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PNR vs FLS vs AOS

161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
PNR59.6
Pentair plc
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$53.44 −0.04%$8.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
FLS61.8
Flowserve Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$70.52 −0.35%$9.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
AOS65.4
A. O. Smith Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$59.22 −0.42%$8.0B mkt cap
Score DNA

Price, rebased to 100 three years ago

PNR   FLS   AOS   · weekly adjusted closes
100150200250Jan 24Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26FLS 191AOS 89PNR 88
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.

Smart money

8 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Insider open-market buys, 180d 0 2 0
Insider $ bought, 180d — $0.23M —
Congress purchases, 180d 1 0 0
Last Congress purchase 2026-09-11 — —
13F net change in holders −5 −30 −20
ETFs adding shares, 30d 281 313 525
ETFs trimming, 30d 288 260 532
Net ETF funds, 30d −7 +53 −7

Valuation

16 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
P/E (TTM) 13.1x
0th
24.1x
31st
16.1x
9th
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 1.25
38th
1.42
45th
0.62
17th
Price / sales 2.1x
43rd
1.9x
34th
2.1x
41st
Price / book 2.3x
30th
4.0x
55th
4.4x
65th
Price / tangible book — 56.2x
91st
25.7x
79th
Price / free cash flow 12.7x
7th
21.8x
48th
12.6x
5th
Price / operating cash flow 11.4x
12th
18.4x
52nd
11.6x
14th
Enterprise value $10.2B
59th
$10.6B
61st
$8.5B
57th
EV / sales 2.5x
49th
2.3x
36th
2.2x
33rd
EV / EBITDA 11.0x
5th
14.4x
38th
11.3x
11th
EV / EBIT 12.6x
4th
16.6x
19th
12.8x
7th
EV / free cash flow 15.2x
7th
25.6x
48th
13.4x
2nd
Earnings yield 7.6%
100th
4.1%
72nd
6.2%
92nd
FCF yield 7.9%
93rd
4.6%
56th
7.9%
95th
Operating cash flow yield 8.8%
89th
5.4%
51st
8.6%
87th
Graham number (per share) $45.59
52nd
$33.85
37th
$32.87
35th

Profitability (TTM)

12 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Gross margin 41.3%
74th
35.1%
44th
38.6%
62nd
EBITDA margin 23.2%
82nd
15.8%
44th
19.9%
61st
Operating margin 19.5%
82nd
12.9%
48th
17.6%
70th
EBIT margin 20.2%
87th
13.7%
52nd
17.5%
67th
Net margin 16.2%
92nd
8.0%
48th
13.1%
72nd
NOPAT margin 16.8%
89th
9.1%
41st
13.6%
70th
FCF margin 16.8%
77th
8.9%
36th
16.8%
79th
Operating cash flow margin 18.7%
79th
10.5%
30th
18.2%
77th
R&D / revenue 2.4%
75th
0.0%
0th
0.0%
0th
SG&A / revenue 18.6%
49th
23.0%
72nd
20.4%
56th
Stock comp / revenue 0.9%
68th
0.6%
45th
0.4%
20th
Effective tax rate 13.8%
10th
29.1%
93rd
22.4%
58th

Returns on capital

11 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
ROE (on average equity) 17.6%
69th
16.6%
64th
27.1%
86th
ROA 9.9%
72nd
6.2%
52nd
14.5%
93rd
ROIC 12.4%
61st
11.0%
51st
22.2%
85th
ROCE 14.1%
70th
13.0%
61st
24.1%
89th
Return on tangible assets 12.3%
70th
10.6%
57th
19.4%
92nd
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 13.9%
57th
12.7%
48th
29.6%
92nd
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 24.7%
51st
25.7%
57th
40.3%
93rd
ROIC, 3-yr average 12.2%
67th
8.0%
39th
22.1%
93rd
ROIC, 5-yr average 14.2%
70th
8.4%
36th
24.7%
96th
ROE, 5-yr average 18.4%
70th
12.1%
41st
25.8%
89th
Incremental ROIC 44.7%
63rd
31.3%
58th
34.1%
59th

