 2.19 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHPNRSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% -3.9% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% -1.3% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% -1.2% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 3.4% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% -8.3% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 4.4% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% -6.4% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 6.3% 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% -3.6% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 7.7% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% -14.8% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 6.8% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% -17.4% 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 7.7% 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHPNRSPXC
Gross margin 37.7% 41.2% 40.2%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 22.7% 21.4%
Operating margin 21.6% 19.6% 16.2%
Pretax margin 21.2% 17.5% 14.8%
Net margin 17.0% 15.4% 11.3%
FCF margin 18.2% 16.3% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 18.3% 17.1%
Return on equity 24.3% 16.1% 12.0%
Return on assets 11.9% 9.2% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 12.5% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 13.5% 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHPNRSPXC
Debt / assets 27.6% 22.3% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 1.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.3x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 42.1% 40.4%
Equity / assets 49.9% 57.9% 59.6%
Interest coverage 11.6x – 10.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.82 3.92 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHPNRSPXC
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 3.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 5.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusPHPNRSPXC
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2027 14.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.94FY2027 $4.55FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2027 -7.5%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +17.6% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $3.86BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 -7.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +10.5% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHPNRSPXC
Held by institutions 91.8% 95.0% 93.8%
Institutions holding 1,975 719 510
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -0.1% +10.8%
Institutions buying 927 353 275
Institutions selling 693 256 162
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.38 1.70

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.

PHPNRSPXC
PH 1.00 0.29 0.50
PNR 0.29 1.00 0.21
SPXC 0.50 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, PNR and SPXC?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.97B, Pentair (PNR) $10.28B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, PNR and SPXC?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.6x, Pentair (PNR) 16.8x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.0x, Pentair (PNR) 14.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +18.9%, Pentair (PNR) -40.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.2%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.7%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.83%, Pentair (PNR) 1.68%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) 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%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PH, PNR and SPXC?

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.