Itron vs Veralto
ITRI and VLTO side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ITRI and VLTO compare
Veralto is the larger company, worth 6.5 times as much as Itron ($27.1B against $4.2B).
On earnings, Itron is cheaper: it trades at 16.0× trailing earnings, against 28.1× for Veralto.
Veralto grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.2% versus −5.7% for Itron).
Veralto keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.3% compared with 11.9% at Itron.
Veralto pays a dividend yielding 0.47%; Itron does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ITRI | VLTO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $27.1B |
| Share price | $95.82 | $111.10 |
| Change, 1 year | −30.7% | 11.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 21.1% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 0.65 |
| Employees | 5,550 | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 16 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.0× (better) | 28.1× |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 2.6× (better) | 8.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× (better) | 20.4× |
| P/FCF | 10.9× (better) | 25.9× |
| PEG | – | 9.02 |
| FCF yield | 9.2% (better) | 3.9% |
| Fair value | $148.27 | $120.80 |
| Margin of safety | 35.4% (better) | 8.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −5.7% | 6.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1.5% | 10.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.4% | 10.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 39.9% | 60.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 22.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 17.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.7% | 18.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 17.0% | 34.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 12.7% | 26.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.97 (better) | 1.09 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | 0.91 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 13.3× | 14.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.75 (better) | 1.78 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.27 | 4.72 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.47% |
| Payout ratio | – | 12.0% |
| Buyback yield | 5.9% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.9% (better) | 0.47% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 118% | 97.5% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 0.22% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$15.4M | −$3.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.8% | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- ITRI stock overview
- ITRI income statement
- ITRI valuation and score
- VLTO stock overview
- VLTO income statement
- VLTO valuation and score
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