VLTO vs PNR vs GNOLF Stock Comparison

Veralto, Pentair and Genoil Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLTO Veralto Corp
$103.97 +7.6% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.42B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
3 wins
PNR PENTAIR plc
$65.78 +23.0% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
GNOLF Genoil Inc
$0.02 +100.0% 1M +100.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.37M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Equipment Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 3, Genoil 3, Pentair 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLTOPNRGNOLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.42B $10.55B $40.37M VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 17.2x 0.1x GNOLF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 14.5x — PNR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -3.9% — VLTO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.5% -38.9% +100.0% GNOLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.3%/yr +14.9%/yr GNOLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 36.3% 108.1% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 28/100 PNR

Percentile Scorecard

VLTOPNRGNOLF

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

AxisVLTOPNRGNOLF
Valuation 70 #7 of 21 71 #59 of 203 4 #45 of 47
Growth 50 #10 of 19 32 #128 of 188 79 #10 of 43
Profitability – 82 #33 of 183 –
Financial Health – 46 #118 of 216 2 #44 of 45
Shareholder Returns – 79 #33 of 152 –
Overall – 62 28
  • VLTO ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • PNR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GNOLF ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVLTOPNRGNOLFSPY
1 month +7.6%+23.0%+100.0% +0.7%
3 months +9.8%-0.6%+100.0% +3.7%
6 months +17.9%-18.5%+100.0% +7.1%
Year to date +4.2%-36.8%+100.0% +12.8%
1 year +4.5%-38.9%+100.0% +11.9%
3 years +52.1%+12.0%+100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.0%+3.9%+26.0% +22.8%
5 years —-11.1%+100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-2.3%+14.9% +10.9%
10 years —+19.3%-50.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.8%-6.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVLTOPNRGNOLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%36.3%108.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.9%40.4%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.94-1.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-1.070.93 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.6%-53.7%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-39.5%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $104.87$108.69$0.03 $779.14
52-week low $82.23$52.11$0.01 $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.

MultipleVLTOPNRGNOLF
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 25.4x 17.1xmedian 25.8x 0.1xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 1.9x —median 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.9x 13.2xmedian 14.6x —median 8.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 22.3x 16.2xmedian 22.2x -78.2xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 2.7xmedian 2.2x -79.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.62median 1.73 2.23median 1.45 0.00median 0.52

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 monthsVLTOPNRGNOLF
Revenue $5.80B $3.97B –
Gross profit $3.49B $1.64B –
Operating income $1.27B $777.40M -$626.09K
Net income – $612.20M $530.68M
Free cash flow – $646.60M -$516.30K
R&D $278.00M $94.10M –
EPS (diluted) $4.08 $3.82 $0.11
Cash & equivalents – $74.00M $12.00
Total debt – $1.48B –
Shares (diluted) 245.80M 160.30M 1.99B
Enterprise value $27.42B $10.22B $40.26M

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
MetricVLTOPNRGNOLF
P/E 25.4x 17.1x 0.1x
P/FCF 22.1x 16.2x -78.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.5x -78.2x
P/S 4.4x 2.6x –
P/B – 2.7x -79.3x
P/Tangible book – 3.7x -79.3x
EV/EBITDA – 13.2x –
EV/EBIT – 15.3x -64.5x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 3.0x –
EV/FCF – 18.4x -78.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.4x -78.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.62 2.23 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLTOPNRGNOLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -3.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.7% -1.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.2% -8.3% 68.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 4.4% 28.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.4% 11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 428.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.9% -3.6% 10,411%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 7.7% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -14.8% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% -3.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -17.4% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLTOPNRGNOLF
Gross margin – 41.2% –
EBITDA margin – 22.7% –
Operating margin – 19.6% –
Pretax margin – 17.5% –
Net margin – 15.4% –
FCF margin – 16.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 18.3% –
Return on equity – 16.1% –
Return on assets – 9.2% 1,774,499%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% –
Return on capital employed – 13.5% –
Asset turnover – 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLTOPNRGNOLF
Debt / assets – 22.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 2.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 42.1% 10,251%
Equity / assets – 57.9% -10,151%
Interest coverage – – -15.9x
Current ratio – 1.5x 0.0x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.0x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLTOPNRGNOLF
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 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.

ConsensusVLTOPNRGNOLF
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $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 $3.86BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +16.5% +10.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLTOPNRGNOLF
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.

VLTOPNRGNOLF
VLTO 1.00 0.37 0.09
PNR 0.37 1.00 -0.07
GNOLF 0.09 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLTO, PNR and GNOLF?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veralto (VLTO) $27.42B, Pentair (PNR) $10.55B, Genoil (GNOLF) $40.37M.

Which stock is cheaper, VLTO, PNR and GNOLF?

Genoil (GNOLF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Veralto (VLTO) 27.4x, Pentair (PNR) 17.2x, Genoil (GNOLF) 0.1x). 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%, Pentair (PNR) -3.9%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genoil (GNOLF) returned the most: Veralto (VLTO) +4.5%, Pentair (PNR) -38.9%, Genoil (GNOLF) +100.0%. Over five years, Genoil (GNOLF) compounded fastest (Pentair (PNR) -2.3%/yr, Genoil (GNOLF) +14.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Veralto (VLTO) 23.3%, Pentair (PNR) 36.3%, Genoil (GNOLF) 108.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Veralto (VLTO) leads on 3. 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.