PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a current P/E ratio of 15.9, compared to its historical median P/E of 19.5. The stock is currently considered Fair based on its historical valuation range.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 14.6%. This indicates solid capital allocation.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a market capitalization of $10.2B. It is classified as a large-cap stock.
Yes, PENTAIR plc (PNR) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 1.65%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 3.69%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, PENTAIR plc (PNR) appears fair. The current P/E of 15.9 is 19% below its historical median of 19.5. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is 11.0%.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) operates in the Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) industry, within the Industrials sector.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) reported annual revenue of $4.2 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Pentair is a diversified water solutions company organized into three reportable segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs and manufactures fluid treatment and pump products for residential, commercial, and industrial markets, including pressure vessels, membrane filtration systems, specialty insertion valves, and pumps for applications ranging from desalination to wastewater handling and agricultural irrigation. The Water Solutions segment provides commercial and residential water treatment products, including pressure tanks, control valves, activated carbon products, commercial ice machines, and point-of-entry and point-of-use filtration systems for foodservice and residential use. The Pool segment manufactures energy-efficient residential and commercial pool equipment including pumps, filters, heaters, lights, controls, and automatic cleaners. Pentair operates through a distribution model serving wholesale and retail channels, original equipment manufacturers, and end users across residential, commercial, food and beverage, and industrial vertical markets. The company competes on brand reputation, product innovation, energy efficiency, quality, and price, with distribution channels and quality reputation providing competitive advantages. Geographically, Pentair serves global markets with operations and manufacturing facilities across multiple regions, and the business experiences seasonal demand patterns, particularly in warm weather months for residential and pool products.
【Transformation-driven margin expansion】 Management expects continued operational excellence and innovation to drive profitability in 2026, with return on sales expansion of approximately 100 basis points to reach 26% through Pentair Business System productivity savings and complexity reduction initiatives. The company anticipates price to offset inflation while maintaining disciplined capital allocation, including share repurchases and strategic acquisitions focused on higher-growth, higher-margin businesses. Management remains confident in the resilience of end markets and expects to leverage structural improvements made to the operating model to deliver more durable financial performance across economic cycles. The company plans to continue investing in digital, AI-enabled solutions, and sustainable water technologies while deepening customer relationships and pursuing portfolio optimization to accelerate long-term growth.
| Metric | Target | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $5.30–$5.40 | FY2026 |
| Total Pentair Sales Growth | approximately 2%–4% | FY2026 |
| Flow Sales Growth | approximately mid-single digits to high single digits | FY2026 |
| Water Solutions Sales Growth | approximately flat, with core sales up approximately low single digits | FY2026 |
| Pool Sales Growth | approximately 1%–3% | FY2026 |
| Adjusted Operating Income Growth | approximately 6%–8% | FY2026 |
| Return on Sales | approximately 26% | FY2026 |
| Productivity Savings | approximately $70 million net of investment | FY2026 |
Adjusted EPS (FY2026): “For full year 2026, we narrowed our adjusted EPS guidance range to $5.30 to $5.40, raising the low end by $0.05 versus our initial outlook.”
Total Pentair Sales Growth (FY2026): “For the full year, we expect total Pentair sales in 2026 to be up approximately 2%-4%.”
Generated solely from the company's own reports listed below — not from third-party data. Hallucination risk is low. · Sources: 10-K, Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call, Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call, Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call, Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.2B | 4.2B | 4.1B | 4.1B | 4.1B | 3.8B |
| Net Income | 671M | 654M | 625M | 623M | 481M | 553M |
| EPS | $4.12 | $3.96 | $3.74 | $3.75 | $2.90 | $3.30 |
| Free Cash Flow | 716M | 746M | 692M | 543M | 278M | 553M |
| ROIC | 13.1% | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.7% | 12.7% | 18.3% |
| Gross Margin | 40.9% | 40.5% | 39.2% | 37.0% | 33.1% | 35.0% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.89 | 0.41 |
| Dividends/Share | $1.03 | $1.00 | $0.92 | $0.88 | $0.84 | $0.80 |
| Operating Income | 864M | 858M | 804M | 739M | 595M | 637M |
