PNR vs BKR vs GGG Stock Comparison

Pentair, Baker Hughes and Graco Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PNR PENTAIR plc
$70.54 +33.0% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.26B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.53%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$53.05 -5.3% 1M +9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.68B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
1.73%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$69.02 -11.5% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.07B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.69%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRBKRGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.26B $52.68B $11.07B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 18.2x 21.5x BKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.5x 20.9x 20.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +3.7% +5.4% GGG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 10.1% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 8.3% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.9x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.53% 1.73% 1.69% BKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.7% +9.6% -15.6% BKR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.8%/yr +15.9%/yr -2.1%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 34.7% 26.6% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 43/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

PNRBKRGGG

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

AxisPNRBKRGGG
Valuation 64 #74 of 203 24 #36 of 47 49 #105 of 203
Growth 31 #131 of 189 65 #16 of 44 34 #125 of 189
Profitability 81 #36 of 187 73 #12 of 41 98 #4 of 187
Financial Health 46 #119 of 221 13 #40 of 46 85 #34 of 221
Shareholder Returns 80 #32 of 152 42 #19 of 32 93 #11 of 152
Overall 60 43 72
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRBKRGGGSPY
1 month +33.0%-5.3%-11.5% -2.3%
3 months +5.2%-12.8%-14.1% -0.7%
6 months -8.5%-23.1%-11.4% +4.8%
Year to date -32.3%+16.5%-15.8% +10.3%
1 year -33.7%+9.6%-15.6% +10.3%
3 years +14.4%+50.8%-10.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.6%+14.7%-3.6% +20.1%
5 years -4.0%+109.4%-10.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -0.8%+15.9%-2.1% +10.1%
10 years +30.8%—+177.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.7%—+10.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePNRBKRGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%34.7%26.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%36.2%31.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.670.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.910.28-0.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-47.2%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-23.9%-27.2% -3.5%
52-week high $108.69$69.67$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$44.47$66.08 $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.

MultiplePNRBKRGGG
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 25.6x 18.2xmedian 24.4x 21.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 14.4x 13.5xmedian 8.7x 15.2xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 22.5x 16.3xmedian 14.5x 18.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 1.36 0.88median 0.49 13.32median 1.36

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 monthsPNRBKRGGG
Revenue $3.97B $28.74B $2.31B
Gross profit $1.64B $6.83B $1.20B
Operating income $777.40M $3.43B $619.56M
Net income $612.20M $2.93B $517.48M
Free cash flow $646.60M $3.23B $600.10M
R&D $94.10M $573.00M $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $2.90 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $4.07B $139.82M
Total debt $1.48B $18.26B $134.46M
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 998.00M 163.02M
Enterprise value $10.93B $14.84B $9.09B

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
MetricPNRBKRGGG
P/E 18.4x 18.2x 21.5x
P/FCF 17.4x 16.3x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 11.7x 16.8x
P/S 2.8x 1.8x 4.8x
P/B 2.9x 2.6x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 4.9x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 13.5x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 19.5x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.3x 4.8x
EV/FCF 19.6x 20.7x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 14.8x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 0.88 13.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRBKRGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 3.7% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 5.4% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 3.2% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 5.8% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 3.8% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 13.8% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 0.0% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 19.9% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% -0.4% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 20.5% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 35.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 14.2% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 54.5% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 19.5% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRBKRGGG
Gross margin 41.2% 23.8% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 17.2% 31.6%
Operating margin 19.6% 11.9% 26.8%
Pretax margin 17.5% 11.2% 27.6%
Net margin 15.4% 10.1% 22.4%
FCF margin 16.3% 11.2% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 15.7% 28.6%
Return on equity 16.1% 14.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 9.2% 5.2% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 8.3% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 8.9% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRBKRGGG
Debt / assets 22.3% 30.9% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 5.7x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 65.2% 24.3%
Equity / assets 57.9% 34.8% 75.7%
Interest coverage – – 189.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.13 1.55 10.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRBKRGGG
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.7% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 1.7% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% 31.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% 28.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 2.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 5.5% –

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.

ConsensusPNRBKRGGG
Forward P/E 15.5xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +10.6% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% -1.5% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRBKRGGG
Held by institutions 95.0% 97.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 721 1,150 732
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +5.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 354 577 337
Institutions selling 257 430 281
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.34 1.20

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.

PNRBKRGGG
PNR 1.00 0.11 0.27
BKR 0.11 1.00 0.14
GGG 0.27 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, BKR and GGG?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $11.26B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $52.68B, Graco (GGG) $11.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, BKR and GGG?

Baker Hughes (BKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 18.4x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.2x, Graco (GGG) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 15.5x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 20.9x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Graco (GGG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baker Hughes (BKR) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -33.7%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +9.6%, Graco (GGG) -15.6%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -0.8%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +15.9%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 1.53%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 1.73%, Graco (GGG) 1.69%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.7%, Graco (GGG) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, BKR and GGG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) 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.