Growth

17 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) -2.1%
8th
-0.3%
15th
0.4%
17th
Revenue growth (QoQ) -10.0%
0th
9.4%
51st
6.2%
30th
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr -1.3%
12th
5.3%
68th
0.6%
20th
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 3.4%
21st
4.8%
33rd
3.4%
23rd
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 4.5%
39th
12.0%
76th
1.4%
19th
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 6.3%
45th
25.3%
86th
-2.4%
20th
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 6.9%
63rd
27.3%
80th
-3.5%
47th
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 9.7%
59th
16.0%
73rd
22.3%
84th
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 9.1%
61st
30.5%
84th
-0.1%
51st
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 10.5%
61st
17.1%
73rd
26.0%
84th
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 7.2%
52nd
17.1%
80th
5.8%
43rd
FCF growth (TTM YoY) -19.6%
15th
3.1%
31st
29.3%
75th
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 14.7%
51st
348.1%
100th
6.2%
26th
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 12.6%
49th
81.4%
94th
5.0%
25th
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 9.3%
55th
7.2%
36th
2.2%
16th
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 3.0%
64th
0.5%
30th
3.8%
72nd
Sustainable growth rate 13.0%
69th
11.7%
59th
16.4%
83rd

Margin history & stability

7 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Gross margin, 3-yr average 39.7%
67th
33.0%
42nd
38.4%
62nd
Operating margin, 3-yr average 19.5%
90th
11.5%
43rd
18.6%
85th
Net margin, 3-yr average 15.7%
92nd
6.7%
35th
13.8%
83rd
FCF margin, 3-yr average 17.6%
92nd
7.8%
32nd
14.0%
78th
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.49
18th
0.90
72nd
0.64
30th
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.65
70th
0.81
83rd
0.09
25th
Margin stability (0-1) 0.93
42nd
0.93
38th
0.99
100th

Liquidity (latest quarter)

7 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Cash & short-term investments $91.8M
23rd
$731.0M
79th
$181.3M
43rd
Net cash (− = net debt) −$1.7B
33rd
−$1.6B
34th
−$495.4M
56th
Working capital $434.1M
38th
$1.7B
93rd
$517.6M
44th
Current ratio 1.45
26th
2.15
54th
1.59
30th
Quick ratio 0.76
15th
1.58
72nd
1.04
31st
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.10
10th
0.50
67th
0.21
36th
Defensive interval (days) 264 days
8th
754 days
80th
388 days
28th

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

13 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Total debt $1.8B
59th
$2.3B
69th
$676.7M
46th
Debt / equity 0.47
40th
1.03
85th
0.37
27th
Net debt / equity 0.45
55th
0.70
80th
0.27
33rd
Debt / assets 26.3%
48th
36.7%
84th
18.6%
25th
Debt / capital 32.0%
40th
50.6%
85th
26.9%
27th
Debt / EBITDA 1.90
43rd
3.17
71st
0.89
14th
Net debt / EBITDA 1.80
59th
2.17
70th
0.65
23rd
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 11.3x
62nd
7.5x
55th
31.5x
93rd
Cash interest coverage 10.5x
62nd
5.8x
32nd
32.7x
91st
Debt payback (years of OCF) 2.3 yrs
47th
4.8 yrs
74th
1.0 yrs
16th
Liabilities / assets 44.1%
26th
63.2%
75th
49.5%
44th
IS credit model rating AA- A AAA
Implied credit spread (bps) 100
21st
150
54th
50
0th

Efficiency

11 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Asset turnover 0.61
33rd
0.77
48th
1.10
84th
Fixed asset turnover 7.61
77th
6.05
52nd
5.69
48th
Inventory turnover 3.7
51st
3.5
46th
4.7
77th
Receivables turnover 7.9
90th
3.8
7th
5.8
48th
Days sales outstanding 46 days
10th
96 days
93rd
63 days
52nd
Days inventory outstanding 98 days
49th
103 days
54th
78 days
23rd
Days payables outstanding 49 days
43rd
68 days
79th
82 days
97th
Cash conversion cycle (days) 96 days
31st
132 days
72nd
59 days
7th
Capex / revenue 2.0%
40th
1.6%
17th
1.4%
5th
Capex / depreciation 0.65
50th
0.80
63rd
0.57
43rd
Operating expense ratio 24.5%
69th
20.0%
46th
21.9%
56th

