Pentair vs Timken
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The short version
- Timken is the larger business, with $4.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.2B for Pentair.
- Pentair grew revenue faster (2.3%, against 0.2%).
- Pentair kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.5% operating margin, against 11.8%).
- Pentair turned more of its sales into free cash flow (17.9% FCF margin, against 8.9%).
- Pentair earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (14.0%, against 8.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Timken’s earnings: a P/E of 29.6x against 13.5x for Pentair.
| Latest fiscal year | PNR · FY25 | TKR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $9.1B | $7.7B |
| Revenue | $4.2B | $4.6B |
| Free cash flow | $746M | $406M |
| Net income | $654M | $288M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.3% | 0.2% |
| 5-year growth | 6.7% | 5.5% |
| Share count change | −1.0% | −0.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 30.4% |
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 11.8% |
| Net margin | 15.7% | 6.3% |
| FCF margin | 17.9% | 8.9% |
| Return on capital | 14.0% | 8.6% |
| Return on equity | 17.6% | 9.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | 2.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $389M | $156M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 13.5x | 29.6x |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 | 6 |
Revenue
FY16
PNR $2.8B
TKR $2.7B
FY17
PNR $2.8B
TKR $3.0B
FY18
PNR $3.0B
TKR $3.6B
FY19
PNR $3.0B
TKR $3.8B
FY20
PNR $3.0B
TKR $3.5B
FY21
PNR $3.8B
TKR $4.1B
FY22
PNR $4.1B
TKR $4.5B
FY23
PNR $4.1B
TKR $4.8B
FY24
PNR $4.1B
TKR $4.6B
FY25
PNR $4.2B
TKR $4.6B
PNR
TKR
Operating margin
FY16
PNR 12.8%
TKR 9.2%
FY17
PNR 13.3%
TKR 10.0%
FY18
PNR 14.7%
TKR 12.7%
FY19
PNR 14.6%
TKR 13.6%
FY20
PNR 15.3%
TKR 13.0%
FY21
PNR 16.9%
TKR 12.4%
FY22
PNR 14.4%
TKR 13.5%
FY23
PNR 18.0%
TKR 13.8%
FY24
PNR 19.7%
TKR 13.4%
FY25
PNR 20.5%
TKR 11.8%
PNR
TKR
Free cash flow
FY16
PNR $818M
TKR $266M
FY17
PNR $581M
TKR $132M
FY18
PNR $391M
TKR $220M
FY19
PNR $295M
TKR $410M
FY20
PNR $511M
TKR $456M
FY21
PNR $553M
TKR $239M
FY22
PNR $278M
TKR $285M
FY23
PNR $543M
TKR $357M
FY24
PNR $692M
TKR $306M
FY25
PNR $746M
TKR $406M
PNR
TKR
Return on capital
FY16
PNR —
TKR 10.5%
FY17
PNR —
TKR 12.3%
FY18
PNR 8.2%
TKR 13.1%
FY19
PNR 13.6%
TKR 12.2%
FY20
PNR 13.0%
TKR 9.7%
FY21
PNR 18.6%
TKR 11.6%
FY22
PNR 12.8%
TKR 12.1%
FY23
PNR 14.9%
TKR 11.7%
FY24
PNR 13.8%
TKR 9.9%
FY25
PNR 14.0%
TKR 8.6%
PNR
TKR
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.