PNR vs PH vs IEX Stock Comparison

Pentair, Parker-Hannifin and Idex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
1.73%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$900.70 -7.9% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$113.53B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.84%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$233.15 +1.3% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.19B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
1.24%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRPHIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.95B $113.53B $17.19B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 31.2x 33.2x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 23.7x 25.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +8.3% +7.3% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 17.0% 14.5% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 15.4% 9.6% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 1.3x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.73% 0.84% 1.24% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.9% +16.3% +39.1% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +24.5%/yr +0.9%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 27.1% 22.1% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 57/100 55/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

PNRPHIEX

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

AxisPNRPHIEX
Valuation 72 #57 of 203 29 #144 of 203 37 #129 of 203
Growth 28 #135 of 188 67 #62 of 188 40 #113 of 188
Profitability 84 #31 of 183 95 #11 of 183 85 #29 of 183
Financial Health 45 #120 of 217 44 #123 of 217 71 #63 of 217
Shareholder Returns 76 #38 of 153 52 #74 of 153 43 #87 of 153
Overall 61 57 55
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRPHIEXSPY
1 month +16.1%-7.9%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months -6.7%-9.1%+3.7% +3.9%
6 months -24.8%-6.4%+13.5% +8.2%
Year to date -40.2%+2.5%+31.0% +12.9%
1 year -42.9%+16.3%+39.1% +12.3%
3 years +8.0%+145.9%+22.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.6%+35.0%+6.9% +23.3%
5 years -15.9%+198.6%+4.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.4%+24.5%+0.9% +10.9%
10 years +13.6%+640.0%+171.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%+22.2%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRPHIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%27.1%22.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%26.8%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.830.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.190.601.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-29.2%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.9%-16.1%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $109.13$1,073.86$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$767.01$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.

MultiplePNRPHIEX
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 25.2x 31.2xmedian 25.2x 33.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.0x 21.8xmedian 14.0x 19.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 21.7x 29.1xmedian 21.7x 26.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x 4.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.12median 1.32 1.48median 1.32 -10.16median 1.32

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 monthsPNRPHIEX
Revenue $3.97B $21.50B $3.59B
Gross profit $1.64B $8.10B $1.60B
Operating income $777.40M $4.63B $741.70M
Net income $612.20M $3.65B $519.50M
Free cash flow $646.60M $3.91B $641.50M
R&D $94.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $28.48 $7.00
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $501.00M $621.30M
Total debt $1.48B $8.52B $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 128.10M 74.20M
Enterprise value $9.61B $111.66B $14.81B

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
MetricPNRPHIEX
P/E 16.2x 31.2x 33.2x
P/FCF 15.4x 29.1x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 26.0x 24.0x
P/S 2.5x 5.3x 4.8x
P/B 2.6x 7.4x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 14.0x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 21.8x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 26.2x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 5.7x 5.1x
EV/FCF 17.6x 31.1x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 27.9x 25.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.12 1.48 -10.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRPHIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 8.3% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 4.1% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 10.8% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 8.0% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 14.1% 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 14.6% -1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 3.3% 10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 20.5% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 5.0% 12.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 21.1% -3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 15.6% 11.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 13.6% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 16.9% 9.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 14.5% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRPHIEX
Gross margin 41.2% 37.7% 44.7%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 25.9% 26.6%
Operating margin 19.6% 21.6% 20.7%
Pretax margin 17.5% 21.2% 19.0%
Net margin 15.4% 17.0% 14.5%
FCF margin 16.3% 18.2% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 20.3% 20.0%
Return on equity 16.1% 24.3% 12.9%
Return on assets 9.2% 11.9% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 15.4% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 18.8% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRPHIEX
Debt / assets 22.3% 27.6% 26.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.2x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 50.1% 42.2%
Equity / assets 57.9% 49.9% 57.8%
Interest coverage – 11.6x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.85 6.77 5.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRPHIEX
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 1.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 2.0% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% – 33.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 5.0%

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.

ConsensusPNRPHIEX
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 23.7xFY2027 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +8.8% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +22.0% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRPHIEX
Held by institutions 95.0% 91.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 719 1,975 686
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +1.2% +0.1%
Institutions buying 353 927 351
Institutions selling 256 693 201
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.

PNRPHIEX
PNR 1.00 0.29 0.31
PH 0.29 1.00 0.53
IEX 0.31 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, PH and IEX?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $9.95B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.53B, Idex (IEX) $17.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, PH and IEX?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 16.2x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.2x, Idex (IEX) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.7x, Idex (IEX) 25.5x). 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%, Idex (IEX) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Idex (IEX) 14.5%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Idex (IEX) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +16.3%, Idex (IEX) +39.1%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.5%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 1.73%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.84%, Idex (IEX) 1.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.1%, Idex (IEX) 22.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, PH 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, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.