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Pentair
(NYSE:PNR)
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Rating:65Neutral
Price Target:
$65.00
â–²(5.40% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:09/06/26
PNR scores as a mid-range setup driven by strong underlying profitability and a reasonable valuation, but weighed down by a clear bearish technical trend and near-term fundamental pressure (TTM revenue decline and softer cash flows). Earnings-call guidance is mixed: EPS was reaffirmed and core segments are executing well, yet Pool-driven destocking and weaker sales/outlook keep risk elevated in the near term.
Positive Factors
Resilient profitability
Pentair’s sustained high margins and structural improvement in operating profitability indicate meaningful pricing, product-mix, or efficiency advantages. This earnings resilience provides capacity to invest in innovation, support customers, and absorb cyclical weakness while preserving long-term cash generation.
Negative Factors
Severe Pool segment contraction
The Pool downturn is materially weakening both revenue and segment profitability, not merely reducing unit volumes. Although management attributes much of it to channel destocking, the scale of the decline and lower margins can pressure earnings, dealer relationships, and recovery execution over coming quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Resilient profitability
Pentair’s sustained high margins and structural improvement in operating profitability indicate meaningful pricing, product-mix, or efficiency advantages. This earnings resilience provides capacity to invest in innovation, support customers, and absorb cyclical weakness while preserving long-term cash generation.
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Pentair Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Operating Income by Segment
Shows operating profit for each business unit after core costs, revealing which segments are the most profitable and whether management is improving efficiency or facing margin pressure from costs or pricing.
Shows operating profit for each business unit after core costs, revealing which segments are the most profitable and whether management is improving efficiency or facing margin pressure from costs or pricing.
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Market Cap
$9.61B
Dividend Yield1.76%
Average Volume (3M)3.69M
Price to Earnings (P/E)15.0
Beta (1Y)1.08
Revenue Growth-2.15%
EPS Growth8.39%
CountryUS
Employees9,000
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)4.01
Shares Outstanding159,637,950
10 Day Avg. Volume5,210,287
30 Day Avg. Volume3,691,411
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio4.70
Price to Book (P/B)4.42
Price to Sales (P/S)4.09
P/FCF Ratio22.91
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$79.82Price Target Upside29.43% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering14
EPS Forecast (FY)4.65
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.93B
Pentair Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Pentair plc engages in the provision of water solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and agricultural applications. It operates through the following segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs, ...
How the Company Makes Money
Pentair primarily makes money by selling engineered water-related equipment and systems, with revenue largely driven by product sales into two main end-markets: (1) Pool and spa: sales of pumps, filters, heaters, sanitization, lighting, cleaners, ...
Pentair Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 28, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 27, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call mixed strong execution in Flow and Water Solutions, record return-on-sales in both segments, disciplined capital allocation (including $150M buyback and dividend raise), and a strategic acquisition (Taco) that meaningfully broadens the Water Solutions platform. These positives were tempered by a significant, but described-as-temporary, downturn in the Pool business driven by a $170M channel inventory destocking that led to a 42% decline in pool sales and substantial margin pressure. Management provided concrete remediation plans for Pool, reaffirmed full-year EPS, and outlined a deleveraging path post-acquisition. Overall, the positives—diversified segment strength, clear M&A rationale, and continued shareholder returns—outweigh the near-term pool-related headwinds.Positive Updates
Quarterly Financial Performance
Q2 sales of $933 million, adjusted operating income of $237 million, return on sales (ROS) of 25.4%, and adjusted EPS of $1.14; results slightly better than the July 14 preannouncement.
Negative Updates
Severe Pool Segment Underperformance
Pool sales declined 42% year-over-year to $247 million; pool segment income fell 62% to $58 million and ROS declined to 23.4% from 35.7% in Q2 2025. Management attributes primary cause to a $170 million channel inventory destocking.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Quarterly Financial Performance
Q2 sales of $933 million, adjusted operating income of $237 million, return on sales (ROS) of 25.4%, and adjusted EPS of $1.14; results slightly better than the July 14 preannouncement.
