VLTO vs BLGO vs PNR Stock Comparison

Veralto, Biolargo and Pentair Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.97 +7.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.72B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
4 wins
BLGO Biolargo, Inc.
$0.06 -25.0% 1M -64.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08M
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
1 win
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.94B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pentair leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pentair 5, Veralto 4, Biolargo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLTOBLGOPNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.72B $22.47M $10.94B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x -1.6x 17.9x PNR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x — 14.5x PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -70.9% -3.9% VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -354.8% 15.4% PNR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 1.6x BLGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% -64.7% -38.9% VLTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -19.7%/yr -2.3%/yr PNR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 92.9% 36.3% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 12/100 62/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

VLTOBLGOPNR

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

AxisVLTOBLGOPNR
Valuation 70 #7 of 21 10 #19 of 21 71 #59 of 203
Growth 50 #10 of 19 0 #19 of 19 32 #128 of 188
Profitability – 7 #15 of 16 82 #33 of 183
Financial Health – 10 #19 of 21 46 #118 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 33 #7 of 10 79 #33 of 152
Overall – 12 62
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • BLGO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVLTOBLGOPNRSPY
1 month +7.6%-25.0%+23.0% +0.7%
3 months +9.8%-45.5%-0.6% +3.7%
6 months +17.9%-60.0%-18.5% +7.1%
Year to date +4.2%-66.7%-36.8% +12.8%
1 year +4.5%-64.7%-38.9% +11.9%
3 years +52.1%-64.7%+12.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.0%-29.3%+3.9% +22.8%
5 years —-66.7%-11.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-19.7%-2.3% +10.9%
10 years —-91.8%+19.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-22.1%+1.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVLTOBLGOPNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%92.9%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%138.6%40.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.200.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.70-1.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.6%-85.0%-53.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-70.0%-39.5% -1.2%
52-week high $104.87$0.20$108.69 $779.14
52-week low $82.23$0.06$52.11 $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.

MultipleVLTOBLGOPNR
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 25.4x -1.3xmedian 25.4x 17.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.5x 4.8xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x -1.3xmedian 17.9x 13.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 22.3x -1.9xmedian 22.3x 16.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x -7.2xmedian 1.8x 2.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.62median 1.73 —median 1.73 2.23median 1.45

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 monthsVLTOBLGOPNR
Revenue $5.80B $4.08M $3.97B
Gross profit $3.49B $1.63M $1.64B
Operating income $1.27B -$18.12M $777.40M
Net income – -$18.79M $612.20M
Free cash flow – -$10.56M $646.60M
R&D $278.00M $3.27M $94.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.08 – $3.82
Cash & equivalents – $2.19M $74.00M
Total debt – $4.85M $1.48B
Shares (diluted) 245.80M – 160.30M
Enterprise value $27.72B $7.73M $10.60B

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
MetricVLTOBLGOPNR
P/E 25.4x -1.3x 17.1x
P/FCF 22.1x -1.9x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow – -1.9x 14.5x
P/S 4.4x 4.8x 2.6x
P/B – -7.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book – -7.2x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – -1.3x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – -1.2x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF – -2.1x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -2.2x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.62 – 2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLTOBLGOPNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -70.9% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -22.5% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% -74.4% -1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -27.8% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% -185.8% -8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -60.3% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -184.9% -6.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -62.6% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.9% – -3.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -37.9% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -62.1% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -40.8% -17.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -57.1% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLTOBLGOPNR
Gross margin – 40.0% 41.2%
EBITDA margin – -434.2% 22.7%
Operating margin – -443.9% 19.6%
Pretax margin – -458.1% 17.5%
Net margin – -354.8% 15.4%
FCF margin – -258.6% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -252.8% 18.3%
Return on equity – – 16.1%
Return on assets – -246.7% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – – 12.5%
Return on capital employed – -635.4% 13.5%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 59.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLTOBLGOPNR
Debt / assets – 72.8% 22.3%
Debt / equity – -1.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – -0.5x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets – 140.9% 42.1%
Equity / assets – -40.9% 57.9%
Interest coverage – -22.5x –
Current ratio – 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – -42.24 3.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLTOBLGOPNR
Dividend yield 0.5% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – -2.9% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.5% -2.9% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
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.

ConsensusVLTOBLGOPNR
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 – 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $4.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 – -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% – +17.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.70BFY2026 $5.48MFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 -29.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +180.2% +10.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLTOBLGOPNR
Held by institutions 96.1% – 95.0%
Institutions holding 975 – 720
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% – -0.1%
Institutions buying 399 – 353
Institutions selling 385 – 257
Buyers to sellers 1.04 – 1.37

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.

VLTOBLGOPNR
VLTO 1.00 0.10 0.37
BLGO 0.10 1.00 0.01
PNR 0.37 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLTO, BLGO and PNR?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veralto (VLTO) $27.72B, Biolargo (BLGO) $22.47M, Pentair (PNR) $10.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, VLTO, BLGO and PNR?

Pentair (PNR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Veralto (VLTO) 27.7x, Biolargo (BLGO) -1.6x, Pentair (PNR) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pentair (PNR) is cheapest (Veralto (VLTO) 22.9x, Pentair (PNR) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veralto (VLTO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%, Biolargo (BLGO) -70.9%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pentair (PNR) has the highest net margin (Biolargo (BLGO) -354.8%, Pentair (PNR) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veralto (VLTO) returned the most: Veralto (VLTO) +4.5%, Biolargo (BLGO) -64.7%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%. Over five years, Pentair (PNR) compounded fastest (Biolargo (BLGO) -19.7%/yr, Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Veralto (VLTO) 0.00%, Biolargo (BLGO) 0.00%, Pentair (PNR) 0.02%. Veralto (VLTO) and Biolargo (BLGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Veralto (VLTO) 23.3%, Biolargo (BLGO) 92.9%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLTO, BLGO and PNR?

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.