PNR
Pentair plc
PNR's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 16% of its revenue into free cash flow, but revenue fell 3.9%. At 18x earnings, it's trading below its usual 22x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
PNR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
PNR's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue is under pressure.
PNR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $68.14 | — |
| Cheap | 16x | $60.18 | -12% |
| Current | 18x | $68.14 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $83.09 | +22% |
| Expensive | 27x | $100 | +47% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PNR's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
PNR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PNR, but weaker profitability.
PNR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.18 | +37% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.77 | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.98 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.08 | +5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.96 | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.94 | -1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.66 | -7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.87 | +2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.74 | -0.3% |
PNR earned $3.77 per share over the past year, down 4.3% from the year before.
PNR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $976.4M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $932.6M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +4.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | +2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | -0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $972.9M | -1.2% |
PNR's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $976M last quarter, down 4.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +3.1 points |
PNR's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PNR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $152.5M | -15% |
| Q2 2026 | $552.9M | -7.2% |
| Q1 2026 | -$85.9M | -$30.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $27.1M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $178.9M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $595.7M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | -$55.7M | +$71.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $63.8M | -34% |
PNR generated $647M in free cash flow over the past year, down 17% from the year before.
PNR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -2.9% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -6.3M shares |
| 5 years | -4.4% | -7.3M shares |
| Available history | -5.9% | -10.1M shares |
PNR has 160M diluted shares, down 2.9% from a year ago, with $400M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $148.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $200M |
| Q4 2025 | $50M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $75M |
| Q1 2025 | $50M |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
PNR spent $400M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 78% from the year before.
PNR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
PNR's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
PNR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 77.5 | Neutral |
PNR's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
PNR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PNR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 25% below |
| PE % | 25 | 58 | 33 pts below |
PNR is trading at 18x earnings, a 25% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
PNR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $58.8 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $62.4 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $79.6 | 14% below |
| 100 week MA | $89.9 | 24% below |
| 200 week MA | $81.7 | 17% below |
PNR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 17% below its 200-week average.
PNR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.8 | $52.6 | +15% |
| 2021 | $52.6 | $71.2 | +35% |
| 2022 | $71.2 | $44.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $44.4 | $72.7 | +64% |
| 2024 | $72.7 | $101.1 | +39% |
| 2025 | $101.1 | $105.7 | +4.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $105.7 | $68.1 | -36% |
PNR is down 36% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.