PNR vs SN vs WTS Stock Comparison

Pentair, SharkNinja and Watts Water Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$62.30 +16.1% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
SN SharkNinja, Inc.
$197.67 +11.2% 1M +104.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.86B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

SharkNinja leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (SharkNinja 4, Pentair 4, Watts Water Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPNRSNWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.28B $27.86B $11.52B SN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 40.1x 30.0x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 28.5x 27.3x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +17.5% +17.1% SN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 10.1% 14.3% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 21.2% 16.8% SN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.1x -0.4x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.9% +104.3% +30.6% SN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr — +14.1%/yr WTS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 42.9% 27.2% WTS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 65/100 70/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

PNRSNWTS

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

AxisPNRSNWTS
Valuation 72 #57 of 203 17 #35 of 42 30 #143 of 203
Growth 28 #135 of 188 93 #4 of 42 78 #43 of 188
Profitability 84 #31 of 183 95 #3 of 40 91 #17 of 183
Financial Health 45 #120 of 217 72 #13 of 44 90 #22 of 217
Shareholder Returns 76 #38 of 153 48 #15 of 28 61 #60 of 153
Overall 61 65 70
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • WTS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRSNWTSSPY
1 month +16.1%+11.2%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -6.7%+23.6%+4.2% +3.9%
6 months -24.8%+72.5%+21.1% +8.2%
Year to date -40.2%+76.6%+30.8% +12.9%
1 year -42.9%+104.3%+30.6% +12.3%
3 years +8.0%+391.1%+113.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.6%+70.0%+28.7% +23.3%
5 years -15.9%—+93.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.4%—+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +13.6%—+500.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%—+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRSNWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%42.9%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%39.2%25.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.540.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.192.431.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-42.6%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.9%-0.7%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $109.13$199.15$392.27 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$84.57$263.55 $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.

MultiplePNRSNWTS
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 25.2x 40.2xmedian 16.0x 31.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 0.6x 4.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.0x 25.2xmedian 9.8x 19.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 21.7x 34.6xmedian 11.9x 34.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.3x 9.8xmedian 1.2x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.12median 1.32 0.90median 0.64 2.45median 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 monthsPNRSNWTS
Revenue $3.97B $6.91B $2.68B
Gross profit $1.64B $3.38B $1.31B
Operating income $777.40M $950.59M $512.10M
Net income $612.20M $695.22M $383.80M
Free cash flow $646.60M $804.52M $349.40M
R&D $94.10M $399.28M –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $4.91 $11.46
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $779.83M $347.90M
Total debt $1.48B $716.47M $108.00M
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 141.51M 33.50M
Enterprise value $9.94B $25.53B $9.93B

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
MetricPNRSNWTS
P/E 16.2x 40.2x 31.5x
P/FCF 15.4x 34.6x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 28.6x 30.3x
P/S 2.5x 4.0x 4.5x
P/B 2.6x 9.8x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 11.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 25.2x 19.8x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 29.2x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.0x 4.4x
EV/FCF 17.6x 34.5x 33.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 28.5x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.12 0.90 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRSNWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 17.5% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 20.6% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 18.8% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 29.3% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 36.0% 26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 40.7% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 34.1% 23.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 45.4% 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 34.4% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 44.6% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 141.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 32.4% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 432.7% 10.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 31.6% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRSNWTS
Gross margin 41.2% 48.9% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 15.9% 22.3%
Operating margin 19.6% 13.8% 19.1%
Pretax margin 17.5% 12.8% 19.0%
Net margin 15.4% 10.1% 14.3%
FCF margin 16.3% 11.6% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 14.1% 14.9%
Return on equity 16.1% 24.8% 17.9%
Return on assets 9.2% 13.1% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 21.2% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 27.2% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRSNWTS
Debt / assets 22.3% 12.8% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 49.2% 25.8%
Equity / assets 57.9% 50.8% 74.2%
Interest coverage – – 50.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.85 8.76 12.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRSNWTS
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 0.4% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.4% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% – 19.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% – 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – 21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – 20.1%

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.

ConsensusPNRSNWTS
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $6.94FY2026 $13.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +3.2% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $7.30BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +12.4% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRSNWTS
Held by institutions 95.0% 64.7% 80.9%
Institutions holding 719 563 579
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +11.6% +1.9%
Institutions buying 353 370 295
Institutions selling 256 144 187
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.57 1.58

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.

PNRSNWTS
PNR 1.00 0.32 0.31
SN 0.32 1.00 0.35
WTS 0.31 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, SN and WTS?

SharkNinja (SN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $10.28B, SharkNinja (SN) $27.86B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $11.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, SN and WTS?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 16.8x, SharkNinja (SN) 40.1x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, SharkNinja (SN) 28.5x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SharkNinja (SN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, SharkNinja (SN) +17.5%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, SharkNinja (SN) 10.1%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, SharkNinja (SN) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, SharkNinja (SN) 21.2%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SharkNinja (SN) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, SharkNinja (SN) +104.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +30.6%. Over five years, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, SharkNinja (SN) 0.00%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%. SharkNinja (SN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, SharkNinja (SN) 42.9%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNR, SN and WTS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SharkNinja (SN) leads on 4. 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.