| Operating Margin | 20.6% | 20.5% | 19.7% | 18.0% | 14.4% | 16.9% |
| ROE | 17.6% | 17.6% | 18.4% | 19.4% | 18.7% | 24.4% |
| Shares Outstanding | 162M | 165M | 167M | 166M | 166M | 168M |
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 4.7B | 4.6B | 4.9B | 4.9B | 3.0B | 3.0B | 3.0B | 3.8B | 4.1B | 4.1B | 4.1B | 4.2B | 4.2B |
| Gross Margin | 34.7% | 34.6% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 35.3% | 35.6% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 33.1% | 37.0% | 39.2% | 40.5% | 40.9% |
| R&D | 96M | 99M | 73M | 73M | 77M | 79M | 76M | 86M | 92M | 100M | 94M | 96M | 97M |
| SG&A | 986M | 884M | 531M | 536M | 534M | 540M | 521M | 596M | 677M | 680M | 701M | 737M | 759M |
| EBIT | 539M | 616M | 354M | 378M | 437M | 433M | 461M | 637M | 595M | 739M | 804M | 858M | 864M |
| Op. Margin | 11.5% | 13.3% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 14.7% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 14.4% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 20.6% |
| Net Income | 215M | -76M | 522M | 667M | 347M | 356M | 359M | 553M | 481M | 623M | 625M | 654M | 671M |
| Net Margin | 4.6% | -1.7% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 16.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 39M | 553M | 8.3M | 24M | 33M | 16M | 14M | 8.8M | 57M | 6.0M | 44M | 10M | 41M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 4.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 18.3% | 12.7% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.9% | 13.1% |
| ROE | 4.0% | -1.8% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 10.1% | 18.8% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 18.4% | 17.6% | 17.6% |
| ROA | 1.9% | -0.7% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 5.6% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.5% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 1.0B | 739M | 861M | 620M | 439M | 353M | 574M | 613M | 363M | 619M | 767M | 815M | 786M |
| Free Cash Flow | 925M | 648M | 818M | 581M | 391M | 295M | 511M | 553M | 278M | 543M | 692M | 746M | 716M |
| Owner Earnings | 781M | 504M | 774M | 530M | 369M | 283M | 478M | 506M | 232M | 475M | 612M | 660M | -21M |
| CapEx | 84M | 91M | 43M | 39M | 48M | 59M | 62M | 60M | 85M | 76M | 74M | 69M | 71M |
| Maint. CapEx | 194M | 203M | 53M | 51M | 50M | 48M | 75M | 78M | 107M | 115M | 115M | 118M | 767M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 194M | 203M | 53M | 51M | 50M | 48M | 75M | 78M | 107M | 115M | 115M | 118M | 767M |
| CapEx/OCF | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 6.3% | 11.0% | 16.6% | 10.8% | 9.8% | 23.5% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 211M | 232M | 244M | 252M | 187M | 123M | 127M | 133M | 139M | 145M | 152M | 164M | 167M |
| Dividend Yield | 2.8% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| Share Buybacks | 1.1B | 200M | 0 | 200M | 500M | 150M | 150M | 150M | 50M | 0 | 150M | 225M | 375M |
| Buyback Yield | 10.7% | 2.6% | N/A | 2.6% | 8.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.7% | N/A | 0.9% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 34M | 33M | 34M | 40M | 21M | 21M | 20M | 30M | 25M | 29M | 40M | 37M | 40M |
| Debt Repayment | 17M | 357M | 700K | 2.0B | 675M | 402M | 74M | 104M | 88M | 13M | 363M | 269M | 269M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 3.9B | 4.8B | 4.1B | 1.4B | 789M | 1.1B | 845M | 888M | 2.3B | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.9B |
| Cash & Equiv. | 104M | 104M | 217M | 86M | 74M | 83M | 82M | 95M | 109M | 170M | 119M | 102M | 68M |
| Long-Term Debt | 3.0B | 4.7B | 4.3B | 1.4B | 788M | 1.0B | 840M | 894M | 2.3B | 2.0B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.9B |
| Debt/Equity | 0.86 | 1.21 | 1.01 | 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.89 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.51 |
| Interest Coverage | 7.6 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 19.3 | 51.0 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Equity | 4.7B | 4.0B | 4.3B | 5.0B | 1.8B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.4B | 2.7B | 3.2B | 3.6B | 3.9B | 3.8B |
| Total Assets | 10.6B | 11.8B | 11.5B | 8.6B | 3.8B | 4.1B | 4.2B | 4.8B | 6.4B | 6.6B | 6.4B | 6.9B | 7.1B |
| Total Liabilities | 6.0B | 7.8B | 7.3B | 3.6B | 2.0B | 2.2B | 2.1B | 2.3B | 3.7B | 3.3B | 2.9B | 3.0B | 3.3B |
| Intangibles | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 322M | 276M | 339M | 326M | 428M | 1.1B | 1.0B | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.1B |
| Retained Earnings | 2.0B | 1.8B | 2.1B | 2.5B | 169M | 401M | 631M | 1.1B | 1.4B | 1.9B | 2.3B | 2.8B | 3.0B |
| Working Capital | 1.3B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 549M | 221M | 313M | 203M | 252M | 495M | 619M | 541M | 583M | 823M |
| Current Assets | 2.9B | 2.8B | 2.7B | 1.7B | 1.0B | 1.1B | 975M | 1.3B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.8B |
| Current Liabilities | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 819M | 749M | 773M | 1.1B | 1.1B | 950M | 895M | 959M | 940M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 1.11 | -0.42 | 2.85 | 3.63 | 1.96 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 3.30 | 2.90 | 3.75 | 3.74 | 3.96 | 4.12 |
| Owner EPS | 4.03 | 2.77 | 4.23 | 2.89 | 2.08 | 1.66 | 2.85 | 3.02 | 1.40 | 2.86 | 3.66 | 4.00 | -0.13 |
