TRN vs POWL vs ITT Stock Comparison

Trinity Industries, Powell Industries and Itt Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$29.88 +14.4% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.53B
P/E
7.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.04%
Rail Equipment Industrials
4 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$163.34 -16.7% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$205.20 -0.5% 1M +10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.90B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Itt leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Itt 4, Trinity Industries 4, Powell Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRNPOWLITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.53B $5.19B $17.90B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.7x 27.2x 42.5x TRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 31.6x 25.9x TRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.4% +7.0% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 16.5% 8.9% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% — 6.0% TRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x — 2.5x ITT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.01% TRN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.2% +25.4% +10.6% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +78.9%/yr +15.3%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 64.3% 31.2% ITT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 71/100 47/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

TRNPOWLITT

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

AxisTRNPOWLITT
Valuation 77 #47 of 204 42 #119 of 204 25 #154 of 204
Growth 75 #49 of 191 92 #17 of 191 65 #67 of 191
Profitability 64 #68 of 189 97 #6 of 189 54 #87 of 189
Financial Health 4 #213 of 221 76 #54 of 221 29 #157 of 221
Shareholder Returns 83 #28 of 158 47 #85 of 158 61 #62 of 158
Overall 61 71 47
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRNPOWLITTSPY
1 month +14.4%-16.7%-0.5% -2.0%
3 months -6.8%-22.7%+0.2% -2.2%
6 months -16.7%-44.6%-3.5% +4.2%
Year to date +13.0%+53.7%+18.3% +10.6%
1 year +12.2%+25.4%+10.6% +10.4%
3 years +24.5%+511.8%+102.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.6%+83.0%+26.6% +20.2%
5 years +3.5%+1,726.5%+104.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +0.7%+78.9%+15.3% +10.1%
10 years +96.8%+1,285.1%+500.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +7.0%+30.1%+19.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRNPOWLITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%64.3%31.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%67.5%31.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.442.511.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.400.34 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-55.9%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.6%-49.3%-7.4% -3.2%
52-week high $38.09$322.05$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $24.82$94.02$169.49 $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.

MultipleTRNPOWLITT
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 25.4x 31.2xmedian 25.4x 43.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.5x 22.5xmedian 14.5x 22.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 23.6x 24.4xmedian 23.6x 36.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.2x 7.9xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.21 0.43median 1.21 -14.15median 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 monthsTRNPOWLITT
Revenue $2.12B $1.16B $4.74B
Gross profit $521.30M $348.18M $1.67B
Operating income $731.90M $227.67M $680.00M
Net income $334.90M $190.86M $421.50M
Free cash flow -$259.60M $243.96M $509.50M
R&D – $14.98M $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.03 $5.21 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $158.30M $633.56M $590.80M
Total debt $5.33B – $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 81.00M 36.60M 89.80M
Enterprise value $1.88B $3.04B $14.45B

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
MetricTRNPOWLITT
P/E 7.3x 31.2x 43.5x
P/FCF -9.0x 24.4x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x 23.2x 29.0x
P/S 1.1x 5.1x 3.9x
P/B 2.1x 7.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 7.9x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 22.5x 22.9x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 23.4x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.6x 4.4x
EV/FCF -28.9x 21.8x 40.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 20.8x 32.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.43 -14.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRNPOWLITT
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.4% 7.0% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 21.0% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.9% 11.9% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 39.2% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.9% 8.0% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 74.2% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.0% 8.8% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.4% 73.1% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 246.3% 8.6% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 72.8% -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 153.9% 3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 25.5% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 201.1% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 25.0% 16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRNPOWLITT
Gross margin 24.6% 30.1% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 48.8% 20.4% 19.0%
Operating margin 34.5% 19.7% 14.4%
Pretax margin 21.9% 21.2% 12.8%
Net margin 15.4% 16.5% 8.9%
FCF margin -12.2% 21.1% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% 22.1% 13.4%
Return on equity 29.4% 26.1% 8.9%
Return on assets 4.0% 14.8% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 8.5% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – 34.0% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRNPOWLITT
Debt / assets 63.8% – 26.0%
Debt / equity 4.7x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF -20.5x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 46.2% 56.4%
Equity / assets 13.6% 53.8% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – 6.8x
Current ratio – 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 8.12 2.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRNPOWLITT
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 0.2% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.7% 6.8% 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) -38.3% 5.3% 24.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 1.6% 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 1.8% 10.7%

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.

ConsensusTRNPOWLITT
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 31.6xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -33.8%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.9% +26.9% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.34BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +26.2% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRNPOWLITT
Held by institutions 95.3% 75.0% 98.4%
Institutions holding 345 583 717
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% -4.3% +3.4%
Institutions buying 171 320 328
Institutions selling 97 215 252
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.49 1.30

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.

TRNPOWLITT
TRN 1.00 0.15 0.27
POWL 0.15 1.00 0.51
ITT 0.27 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRN, POWL and ITT?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.53B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.19B, Itt (ITT) $17.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRN, POWL and ITT?

Trinity Industries (TRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.7x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.2x, Itt (ITT) 42.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trinity Industries (TRN) is cheapest (Trinity Industries (TRN) 14.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 31.6x, Itt (ITT) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Trinity Industries (TRN) leads (Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Trinity Industries (TRN) +12.2%, Powell Industries (POWL) +25.4%, Itt (ITT) +10.6%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.7%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +78.9%/yr, Itt (ITT) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trinity Industries (TRN) has the highest dividend yield: Trinity Industries (TRN) 0.04%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Itt (ITT) has been the steadiest (Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.1%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.3%, Itt (ITT) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRN, POWL and ITT?

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