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Company Guidance
Pentair reaffirmed full‑year 2026 adjusted EPS of $4.60–$4.80 and expects total sales down ~4%–7% (midpoint ≈ $3.95B), with price up ~3%, FX/acquisitions/divestitures net +50 bps and volume driving the remainder; total adjusted operating income is expected to decline ~5%–9% with ~$55M of productivity savings net of investments and tariff‑refund outcomes in a $35M–$50M range. For Q3 the company expects sales down ~4%–6% (mid ≈ $970M), Flow up high‑single‑digits (including ≈ $10M from Hydra‑Stop at ~30% ROS), Water Solutions up low‑single‑digits, Pool down ~23%–25%, Q3 adjusted operating income down ~14%–16% and adjusted EPS ≈ $1.05–$1.08. Q2 actuals: sales $933M, adjusted operating income $237M, ROS 25.4%, adjusted EPS $1.14 (core sales -17% y/y driven primarily by ~$170M pool channel destocking); segment detail—Flow sales $264M (+5%) with ROS 26.5%, Water Solutions sales $422M (-5%) with ROS 30% (included ~$18M tariff refunds), Pool sales $247M (-42%) with segment income $58M and ROS 23.4%. The announced Taco acquisition is $1.4B (~10.5x expected 2026 adjusted EBITDA), expected to be $0.10–$0.15 accretive to 2027 adjusted EPS with ~ $30M run‑rate cost synergies, bringing pro forma net leverage to ~2.4x at close (target <1.5x within two years); Pentair repurchased $150M of shares in Q2 and exited the quarter with net debt leverage of 1.4x.Pentair Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 4.01B | 4.18B | 4.08B | 4.10B | 4.12B | 3.76B |
| Gross Profit | 1.66B | 1.69B | 1.60B | 1.52B | 1.36B | 1.32B |
| EBITDA | 929.30M | 943.60M | 922.10M | 852.00M | 719.00M | 716.80M |
| Net Income | 651.40M | 653.80M | 625.40M | 622.70M | 480.90M | 553.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 6.71B | 6.87B | 6.45B | 6.56B | 6.45B | 4.75B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 91.80M | 101.60M | 118.70M | 170.30M | 108.90M | 94.50M |
| Total Debt | 1.76B | 1.77B | 1.77B | 2.09B | 2.40B | 982.30M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.96B | 3.00B | 2.88B | 3.35B | 3.74B | 2.33B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.75B | 3.87B | 3.56B | 3.22B | 2.71B | 2.42B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 673.00M | 746.00M | 692.30M | 543.20M | 278.10M | 553.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 751.50M | 814.80M | 766.70M | 619.20M | 363.30M | 613.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -397.80M | -404.50M | -187.60M | -85.40M | -1.58B | -390.70M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -415.20M | -402.50M | -636.70M | -468.10M | 1.23B | -222.20M |
Pentair Technical Analysis
Negative
61.67
Price Trends
66.93
Negative
72.05
Negative
85.18
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.97
Positive
34.42
Neutral
13.01
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PNR, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 61.67 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 63.38, below the 50-day MA of 66.93, and below the 200-day MA of 85.18, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -1.97 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 34.42 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 13.01 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for PNR.
Pentair Risk Analysis
Pentair disclosed 42 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Pentair reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Pentair Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $12.12B | 31.69 | 18.56% | 0.63% | 17.13% | 23.21% | |
79 Outperform | $3.74B | 16.75 | 21.21% | 1.17% | 5.88% | 49.15% | |
78 Outperform | $7.90B | 28.85 | 17.09% | 0.92% | 10.69% | 60.92% | |
75 Outperform | $4.41B | 28.50 | 11.59% | 1.11% | 7.38% | -10.43% | |
69 Neutral | $24.68B | 25.16 | 9.17% | 1.60% | 4.41% | 9.23% | |
65 Neutral | $9.61B | 15.01 | 17.13% | 1.76% | -2.15% | 8.39% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Pentair Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Pentair Secures New Term Loans for Taco Acquisition
Positive
Sep 2, 2026
On July 27, 2026, Pentair plc agreed to acquire Taco Group Holdings for a purchase price of $1.425 billion, marking a significant expansion move in its building systems and fluid management portfolio. In preparation for this transaction, the compa...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
Pentair CFO Resigns as Interim Successor Appointed
Negative
Jul 15, 2026
Pentair announced on July 14, 2026 that Chief Financial Officer Nicholas Brazis resigned on July 10 to join a private company and that former CFO Bob Fishman has returned as interim CFO, with the board initiating a search for a permanent successor...
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