PNR vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Pentair and SPX Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PNR PENTAIR plc
$55.24 +2.9% 1M -49.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.05B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.01B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 6, SPX Technologies 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPNRSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.05B $8.26B PNR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 29.6x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 18.9x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +20.6% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 11.3% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 10.5% PNR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.7% -16.7% SPXC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr +22.6%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 41.6% PNR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 71/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

PNRSPXC

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

AxisPNRSPXC
Valuation 84 #34 of 203 42 #33 of 56
Growth 38 #116 of 187 100 #1 of 52
Profitability 86 #27 of 185 68 #17 of 51
Financial Health 43 #125 of 219 74 #16 of 58
Shareholder Returns 81 #30 of 153 –
Overall 66 71
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNRSPXCSPY
1 month +2.9%-6.4% -0.8%
3 months -12.5%-26.2% +3.5%
6 months -40.1%-27.3% +7.0%
Year to date -47.0%-19.2% +12.2%
1 year -49.7%-16.7% +13.0%
3 years -4.2%+105.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.4%+27.2% +23.1%
5 years -24.7%+176.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.5%+22.6% +11.0%
10 years -0.3%+719.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year 0.0%+23.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePNRSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%41.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.901.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.46-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.4%-34.4% -1.8%
52-week high $109.13$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $52.11$160.01 $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.

MultiplePNRSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 26.0x 29.0xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 14.0x 16.1xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 21.4x 26.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.27median 1.26 0.43median 0.93

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 monthsPNRSPXC
Revenue $4.01B $2.48B
Gross profit $1.66B $996.30M
Operating income $813.20M $399.90M
Net income $651.40M $278.90M
Free cash flow $673.00M $304.30M
R&D $95.40M –
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $91.80M $166.40M
Total debt $1.61B $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 161.60M 50.68M
Enterprise value $9.66B $7.34B

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
MetricPNRSPXC
P/E 13.6x 29.0x
P/FCF 13.1x 26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 19.2x
P/S 2.2x 3.3x
P/B 2.4x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 15.4x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.27 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNRSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.7% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.2% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.9% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.6% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.8% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNRSPXC
Gross margin 41.3% 40.2%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 21.4%
Operating margin 20.3% 16.2%
Pretax margin 18.4% 14.8%
Net margin 16.2% 11.3%
FCF margin 16.8% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.7% 17.1%
Return on equity 17.2% 12.0%
Return on assets 9.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNRSPXC
Debt / assets 23.9% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 44.1% 40.4%
Equity / assets 55.9% 59.6%
Interest coverage – 10.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.49 4.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNRSPXC
Dividend yield 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% –
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.

ConsensusPNRSPXC
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.55FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.6% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

PNRSPXC
PNR 1.00 0.21
SPXC 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNR and SPXC?

Pentair (PNR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pentair (PNR) $10.05B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNR and SPXC?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pentair (PNR) 15.4x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Pentair (PNR) 12.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.9x). 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) -2.1%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Pentair (PNR) 16.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Pentair (PNR) leads (Pentair (PNR) 12.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SPX Technologies (SPXC) returned the most: Pentair (PNR) -49.7%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.7%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -5.5%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pentair (PNR) 0.02%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pentair (PNR) has been the steadiest (Pentair (PNR) 34.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do PNR and SPXC move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.21, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, PNR and SPXC?

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 6. 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.