PNR
Pentair plc
PNR has a slight edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PNR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PNR, but weaker profitability.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over PNR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over PNR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 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 has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M 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 the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB has the edge over PNR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB has the edge over PNR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.