Cash flow & earnings quality

7 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Operating cash flow / net income 1.15
20th
1.31
36th
1.38
45th
FCF / net income 1.03
29th
1.11
36th
1.28
60th
FCF / operating cash flow 89.6%
79th
84.3%
58th
92.4%
91st
Capex / operating cash flow 10.4%
21st
15.7%
42nd
7.6%
9th
Accruals ratio -1.5%
79th
-1.9%
69th
-5.6%
15th
Sloan accruals ratio -2.0%
39th
0.0%
62nd
-3.5%
25th
Earnings quality score (0-1) 1.00
25th
1.00
25th
0.75
4th

Dividends & buybacks

9 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Dividend yield 2.0%
89th
1.2%
62nd
2.4%
93rd
Dividend per share (TTM) $1.06
52nd
$0.87
48th
$1.44
70th
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 26.0%
43rd
29.4%
51st
39.6%
70th
Dividends / FCF 25.2%
55th
26.6%
60th
31.0%
65th
Dividend growth (YoY) 9.1%
67th
1.5%
25th
5.9%
51st
Buyback yield 5.3%
93rd
1.5%
66th
3.9%
87th
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 7.2%
97th
2.7%
63rd
6.3%
93rd
Share count change (YoY) -2.0%
20th
-2.5%
15th
-3.4%
7th
Buybacks, last 5 years $1.5B
72nd
$601.0M
62nd
$1.9B
79th

Scores & forensic checks

15 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
IS score 60
57th
62
67th
65
75th
IS profitability 58
72nd
44
46th
66
82nd
IS growth 43
40th
57
68th
39
30th
IS value 55
75th
58
85th
55
72nd
IS momentum 70
43rd
85
80th
68
42nd
IS risk (safety) 100
48th
90
36th
100
48th
IS quality 78
75th
69
46th
76
67th
IS balance sheet 62
44th
63
49th
71
64th
IS earnings quality 81
98th
71
39th
71
43rd
IS cash flow 55
33rd
55
36th
81
92nd
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 7
61st
6
36th
4
8th
Altman Z-score 4.2
48th
3.8
46th
6.3
80th
Beneish M-score −2.68
17th
−2.45
70th
−2.57
40th
Ohlson O-score −8.62
28th
−7.46
66th
−8.47
33rd
IS credit score 85
72nd
73
41st
95
97th

Per share

7 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
EPS, diluted (TTM) $4.01
64th
$2.89
51st
$3.61
57th
Book value per share $23.06
46th
$17.60
38th
$13.30
23rd
Tangible book per share −$5.01
30th
$1.86
49th
$2.44
51st
Revenue per share $24.67
25th
$36.10
44th
$27.47
33rd
FCF per share $4.14
51st
$3.21
41st
$4.62
57th
Operating cash flow per share $4.62
48th
$3.80
33rd
$5.00
54th
Cash per share $0.56
5th
$5.70
75th
$1.31
10th

Size (TTM)

8 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
Market cap $8.5B
59th
$9.0B
61st
$8.0B
57th
Revenue $4.0B
69th
$4.6B
72nd
$3.8B
64th
EBITDA $929.3M
72nd
$730.4M
66th
$758.7M
69th
Net income $651.4M
77th
$371.3M
64th
$500.3M
70th
Free cash flow $673.0M
74th
$411.4M
59th
$639.4M
70th
Total assets $6.7B
69th
$6.3B
66th
$3.6B
52nd
Shareholders' equity $3.7B
75th
$2.3B
62nd
$1.8B
56th
Employees 9,000
61st
16,000
77th
11,500
67th

Price performance

9 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
1 day −0.0% −0.3% −0.4%
1 week +1.8% −2.4% +5.0%
1 month −4.1% −4.1% +4.0%
3 months −13.6% +5.7% +1.2%
6 months −41.3% −15.9% −7.6%
Year to date −49.2% −0.3% −11.9%
1 year −51.5% +39.5% −12.5%
3 years, cumulative −16.5% +87.0% −11.7%
5 years, cumulative −20.2% +116.8% +1.3%

Technicals

4 measures
MeasurePNRFLSAOS
RSI 14 41.0 41.2 57.9
From 52-week high −52.3% −23.7% −26.8%
From 52-week low +4.5% +41.8% +10.0%
Beta 1.03 1.25 1.11
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