PNR vs IR vs NPO Stock Comparison

Pentair, Ingersoll Rand and Enpro Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PNR PENTAIR plc
$69.80 +31.8% 1M -35.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.96B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$81.80 +3.3% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.40B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
NPO Enpro Inc.
$257.23 -22.5% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.51B
P/E
87.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRIRNPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.96B $32.40B $5.51B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 23.4x 87.7x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 23.9x 25.9x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +8.0% +16.4% NPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 17.2% 4.9% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 10.5% 7.3% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 1.4x IR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.3% +4.3% +13.1% NPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr +7.4%/yr +20.8%/yr NPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 33.6% 41.4% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 66/100 49/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

PNRIRNPO

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

AxisPNRIRNPO
Valuation 61 #80 of 204 50 #103 of 204 25 #154 of 204
Growth 30 #135 of 191 81 #38 of 191 62 #73 of 191
Profitability 80 #38 of 189 83 #33 of 189 60 #77 of 189
Financial Health 47 #118 of 221 57 #95 of 221 68 #71 of 221
Shareholder Returns 77 #37 of 159 58 #68 of 159 30 #112 of 159
Overall 59 66 49
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NPO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRIRNPOSPY
1 month +31.8%+3.3%-22.5% -5.9%
3 months -0.1%-7.3%-23.6% -4.6%
6 months -11.6%+5.5%-14.5% +0.2%
Year to date -33.0%+3.3%+20.1% +7.5%
1 year -35.3%+4.3%+13.1% +8.2%
3 years +14.4%+25.4%+113.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +4.6%+7.8%+28.8% +19.0%
5 years -6.1%+42.9%+156.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.2%+7.4%+20.8% +9.4%
10 years +27.6%—+371.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%—+16.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePNRIRNPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%33.6%41.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%31.4%44.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.121.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.950.130.32 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-36.6%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-17.2%-33.6% -5.9%
52-week high $108.69$98.76$387.65 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$68.54$202.55 $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.

MultiplePNRIRNPO
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x 86.8xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 4.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 13.4x 19.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 21.9x 20.7xmedian 21.9x 29.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.02 0.98median 1.02 -3.30median 1.02

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 monthsPNRIRNPO
Revenue $3.97B $8.05B $1.29B
Gross profit $1.64B $3.47B $556.50M
Operating income $777.40M $1.84B $197.70M
Net income $612.20M $1.39B $62.80M
Free cash flow $646.60M $1.52B $183.40M
R&D $94.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $3.53 $2.93
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $1.34B $83.40M
Total debt $1.48B $4.74B $520.70M
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 391.90M 21.40M
Enterprise value $10.63B $27.36B $5.15B

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
MetricPNRIRNPO
P/E 18.2x 23.0x 86.8x
P/FCF 17.2x 20.7x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 19.1x 23.1x
P/S 2.8x 3.9x 4.2x
P/B 2.9x 3.0x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 4.8x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 14.6x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 18.9x 29.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.3x 4.6x
EV/FCF 19.4x 22.9x 32.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 21.2x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 0.98 -3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRIRNPO
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 8.0% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 6.4% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 6.4% 17.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 8.0% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 62.6% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 18.6% 121.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 152.7% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 21.7% -25.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 158.7% -27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 23.5% -26.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 18.8% 19.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 12.6% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 21.4% 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 13.4% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRIRNPO
Gross margin 41.2% 43.1% 43.2%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 29.7% 23.8%
Operating margin 19.6% 22.9% 15.3%
Pretax margin 17.5% 20.1% 6.1%
Net margin 15.4% 17.2% 4.9%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.8% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.4% 18.3%
Return on equity 16.1% 13.4% 3.9%
Return on assets 9.2% 7.6% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 10.5% 7.3%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 11.8% 8.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRIRNPO
Debt / assets 22.3% 25.4% 19.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 3.1x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 43.2% 39.2%
Equity / assets 57.9% 56.8% 60.8%
Interest coverage – 7.2x 5.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.10 3.54 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRIRNPO
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 3.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 3.2% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% 2.2% 43.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% 2.0% 14.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% -3.1% 4.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -1.4% 4.0%

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.

ConsensusPNRIRNPO
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.60FY2026 $3.42FY2026 $9.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% +20.2% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.94BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $1.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +7.5% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRIRNPO
Held by institutions 95.0% 100.0% 99.9%
Institutions holding 721 896 411
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -1.5% +0.7%
Institutions buying 353 369 211
Institutions selling 257 360 136
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.03 1.55

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.

PNRIRNPO
PNR 1.00 0.43 0.24
IR 0.43 1.00 0.55
NPO 0.24 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, IR and NPO?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $10.96B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.40B, Enpro (NPO) $5.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, IR and NPO?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 17.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.4x, Enpro (NPO) 87.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 15.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Enpro (NPO) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Enpro (NPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Enpro (NPO) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Enpro (NPO) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Enpro (NPO) 7.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enpro (NPO) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -35.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +4.3%, Enpro (NPO) +13.1%. Over five years, Enpro (NPO) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -1.2%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.4%/yr, Enpro (NPO) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Enpro (NPO) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 37.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.6%, Enpro (NPO) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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