| Book Value | 24.09 | 22.04 | 23.22 | 27.44 | 10.36 | 11.48 | 12.57 | 14.45 | 16.33 | 19.37 | 21.31 | 23.44 | 23.58 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 5.21 | 4.06 | 4.70 | 3.38 | 2.48 | 2.07 | 3.42 | 3.66 | 2.19 | 3.73 | 4.58 | 4.94 | 8.90 |
| Dividends/Share | 1.10 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.38 | 1.05 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| Shares Out. | 193.6M | 181.9M | 183.2M | 183.6M | 177.2M | 170.2M | 167.6M | 167.6M | 165.8M | 166.1M | 167.2M | 165.1M | 161.6M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 50.0 | N/A | 17.1 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 20.1 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 19.0 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 15.3 |
| P/FCF | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 24.3 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 25.2 | 21.8 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 14.2 |
| EV/EBIT | 15.9 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 23.6 | 15.1 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 13.9 |
| Price/Book | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| Price/Sales | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| FCF Yield | 8.6% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 7.0% |
| Market Cap | 10.7B | 7.6B | 8.9B | 7.6B | 6.0B | 7.1B | 8.2B | 11.5B | 7.0B | 11.8B | 16.7B | 17.4B | 10.2B |
| Avg. Price | 39.63 | 33.86 | 32.65 | 37.92 | 39.40 | 36.09 | 39.43 | 63.79 | 48.08 | 58.66 | 84.66 | 99.98 | 62.88 |
| Year-End Price | 37.26 | 28.13 | 32.69 | 41.64 | 33.59 | 41.98 | 49.00 | 68.85 | 42.26 | 71.27 | 99.87 | 105.42 | 62.88 |
PENTAIR plc passes 5 of 9 quality checks, suggesting mixed fundamentals.
PENTAIR plc trades at 15.9x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 19.5x, suggesting it is currently Fair relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 13.8x vs a median of 21.3x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 14.6% with a gross margin of 37.0%. Total shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) is 5.3%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +10.2%.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a net profit margin of 15.7%. This is a healthy margin.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) generated $746 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $3.96 in its most recent fiscal year.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a return on equity (ROE) of 17.6%. This indicates the company generates strong returns for shareholders.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a 5-year average gross margin of 37.0%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 18 years of financial data for PENTAIR plc (PNR), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
PENTAIR plc (PNR) has a book value per share of $23.44, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
Based on recent SEC filings and earnings disclosures, Management expects continued operational excellence and innovation to drive profitability in 2026, with return on sales expansion of approximately 100 basis points to reach 26% through Pentair Business System productivity savings and complexity reduction initiatives. The company anticipates price to offset inflation while maintaining disciplined capital allocation, including share repurchases and strategic acquisitions focused on higher-growth, higher-margin businesses. Management remains confident in the resilience of end markets and expects to leverage structural improvements made to the operating model to deliver more durable financial performance across economic cycles. The company plans to continue investing in digital, AI-enabled solutions, and sustainable water technologies while deepening customer relationships and pursuing portfolio optimization to accelerate long-term growth.
Based on recent SEC filings and earnings calls, PENTAIR plc (PNR) has provided the following forward guidance: Adjusted EPS: $5.30–$5.40 (FY2026); Total Pentair Sales Growth: approximately 2%–4% (FY2026); Flow Sales Growth: approximately mid-single digits to high single digits (FY2026); Water Solutions Sales Growth: approximately flat, with core sales up approximately low single digits (FY2026); Pool Sales Growth: approximately 1%–3% (FY2026), plus 3 additional metrics.
Flow Sales Growth (FY2026): “We expect Flow sales to be up approximately mid-single digits to high single digits and in line with our long-term plan.”
Water Solutions Sales Growth (FY2026): “Water Solutions sales are expected to be approximately flat, with core sales up approximately low single digits and in line with our long-term plan.”
Pool Sales Growth (FY2026): “Pool sales are expected to increase approximately 1%-3% in 2026.”
Adjusted Operating Income Growth (FY2026): “We expect total Pentair adjusted operating income to increase approximately 6%-8%, with return on sales expansion of roughly 100 basis points to approximately 26%.”
Return on Sales (FY2026): “We expect total Pentair adjusted operating income to increase approximately 6%-8%, with return on sales expansion of roughly 100 basis points to approximately 26%.”
Productivity Savings (FY2026): “We expect price to offset inflation and expect another strong year of Pentair Business System-driven productivity of approximately $70 million net of investment.”