PNR vs BKR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Pentair, Baker Hughes and Flowserve Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$55.24 +2.9% 1M -49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.98B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$56.01 -3.1% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.04B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.73B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$69.54 -5.8% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.05B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 6, Baker Hughes 5, Flowserve 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPNRBKRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.98B $58.04B $9.05B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 18.7x 24.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 22.1x 16.0x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +0.4% -0.3% BKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 11.2% 8.0% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 8.9% 6.6% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.1x 2.9x BKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.7% +18.4% +30.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr +17.5%/yr +14.1%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 33.2% 48.9% BKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 55/100 58/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

PNRBKRFLS

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

AxisPNRBKRFLS
Valuation 84 #34 of 203 44 #27 of 47 50 #102 of 203
Growth 38 #116 of 187 67 #15 of 44 69 #58 of 187
Profitability 86 #27 of 185 75 #11 of 41 54 #86 of 185
Financial Health 43 #125 of 219 49 #24 of 46 34 #146 of 219
Shareholder Returns 81 #30 of 153 42 #19 of 32 85 #24 of 153
Overall 66 55 58
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRBKRFLSSPY
1 month +2.9%-3.1%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -12.5%-7.6%-4.3% +3.5%
6 months -40.1%-18.1%-20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -47.0%+23.0%+0.2% +12.2%
1 year -49.7%+18.4%+30.2% +13.0%
3 years -4.2%+60.9%+94.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.4%+17.2%+24.7% +23.1%
5 years -24.7%+124.0%+93.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.5%+17.5%+14.1% +11.0%
10 years -0.3%—+58.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year 0.0%—+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePNRBKRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%33.2%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%34.2%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.681.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.460.550.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-47.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.4%-19.6%-24.4% -1.8%
52-week high $109.13$69.67$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$44.47$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.

MultiplePNRBKRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 26.0x 17.9xmedian 25.5x 23.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 14.0x 11.5xmedian 8.6x 21.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 21.4x 17.8xmedian 14.7x 21.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.27median 1.26 0.45median 0.41 1.40median 1.26

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 monthsPNRBKRFLS
Revenue $4.01B $27.73B $4.63B
Gross profit $1.66B $6.58B $1.57B
Operating income $813.20M $3.59B $392.30M
Net income $651.40M $3.12B $390.08M
Free cash flow $673.00M $3.13B $411.44M
R&D $95.40M $569.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $3.11 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $91.80M $15.73B $731.01M
Total debt $1.61B $16.25B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 161.60M 997.00M 128.36M
Enterprise value $9.59B $21.14B $5.93B

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
MetricPNRBKRFLS
P/E 13.6x 17.9x 23.9x
P/FCF 13.1x 17.8x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 12.5x 18.1x
P/S 2.2x 2.0x 1.9x
P/B 2.4x 2.8x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 3.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 11.5x 21.0x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 15.7x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 2.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 15.4x 17.9x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 12.7x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.27 0.45 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRBKRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 0.4% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 6.0% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% -0.9% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 5.8% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.2% 9.7% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 23.9% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% 1.3% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 39.1% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.6% 1.0% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 39.9% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.8% 29.7% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 16.4% 81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 44.5% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 21.8% 348.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRBKRFLS
Gross margin 41.3% 23.7% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 17.6% 10.5%
Operating margin 20.3% 12.9% 8.5%
Pretax margin 18.4% 12.7% 11.9%
Net margin 16.2% 11.2% 8.0%
FCF margin 16.8% 11.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% 16.0% 10.5%
Return on equity 17.2% 15.8% 16.9%
Return on assets 9.5% 6.0% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 8.9% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 9.7% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRBKRFLS
Debt / assets 23.9% 30.9% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 5.2x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 44.1% 61.8% 63.2%
Equity / assets 55.9% 38.2% 36.8%
Interest coverage – – 4.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.49 2.10 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRBKRFLS
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.6% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 5.1% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 1.6% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.0% 29.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.2% 29.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% 4.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 6.4% –

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.

ConsensusPNRBKRFLS
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +10.6% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% -1.5% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRBKRFLS
Held by institutions 95.0% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 719 1,148 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +5.2% +14.6%
Institutions buying 353 576 299
Institutions selling 256 429 201
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.34 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.

PNRBKRFLS
PNR 1.00 0.11 0.24
BKR 0.11 1.00 0.27
FLS 0.24 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, BKR and FLS?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $9.98B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $58.04B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, BKR and FLS?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 15.3x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 12.1x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 22.1x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baker Hughes (BKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -2.1%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +0.4%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 16.2%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 11.2%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.6%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.9%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -49.7%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +18.4%, Flowserve (FLS) +30.2%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -5.5%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +17.5%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 0.02%, Flowserve (FLS) 0.00%. Flowserve (FLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Baker Hughes (BKR) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 34.0%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 33.2%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, BKR 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, Pentair (PNR) 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.