PNR vs PH vs GGG Stock Comparison

Pentair, Parker-Hannifin and Graco 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
$11.54B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$944.93 -2.9% 1M +22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$114.67B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$69.16 -11.3% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.24B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Graco 5, Parker-Hannifin 4, Pentair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPNRPHGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.54B $114.67B $11.24B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.9x 31.4x 21.7x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 24.9x 20.6x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +8.3% +5.4% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 17.0% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 15.4% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% +22.4% -15.1% PH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr +23.8%/yr -2.3%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 27.7% 26.6% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

PNRPHGGG

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

AxisPNRPHGGG
Valuation 65 #73 of 204 25 #153 of 204 49 #104 of 204
Growth 32 #131 of 191 69 #60 of 191 37 #121 of 191
Profitability 82 #35 of 189 94 #12 of 189 98 #5 of 189
Financial Health 47 #117 of 221 45 #122 of 221 86 #33 of 221
Shareholder Returns 79 #34 of 158 50 #80 of 158 92 #13 of 158
Overall 61 57 72
  • PNR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRPHGGGSPY
1 month +31.5%-2.9%-11.3% -2.0%
3 months +1.8%-4.8%-16.0% -2.2%
6 months -10.4%+8.3%-12.1% +4.2%
Year to date -33.0%+7.5%-15.6% +10.6%
1 year -34.7%+22.4%-15.1% +10.4%
3 years +13.1%+135.5%-10.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +4.2%+33.1%-3.5% +20.2%
5 years -6.6%+190.2%-11.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -1.3%+23.8%-2.3% +10.1%
10 years +28.8%+692.1%+178.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +2.6%+23.0%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRPHGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%27.7%26.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%27.6%31.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.850.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.940.81-0.57 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-29.2%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-12.0%-27.1% -3.2%
52-week high $108.69$1,073.86$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$768.99$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.

MultiplePNRPHGGG
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 25.4x 32.7xmedian 25.4x 21.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 14.5x 22.8xmedian 14.5x 15.2xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 23.6x 30.5xmedian 23.6x 18.5xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.2x 7.7xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.21 1.55median 1.21 13.34median 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 monthsPNRPHGGG
Revenue $3.97B $21.50B $2.31B
Gross profit $1.64B $8.10B $1.20B
Operating income $777.40M $4.63B $619.56M
Net income $612.20M $3.65B $517.48M
Free cash flow $646.60M $3.91B $600.10M
R&D $94.10M – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $28.48 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $501.00M $139.82M
Total debt $1.48B $8.52B $134.46M
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 128.10M 163.02M
Enterprise value $11.21B $112.79B $9.26B

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
MetricPNRPHGGG
P/E 18.2x 32.7x 21.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 30.5x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 27.3x 16.8x
P/S 2.8x 5.5x 4.8x
P/B 2.9x 7.7x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 14.6x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.9x 22.8x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 27.4x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.9x 4.8x
EV/FCF 19.4x 32.6x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 29.1x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 1.55 13.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRPHGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 8.3% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 4.1% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 10.8% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 8.0% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 14.1% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 14.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 3.3% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 20.5% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 5.0% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 21.1% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 15.6% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 13.6% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 16.9% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 14.5% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRPHGGG
Gross margin 41.2% 37.7% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 25.9% 31.6%
Operating margin 19.6% 21.6% 26.8%
Pretax margin 17.5% 21.2% 27.6%
Net margin 15.4% 17.0% 22.4%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.2% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.3% 28.6%
Return on equity 16.1% 24.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 9.2% 11.9% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 15.4% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 18.8% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRPHGGG
Debt / assets 22.3% 27.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 50.1% 24.3%
Equity / assets 57.9% 49.9% 75.7%
Interest coverage – 11.6x 189.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.10 6.99 10.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRPHGGG
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 1.1% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 1.9% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –

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.

ConsensusPNRPHGGG
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 24.9xFY2027 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +8.8% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +22.0% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRPHGGG
Held by institutions 95.0% 91.8% 91.0%
Institutions holding 721 1,979 732
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +1.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 354 930 337
Institutions selling 257 694 281
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.

PNRPHGGG
PNR 1.00 0.30 0.27
PH 0.30 1.00 0.53
GGG 0.27 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, PH and GGG?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $11.54B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.67B, Graco (GGG) $11.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, PH and GGG?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 18.9x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.4x, Graco (GGG) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 15.3x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.9x, Graco (GGG) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Parker-Hannifin (PH) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -34.7%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +22.4%, Graco (GGG) -15.1%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -1.3%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +23.8%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pentair (PNR) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) and Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.7%, Graco (GGG) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, PH 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 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.