Pentair plc

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)

PNRMixed9 of 11 basics passed

$52.47

+0.33%

Market cap $8.37B

$52.47

+0.33%

Market cap $8.37B

Pentair is a global leader in the water treatment industry, with 10,000 employees and a presence in 25 countries. Its business is organized into three segments: pool, water technologies, and flow.

It is a $8.37B industrial company. Revenue shrank 2.1% over the last year, it keeps 16¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~2.3 years of free cash flow. It trades at 12.9× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.

Website: pentair.com
Location: London, X0
Employees: 9 000
Sector: Industrials

Share price · 3 years

$64.48 → $52.47-18.6%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $4.01B
Profit: keeps 16¢ of every $1 sold; $651M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $673M
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $1.54B
P/E: years of profit in the price; 12.9
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $3.94
Dividend: pays out 26% of profit · 25% of FCF; 2.02%
Shares: down 10% since 2016 — buybacks; 165.5M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.05

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $52.19$52.47High $110.70

Today's price is 0% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

12.9×median 21.8×

Higher than 2% of past days — near the lowest of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

12.9×

98%

P/S

2.1×

87%

EV/EBITDA

11.3×

100%

P/B

2.2×

100%

FCF yield

8.0%

100%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (unusually cheap vs its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Standing in Industrials

Size$8.37Btop 89%
Revenue growth+0%top 67%
Net margin16%top 18%
Return on equity17%top 55%
P/E12.9×top 10%
Dividend yield2.02%top 21%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong valuation, quality and moat; Health lags behind.

Valuation90

P/E vs own history2th pct · 25/25
FCF yield8.0% · 25/25
P/S2.1x · 20/25
EV/EBITDA11.3x · 20/25

Growth52

Revenue CAGR2.6% · 6/25
Net income CAGR4.3% · 6/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y13.0% · 20/25
Fwd implied growth16.5% · 20/25

Profitability72

ROIC12.1% · 12/25
ROE17.1% · 20/25
Net margin16.2% · 20/25
Operating margin20.3% · 20/25

Health49

Altman Zn/a · 0/25
Current ratio1.45 · 12/25
Interest coverage11.9x · 25/25
Net cash / debtD/A 22% · 12/25

Quality100

Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
Beneish M-2.53 · 25/25
FCF conversion103% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 2.8% · 25/25

Moat76

ROIC >12% years5/10 yrs · 13/25
Median gross margin36.1% · 13/25
FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
Worst-year net marginworst 10.7% · 25/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2017Financial
Best year on record
$667M net income
FY2016Financial
Profitable every year on record
10 consecutive profitable years in our data
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $1B
$4.89B in first reported year
FY2016Financial
Positive free cash flow every year since
10-year streak

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$6 908 today — price return only

$4.2B revenue in FY2025

Profitable 10 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 10 years in a row

9 000 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

High gross margin (42.8%)
Strong cash conversion — FCF is 16.8% of revenue
Interest covered 11.9× by operating earnings
Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

Watch-outs

Revenue shrinking 2.1% year over year

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

9 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-2.1% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$651M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+10.8% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$673M TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~2.3y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$8.37B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-1.1% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 37/100
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 2.02%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 12.9

Peer comparisonPentair plc vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
PNR this company	$8.4B	12.9	-2.1%	16.2%	Mixed
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: PNR vs LRCX · PNR vs CAT · PNR vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 6Buy 4Hold 9Sell 3

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $4.01B · net income $651M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$4.01B

YoY -2.1%

Net income (TTM)

$651M

Margin 16.2%

Gross margin

42.8%

Operating margin

20.3%

P/E ratio

12.9

Dividend yield

2.02%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	3.0	3.8	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2
Gross profit	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.7
Operating income (EBIT)	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9
Net income	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7
EPS (diluted)	2.14	3.30	2.90	3.74	3.74	3.95

Cash flowFree cash flow $673M · operating cash flow $752M (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$673M

Margin 16.8%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$752M

FCF margin

16.8%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.8
Capital expenditure	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1
Free cash flow	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.7
FCF margin	16.9%	14.7%	6.7%	13.2%	17.0%	17.9%

Balance sheetAssets $6.87B · net debt $1.54B (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $6.87B of assets is financed

44%

56%

Liabilities $3.00B — borrowed moneyEquity $3.87B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $1.64B − cash $102M = net debt $1.54B

Cash on hand covers 6% of debt.

Debt repayment

0.0 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

11.9x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

17.1%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Total assets	4.2	4.8	6.4	6.6	6.4	6.9
Total liabilities	2.1	2.3	3.7	3.3	2.9	3.0
Total debt	0.8	0.9	2.3	2.0	1.6	1.6
Equity	2.1	2.4	2.7	3.2	3.6	3.9
Net debt	0.8	0.8	2.2	1.8	1.5	1.5

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $52.47 · market cap $8.37B.