PNR Pentair
$53.22
▼ 0.4%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
PNR at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Neutral · 57/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▼ Down 23.3% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$12.40B
P/E
12.84x
Forward P/E (est.)
12.23x
ROE
17.7%
Revenue Growth
3.1%
EPS Growth
5.0%
Profit Margin
16.0%
FCF Yield
5.1%
Debt / Equity
0.42x
ROIC
10.0%
Interest Coverage
28.49x
Current Ratio
1.88x
Dividend Yield
1.5%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
2.8%
Rating Score
57/100
Business Overview
Pentair (PNR) is a large-cap company in the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $12.40B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $4.18B in revenue and $653.80M in net profit.
Our model rates PNR Neutral (57/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
38.9% average over the last 3 years
±2.1 pts around 36.0% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
10.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what PNR's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. PNR trades near $53.22, below its 50-day average ($76.19) and 200-day average ($95.40). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 69 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. PNR's is $1.98 (~3.7% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, PNR found buyers near $70.77 (support) and sellers near $77.91 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $69.93–$113.95. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
2.6%
Revenue moved from $2.78B in 2016 to $4.18B in 2025, a 4.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (3.1%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
40.5%
Operating Margin
20.5%
Net Margin
15.7%
ROE
17.7%
Pentair keeps about 16.0% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 40.5% gross margin and 20.5% operating margin. Return on equity is 17.7% and return on invested capital about 10.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$1.94B
Net Debt
$1.88B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.19x
Debt / Equity
0.42x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.4x, and operating profit covers interest about 28.5x, with a current ratio of 1.9x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $1.94B of total debt against $67.70M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$814.80M
Free Cash Flow
$746.00M
FCF Margin
17.9%
In the latest year Pentair produced about $814.80M of operating cash flow and $746.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.1% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.5%
Per share (latest FY)
$1.00
Total paid (latest FY)
$164.30M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 22% of free cash flow
25% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 6 years in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
12.84x
P/S
2.92x
P/B
3.12x
EV / EBITDA
—
PNR trades at 12.8x trailing earnings (about 12.2x on estimated forward earnings), 2.9x sales, and 3.1x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 2.8% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is an undemanding multiple — potentially cheap if the business is stable.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$75.32
Current price
$53.22
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$746.00M
Growth, years 1–5
3.1%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where PNR sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How PNR stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover, PNR ranks #44 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (12.8x P/E vs. 30.5x median) with a lower return on equity (17.7% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (3.1% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
12.8x
median 30.5x
ROE vs sector
17.7%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
3.1%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#44
of 142 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$26.60 – $43.22
vs. $53.22 today · implied CAGR -13% – -4%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.30B | $4.43B | $4.56B | $4.70B | $4.84B |
| Net income | $688.20M | $708.85M | $730.12M | $752.02M | $774.58M |
| EPS | $2.95 | $3.04 | $3.13 | $3.23 | $3.32 |
| Share price (low) | $23.63 | $24.34 | $25.07 | $25.82 | $26.60 |
| Share price (high) | $38.40 | $39.56 | $40.74 | $41.96 | $43.22 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -56% / -28% | -32% / -14% | -22% / -9% | -17% / -6% | -13% / -4% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for PNR:
- High net margins (16.0%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (17.7%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.1%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.4x) lowers risk.
Bear Case
The case against PNR:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the picture is mixed: Pentair is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 12.8x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (57/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 22 Wall Street analysts covering PNR recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-21 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
PNR's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
In the Idea Lab
PNR — frequently asked questions
Is PNR a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Pentair Neutral (57/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is PNR's rating on The Stocks School?
Pentair currently scores 57/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does PNR's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Pentair's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for PNR calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this PNR analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell PNR. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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