ITT vs Pentair
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I put ITT and Pentair side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Pentair is the larger business, with $4.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.9B for ITT.
- ITT grew revenue faster (8.5%, against 2.3%).
- Pentair kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.5% operating margin, against 17.4%).
- Pentair turned more of its sales into free cash flow (17.9% FCF margin, against 13.9%).
- ITT earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 14.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of ITT’s earnings: a P/E of 37.3x against 13.5x for Pentair.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
ITT
ITT
5/11
Revenue growth5-year growthReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Pentair
PNR
6/11
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ITT FY25 | PNR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.1B | $9.0B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $4.2B |
| Free cash flow | $548M | $746M |
| Net income | $488M | $654M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 8.5% | 2.3% |
| 5-year growth | 9.7% | 6.7% |
| Share count change | −2.9% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.4% | 40.5% |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 15.7% |
| FCF margin | 13.9% | 17.9% |
| Return on capital | 16.8% | 14.0% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | 17.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$957M | $1.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.2x | 1.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $632M | $389M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 37.3x | 13.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 9 |
Ten years
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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.