PNR
Pentair plc
PNR has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over PNR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over PNR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PNR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PNR, but weaker profitability.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT 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 earned $3.77 per share over the past year, down 4.3% from the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over PNR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over PNR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over PNR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over PNR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 VRT 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.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
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.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over PNR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
PNR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PNR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 25% below |
| PE % | 25 | 58 | 33 pts below |
PNR has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium 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.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above 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.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over PNR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.