PNR vs IEX vs ITT Stock Comparison

Pentair, Idex and Itt Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.73 +31.5% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.57B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$237.51 +1.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.02B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$205.20 -0.5% 1M +10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.88B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRIEXITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.57B $17.02B $17.88B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 31.8x 42.4x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 26.0x 25.9x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +6.9% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 14.6% 8.9% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 10.0% 6.0% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.2x 2.5x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% +41.2% +10.6% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr +0.4%/yr +15.3%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 21.9% 31.2% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 47/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

PNRIEXITT

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

AxisPNRIEXITT
Valuation 65 #73 of 204 38 #126 of 204 25 #154 of 204
Growth 32 #131 of 191 44 #107 of 191 65 #67 of 191
Profitability 82 #35 of 189 87 #26 of 189 54 #87 of 189
Financial Health 47 #117 of 221 74 #59 of 221 29 #157 of 221
Shareholder Returns 79 #34 of 158 43 #90 of 158 61 #62 of 158
Overall 61 57 47
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRIEXITTSPY
1 month +31.5%+1.9%-0.5% -2.0%
3 months +1.8%-0.2%+0.2% -2.2%
6 months -10.4%+10.1%-3.5% +4.2%
Year to date -33.0%+33.5%+18.3% +10.6%
1 year -34.7%+41.2%+10.6% +10.4%
3 years +13.1%+21.7%+102.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +4.2%+6.8%+26.6% +20.2%
5 years -6.6%+1.8%+104.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year -1.3%+0.4%+15.3% +10.1%
10 years +28.8%+178.8%+500.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +2.6%+10.8%+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRIEXITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%21.9%31.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%19.9%31.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.691.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.941.880.34 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-35.9%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-1.3%-7.4% -3.2%
52-week high $108.69$240.52$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$161.68$169.49 $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.

MultiplePNRIEXITT
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 25.4x 32.7xmedian 25.4x 43.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 14.5x 19.0xmedian 14.5x 22.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 23.6x 26.2xmedian 23.6x 36.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.21 -8.57median 1.21 -14.15median 1.21

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 monthsPNRIEXITT
Revenue $3.97B $3.66B $4.74B
Gross profit $1.64B $1.64B $1.67B
Operating income $777.40M $763.90M $680.00M
Net income $612.20M $535.80M $421.50M
Free cash flow $646.60M $667.10M $509.50M
R&D $94.10M – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $7.24 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $602.10M $590.80M
Total debt $1.48B $1.75B $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 74.00M 89.80M
Enterprise value $11.24B $14.63B $14.43B

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
MetricPNRIEXITT
P/E 18.2x 32.7x 43.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 26.2x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 23.2x 29.0x
P/S 2.8x 4.8x 3.9x
P/B 2.9x 4.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 6.0x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 19.0x 22.9x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 24.3x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF 19.4x 27.9x 40.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 24.7x 32.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 -8.57 -14.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRIEXITT
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 6.9% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 3.5% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 8.1% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 4.1% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 12.2% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 0.7% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 12.1% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -4.6% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 13.9% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -3.8% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 17.0% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 3.3% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 14.2% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 3.9% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRIEXITT
Gross margin 41.2% 44.9% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 26.7% 19.0%
Operating margin 19.6% 20.9% 14.4%
Pretax margin 17.5% 19.2% 12.8%
Net margin 15.4% 14.6% 8.9%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.2% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.6% 13.4%
Return on equity 16.1% 13.4% 8.9%
Return on assets 9.2% 7.8% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 10.0% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 12.2% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRIEXITT
Debt / assets 22.3% 25.5% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.2x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.6x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 41.6% 56.4%
Equity / assets 57.9% 58.4% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – 6.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.10 5.72 2.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRIEXITT
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 1.7% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.9% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% 39.9% 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% 32.1% 24.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 1.0% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 4.5% 10.7%

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.

ConsensusPNRIEXITT
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +12.0% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +3.0% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRIEXITT
Held by institutions 95.0% 100.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 721 688 717
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.1% +3.4%
Institutions buying 354 352 328
Institutions selling 257 202 252
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.74 1.30

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.

PNRIEXITT
PNR 1.00 0.33 0.27
IEX 0.33 1.00 0.51
ITT 0.27 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, IEX and ITT?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $11.57B, Idex (IEX) $17.02B, Itt (ITT) $17.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, IEX and ITT?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 18.9x, Idex (IEX) 31.8x, Itt (ITT) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 15.3x, Idex (IEX) 26.0x, Itt (ITT) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -34.7%, Idex (IEX) +41.2%, Itt (ITT) +10.6%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -1.3%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.4%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 0.01%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.9%, Idex (IEX) 21.9%, Itt (ITT) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.