# Pentair plc. Ordinary Share (PNR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $60.21, market value $9.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.5×** (5-yr avg 21.4×, 3-yr avg 23.7×). Pentair plc. Ordinary Share trades at 15.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 21.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 11.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.98**. A PEG of 1.98 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.4×.
- **Price / book: 2.6×**. The shares trade at 2.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.0%** (5-yr avg 4.4%). Free cash flow equals 7.0% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 41.3%**. Pentair plc. Ordinary Share keeps 41.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 20.3%**. 20.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 15.7%**. 15.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 16.9%**. 16.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.9%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.9%.
- **Return on assets: 9.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.3%** (3-yr 0.4%/yr, 5-yr 6.7%/yr). Revenue grew 2.3% over the last year, against 6.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 5.9%** (3-yr 10.9%/yr, 5-yr 13.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 5.9%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 38.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 38.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.42**. Debt is 0.42 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.73**. A Z-score of 3.73 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.76%** ($1.04 per share, trailing). Pentair plc. Ordinary Share yields 1.76%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 25%** (25% of free cash flow). 25% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.6%/yr** (1-yr 8.7%). The dividend has grown 5.6% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Pentair plc. Ordinary Share; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $76.31 (+27% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -44.6%** (YTD -41.6%, 3-mo -17.3%). The shares are down 44.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -47.2%** (4.5% above the low). Trading 47% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 34**. An RSI of 34 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.02** (volatility 32%). Beta of 1.02 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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