PNR vs BKR vs IEX Stock Comparison

Pentair, Baker Hughes and Idex Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
BKR Baker Hughes Co
$54.66 -4.3% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$54.28B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.74B
Div. yield
1.68%
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.06 +3.4% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.56B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
1.21%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRBKRIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.28B $54.28B $17.56B BKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 18.7x 32.9x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 21.5x 26.2x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +3.7% +6.9% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 10.1% 14.6% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 8.3% 10.0% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.9x 1.2x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.68% 1.68% 1.21% BKR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.9% +14.2% +43.2% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +16.9%/yr +1.4%/yr BKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 34.4% 22.3% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 46/100 58/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

PNRBKRIEX

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

AxisPNRBKRIEX
Valuation 72 #58 of 203 33 #32 of 47 37 #128 of 203
Growth 31 #131 of 188 64 #16 of 43 42 #110 of 188
Profitability 83 #32 of 184 74 #11 of 40 90 #19 of 184
Financial Health 46 #117 of 217 16 #38 of 45 74 #58 of 217
Shareholder Returns 78 #35 of 153 45 #18 of 32 45 #84 of 153
Overall 62 46 58
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • BKR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRBKRIEXSPY
1 month +21.4%-4.3%+3.4% +0.9%
3 months -3.3%-6.9%+4.1% +5.9%
6 months -20.4%-20.6%+10.0% +8.5%
Year to date -38.2%+20.0%+34.3% +13.3%
1 year -40.9%+14.2%+43.2% +12.4%
3 years +11.6%+57.0%+25.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.7%+16.2%+7.8% +23.5%
5 years -13.0%+117.9%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.7%+16.9%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years +16.7%—+177.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.6%—+10.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePNRBKRIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%34.4%22.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%35.9%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.680.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.130.411.94 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-47.2%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-21.5%-0.6% -0.9%
52-week high $108.87$69.67$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$44.47$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.

MultiplePNRBKRIEX
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.4x 18.7xmedian 28.7x 32.9xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 14.3x 13.8xmedian 8.7x 19.1xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 21.8x 16.8xmedian 16.3x 26.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 1.7x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.19median 1.41 0.91median 0.51 -8.63median 1.41

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 monthsPNRBKRIEX
Revenue $3.97B $28.74B $3.66B
Gross profit $1.64B $6.83B $1.64B
Operating income $777.40M $3.43B $763.90M
Net income $612.20M $2.93B $535.80M
Free cash flow $646.60M $3.23B $667.10M
R&D $94.10M $573.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $2.90 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $4.07B $602.10M
Total debt $1.48B $18.26B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 998.00M 74.00M
Enterprise value $9.94B $16.44B $15.17B

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
MetricPNRBKRIEX
P/E 16.8x 18.7x 32.9x
P/FCF 15.9x 16.8x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 12.0x 23.3x
P/S 2.6x 1.9x 4.8x
P/B 2.7x 2.6x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 5.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 13.8x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 20.0x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.4x 5.1x
EV/FCF 18.1x 21.2x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 15.2x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.19 0.91 -8.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRBKRIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 3.7% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 5.4% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 3.2% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 5.8% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 3.8% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 13.8% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 0.0% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 19.9% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% -0.4% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 20.5% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 35.2% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 14.2% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 54.5% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 19.5% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRBKRIEX
Gross margin 41.2% 23.8% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 17.2% 26.7%
Operating margin 19.6% 11.9% 20.9%
Pretax margin 17.5% 11.2% 19.2%
Net margin 15.4% 10.1% 14.6%
FCF margin 16.3% 11.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 15.7% 20.6%
Return on equity 16.1% 14.4% 13.4%
Return on assets 9.2% 5.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 8.3% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 8.9% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRBKRIEX
Debt / assets 22.3% 30.9% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 2.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 5.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 65.2% 41.6%
Equity / assets 57.9% 34.8% 58.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.92 1.58 5.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRBKRIEX
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 1.7% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% 31.1% 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% 28.2% 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 2.2% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 5.5% 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.

ConsensusPNRBKRIEX
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $2.54FY2026 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +10.6% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $30.90BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% -1.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRBKRIEX
Held by institutions 95.0% 97.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 719 1,148 686
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +5.2% +0.1%
Institutions buying 353 576 351
Institutions selling 256 429 201
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.34 1.75

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.

PNRBKRIEX
PNR 1.00 0.13 0.33
BKR 0.13 1.00 0.25
IEX 0.33 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, BKR and IEX?

Baker Hughes (BKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $10.28B, Baker Hughes (BKR) $54.28B, Idex (IEX) $17.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, BKR and IEX?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 16.8x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 18.7x, Idex (IEX) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 14.1x, Baker Hughes (BKR) 21.5x, Idex (IEX) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idex (IEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +3.7%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 10.1%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 8.3%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -40.9%, Baker Hughes (BKR) +14.2%, Idex (IEX) +43.2%. Over five years, Baker Hughes (BKR) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -2.7%/yr, Baker Hughes (BKR) +16.9%/yr, Idex (IEX) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Baker Hughes (BKR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 1.68%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 1.68%, Idex (IEX) 1.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Baker Hughes (BKR) 34.4%, Idex (IEX) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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