PNR vs IEX vs IR Stock Comparison

Pentair, Idex and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.46 +3.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.26B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRIEXIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.55B $17.26B $31.26B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 32.2x 32.6x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 26.2x 23.9x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +6.9% +7.8% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 14.6% 12.1% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 10.0% 7.6% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.2x 1.8x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.9% +38.1% +0.3% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +1.5%/yr +8.3%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 22.0% 33.5% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 58/100 58/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

PNRIEXIR

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

AxisPNRIEXIR
Valuation 71 #59 of 203 37 #128 of 203 42 #118 of 203
Growth 32 #128 of 188 43 #107 of 188 70 #57 of 188
Profitability 82 #33 of 183 90 #19 of 183 71 #54 of 183
Financial Health 46 #118 of 216 72 #62 of 216 50 #109 of 216
Shareholder Returns 79 #33 of 152 47 #81 of 152 57 #66 of 152
Overall 62 58 58
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRIEXIRSPY
1 month +23.0%+3.9%+4.5% +0.7%
3 months -0.6%+2.4%-5.1% +3.7%
6 months -18.5%+9.9%+0.1% +7.1%
Year to date -36.8%+34.6%+0.9% +12.8%
1 year -38.9%+38.1%+0.3% +11.9%
3 years +12.0%+25.7%+32.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.9%+7.9%+9.7% +22.8%
5 years -11.1%+7.6%+48.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%+1.5%+8.3% +10.9%
10 years +19.3%+177.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.8%+10.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRIEXIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%22.0%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%19.9%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.691.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.071.730.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-35.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.5%-0.4%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $108.69$240.52$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$161.68$68.54 $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.

MultiplePNRIEXIR
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 25.8x 32.9xmedian 25.8x 32.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.6x 19.2xmedian 14.6x 17.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 22.2x 26.4xmedian 22.2x 25.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.23median 1.45 -8.64median 1.45 2.61median 1.45

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 monthsPNRIEXIR
Revenue $3.97B $3.66B $7.94B
Gross profit $1.64B $1.64B $3.40B
Operating income $777.40M $763.90M $1.44B
Net income $612.20M $535.80M $966.00M
Free cash flow $646.60M $667.10M $1.22B
R&D $94.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $7.24 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $602.10M $1.17B
Total debt $1.48B $1.75B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 74.00M 391.90M
Enterprise value $10.22B $14.87B $26.38B

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
MetricPNRIEXIR
P/E 17.1x 32.9x 32.5x
P/FCF 16.2x 26.4x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 23.4x 23.0x
P/S 2.6x 4.8x 3.9x
P/B 2.7x 4.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 6.1x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 19.2x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 24.5x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 5.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF 18.4x 28.1x 28.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 24.9x 25.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.23 -8.64 2.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRIEXIR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 6.9% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.5% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 8.1% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 4.1% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 12.2% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 0.7% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 12.1% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -4.6% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 13.9% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -3.8% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 17.0% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 3.3% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 14.2% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 3.9% 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRIEXIR
Gross margin 41.2% 44.9% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 26.7% 24.8%
Operating margin 19.6% 20.9% 18.1%
Pretax margin 17.5% 19.2% 15.2%
Net margin 15.4% 14.6% 12.1%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.2% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.6% 17.0%
Return on equity 16.1% 13.4% 9.4%
Return on assets 9.2% 7.8% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 10.0% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 12.2% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRIEXIR
Debt / assets 22.3% 25.5% 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.2x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.6x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 41.6% 43.7%
Equity / assets 57.9% 58.4% 56.3%
Interest coverage – – 5.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.96 5.75 3.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRIEXIR
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 1.7% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 2.9% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% 39.9% 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% 32.1% 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 1.0% -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 4.5% -1.0%

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.

ConsensusPNRIEXIR
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +12.0% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +3.0% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRIEXIR
Held by institutions 95.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 720 687 895
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.1% -1.5%
Institutions buying 353 351 368
Institutions selling 257 202 360
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.74 1.02

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.

PNRIEXIR
PNR 1.00 0.33 0.42
IEX 0.33 1.00 0.66
IR 0.42 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, IEX and IR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $10.55B, Idex (IEX) $17.26B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, IEX and IR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 17.2x, Idex (IEX) 32.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 14.5x, Idex (IEX) 26.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Idex (IEX) +38.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Idex (IEX) +1.5%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, IEX and IR?

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.