PNR vs SPXC vs IR Stock Comparison

Pentair, SPX Technologies and Ingersoll Rand 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
5 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.46B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionPNRSPXCIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.28B $8.24B $29.46B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 29.5x 30.7x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 19.3x 22.6x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.9% +20.6% +7.8% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 11.3% 12.1% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 10.5% 7.6% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 1.8x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% PNR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.9% -15.7% -5.8% IR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +23.1%/yr +6.8%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 41.5% 33.0% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 71/100 58/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

PNRSPXCIR

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

AxisPNRSPXCIR
Valuation 72 #57 of 203 42 #33 of 56 43 #116 of 203
Growth 28 #135 of 188 100 #1 of 52 70 #57 of 188
Profitability 84 #31 of 183 69 #16 of 49 71 #53 of 183
Financial Health 45 #120 of 217 75 #15 of 56 50 #110 of 217
Shareholder Returns 76 #38 of 153 – 57 #66 of 153
Overall 61 71 58
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRSPXCIRSPY
1 month +16.1%-4.5%-0.7% -0.2%
3 months -6.7%-19.2%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -24.8%-23.7%-6.9% +8.2%
Year to date -40.2%-17.5%-4.6% +12.9%
1 year -42.9%-15.7%-5.8% +12.3%
3 years +8.0%+109.9%+27.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.6%+28.1%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years -15.9%+182.3%+39.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.4%+23.1%+6.8% +10.9%
10 years +13.6%+760.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.3%+24.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePNRSPXCIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%41.5%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%41.8%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.751.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.19-0.38-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-38.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.9%-33.0%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $109.13$246.41$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$160.01$68.54 $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.

MultiplePNRSPXCIR
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 25.2x 29.6xmedian 20.1x 30.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.5x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.0x 16.4xmedian 11.8x 16.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 21.7x 27.2xmedian 16.2x 24.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.12median 1.32 0.44median 0.99 2.47median 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 monthsPNRSPXCIR
Revenue $3.97B $2.48B $7.94B
Gross profit $1.64B $996.30M $3.40B
Operating income $777.40M $399.90M $1.44B
Net income $612.20M $278.90M $966.00M
Free cash flow $646.60M $304.30M $1.22B
R&D $94.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $5.50 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $74.00M $166.40M $1.17B
Total debt $1.48B $2.29B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 160.30M 50.68M 391.90M
Enterprise value $9.94B $7.32B $24.59B

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
MetricPNRSPXCIR
P/E 16.2x 29.6x 30.7x
P/FCF 15.4x 27.2x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 19.5x 21.7x
P/S 2.5x 3.3x 3.7x
P/B 2.6x 3.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 6.2x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 16.4x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 21.8x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.5x 4.1x
EV/FCF 17.6x 28.6x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 20.6x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.12 0.44 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRSPXCIR
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.9% 20.6% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 15.1% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.2% 18.5% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 17.8% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% 24.1% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 52.2% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 32.4% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 72.2% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.6% 23.8% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 67.5% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.8% 52.8% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 131.0% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 23.8% -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 168.6% 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRSPXCIR
Gross margin 41.2% 40.2% 42.8%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 21.4% 24.8%
Operating margin 19.6% 16.2% 18.1%
Pretax margin 17.5% 14.8% 15.2%
Net margin 15.4% 11.3% 12.1%
FCF margin 16.3% 12.3% 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.3% 17.1% 17.0%
Return on equity 16.1% 12.0% 9.4%
Return on assets 9.2% 7.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 10.5% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 12.1% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRSPXCIR
Debt / assets 22.3% 15.6% 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 2.0x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 40.4% 43.7%
Equity / assets 57.9% 59.6% 56.3%
Interest coverage – 10.7x 5.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.85 4.45 3.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRSPXCIR
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield 4.0% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.0% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.1% – 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.6% – 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – -1.0%

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.

ConsensusPNRSPXCIR
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +20.1% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +14.6% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNRSPXCIR
Held by institutions 95.0% 93.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 719 510 894
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +10.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 353 275 367
Institutions selling 256 162 360
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.70 1.02

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.

PNRSPXCIR
PNR 1.00 0.21 0.42
SPXC 0.21 1.00 0.43
IR 0.42 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR, SPXC and IR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $10.28B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.24B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR, SPXC and IR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 16.8x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 13.7x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pentair (PNR) -3.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 15.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ingersoll Rand (IR) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -42.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.7%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -3.4%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.1%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest dividend yield: Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 36.1%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.