Pentair
PNR NYSE Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components Financials FY2016βFY2025
Pentair's revenue rose 2.3% to $4.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 20.5%, up from 19.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $746 million, up 7.8%. It paid out $389 million in dividends and buybacks, 52% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.0%.
What Pentair does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- Pentair plc
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000077360-26-000007
0000077360
Revenue and margins
Pentair had $4.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 3.7% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $746M in fiscal 2025, 17.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Pentair returned $389M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 52% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.0%.
Value Pentair yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$1.5B and divides by 165.5M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 13.5x Β· peers 21.3x Β· sector 26.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Pentair can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $94.5M | $109M | $170M | $119M | $102M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $894M | $2.3B | $2.0B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | 3.2x | 2.1x | 1.7x | 1.6x |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.9x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 21.3x | 10.4x | 5.1x | 5.5x | 10.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $4.8B | $6.4B | $6.6B | $6.4B | $6.9B |
| Total liabilities | $2.3B | $3.7B | $3.3B | $2.9B | $3.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.4B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $3.6B | $3.9B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $800M | $2.2B | $1.8B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$2.9M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
47%
$1.4M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | Philip M. RolchigoEVP & Chief Technology Officer | Sold plan | 6,493 | $103.22 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Michael T SpeetzenDirector | Sold | 7,000 | $99.99 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Glenn T MichaelDirector | Sold plan | 6,558 | $104.33 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Robert P FishmanEVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | 7,786 | $105.42 | $0.8M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 5 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | 0.1% | β2.2% | β2.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.31 | 3.87 | 4.09 |
Similar companies
Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentair PNR | $9.1B | 2.3% | 20.5% | 17.9% | 14.0% | 13.5x | 9 | |
| Mueller Industries MLI | $11.9B | 10.9% | 22.9% | 16.4% | 40.3% | 15.8x | 6 | Compare β |
| Fortive FTV | $18.8B | 1.9% | 17.3% | 23.5% | 5.7% | 36.1x | 5 | Compare β |
| Lincoln Electric LECO | $14.1B | 5.6% | 17.0% | 12.6% | 24.5% | 25.5x | 7 | Compare β |
| Valmont Industries VMI | $8.5B | 0.7% | 10.1% | 7.6% | 17.9% | 17.0x | 7 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $2.8B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $3.8B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.2B |
| Gross profit | $959M | $988M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Research and development | $73.3M | $73.2M | $76.7M | $78.9M | $75.7M | $85.9M | $92.2M | $99.8M | $93.6M | $95.9M |
| Operating income | $354M | $378M | $437M | $433M | $461M | $637M | $595M | $739M | $804M | $858M |
| Interest expense | $140M | $87.3M | $32.6M | $30.1M | $41.0M | $29.9M | $57.0M | $146M | $146M | $79.8M |
| Pretax income | $221M | $173M | $380M | $408M | $432M | $627M | $551M | $619M | $719M | $757M |
| Income tax | $42.7M | $58.7M | $58.1M | $45.8M | $75.0M | $70.8M | $67.4M | β$4.0M | $93.3M | $107M |
| Net income | $522M | $667M | $347M | $356M | $359M | $553M | $481M | $623M | $625M | $654M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.85 | $3.63 | $1.96 | $2.09 | $2.14 | $3.30 | $2.90 | $3.75 | $3.74 | $3.96 |
| Diluted shares | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $861M | $620M | $439M | $353M | $574M | $613M | $363M | $619M | $767M | $815M |
| Capital expenditure | $43.3M | $39.1M | $48.2M | $58.5M | $62.2M | $60.2M | $85.2M | $76.0M | $74.4M | $68.8M |
| Free cash flow | $818M | $581M | $391M | $295M | $511M | $553M | $278M | $543M | $692M | $746M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $53.0M | $50.8M | $49.7M | $48.3M | $75.1M | $77.5M | $107M | $115M | $115M | $118M |
| Stock-based compensation | $34.2M | $39.6M | $20.9M | $21.4M | $20.3M | $29.8M | $24.9M | $29.1M | $39.7M | $37.0M |
| Acquisitions | $25.0M | $45.9M | $0.9M | $288M | $58.0M | $339M | $1.6B | $0.6M | $108M | $292M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $200M | $500M | $150M | $150M | $150M | $50.0M | $0.0M | $150M | $225M |
| Dividends paid | $244M | $252M | $187M | $123M | $127M | $133M | $139M | $145M | $152M | $164M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $244M | $452M | $687M | $273M | $277M | $283M | $189M | $145M | $302M | $389M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $217M | $86.3M | $74.3M | $82.5M | $82.1M | $94.5M | $109M | $170M | $119M | $102M |
| Total debt | β | $1.5B | $864M | $1.1B | $840M | $894M | $2.3B | $2.0B | $1.6B | $1.6B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $2.7B | $1.7B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $975M | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Current liabilities | $1.5B | $1.2B | $819M | $749M | $773M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $950M | $895M | $959M |
| Inventory | $524M | $357M | $388M | $377M | $420M | $563M | $790M | $678M | $611M | $633M |
| Property and equipment, net | $539M | $280M | $273M | $283M | $301M | $310M | $345M | $362M | $359M | $377M |
| Total assets | $11.5B | $8.6B | $3.8B | $4.1B | $4.2B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $6.6B | $6.4B | $6.9B |
| Total liabilities | $7.3B | $3.6B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $3.7B | $3.3B | $2.9B | $3.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.3B | $5.0B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $3.2B | $3.6B | $3.9B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 34.7% | 35.3% | 35.6% | 35.1% | 35.0% | 33.1% | 37.0% | 39.2% | 40.5% |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 14.4% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 20.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 14.7% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 17.0% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 23.4% |
| Net margin | 18.8% | 23.4% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 15.7% |
| FCF margin | 29.4% | 20.4% | 13.2% | 10.0% | 17.0% | 14.7% | 6.8% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 17.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | 8.2% | 13.6% | 13.0% | 18.6% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 13.8% | 14.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 13.6% | 13.5% | 17.9% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Return on equity | 12.6% | 14.4% | 10.1% | 18.8% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 18.8% | 21.0% | 18.5% | 17.6% |
| Return on assets | 4.5% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β39.8% | 2.3% | 4.2% | β0.3% | 2.1% | 24.8% | 9.5% | β0.4% | β0.5% | 2.3% |
| Net income growth | β | 27.6% | β47.9% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 54.2% | β13.0% | 29.5% | 0.4% | 4.5% |
| EPS growth | β | 27.4% | β46.0% | 6.6% | 2.4% | 54.2% | β12.1% | 29.3% | β0.3% | 5.9% |
| FCF growth | 26.3% | β29.0% | β32.7% | β24.7% | 73.7% | 8.1% | β49.7% | 95.3% | 27.5% | 7.8% |
| Share count change | 0.3% | 0.3% | β3.5% | β3.9% | β1.8% | 0.1% | β1.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | β1.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 3.2x | 1.6x | 2.2x | 1.4x | 1.1x | 3.2x | 2.1x | 1.7x | 1.6x |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.4x |
| Interest coverage | 2.5x | 4.3x | 13.4x | 14.4x | 11.3x | 21.3x | 10.4x | 5.1x | 5.5x | 10.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.5x | 1.2x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 29.8% | 77.7% | 175.8% | 92.6% | 54.2% | 51.2% | 67.8% | 26.7% | 43.7% | 52.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.9% | 0.5% | β1.5% | 0.1% | β5.2% | β1.4% | 2.1% | 0.1% | β2.2% | β2.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000077360). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.