Kadant vs Pentair
KAI and PNR side by side, both in special industry machinery, except metalworking. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KAI and PNR compare
Pentair is the larger company, worth 3.4 times as much as Kadant ($10.6B against $3.1B).
On earnings, Pentair is cheaper: it trades at 16.6× trailing earnings, against 28.6× for Kadant.
Kadant grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.5% versus −2.1% for Pentair).
Pentair keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.2% compared with 9.5% at Kadant.
Both pay dividends: Kadant yields 0.54% and Pentair 1.2%.
Pentair scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 16 for Kadant), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KAI | PNR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $10.6B |
| Share price | $265.28 | $66.26 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.8% | −38.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.9% | −10.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 3,900 | 9,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.6× | 16.6× (better) |
| P/S | 2.7× | 2.6× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.3× | 14.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 19.6× | 15.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 1.52 |
| FCF yield | 5.1% | 6.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $267.26 | $85.88 |
| Margin of safety | 0.74% | 22.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.5% (better) | −2.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.6% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 3.7% | 6.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 3.5% | 8.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.6% | 13.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.4% (better) | 41.3% |
| Operating margin | 15.0% | 20.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 16.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 13.9% | 16.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.50 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.63 (better) | 1.86 |
| Interest coverage | 9.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.59 (better) | 1.45 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.07 (better) | 3.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.54% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 14.8% | 26.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 (better) | 6 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% (better) | 5.6% |
| Buyback yield | −0.08% | 4.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.46% | 5.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 111% | 95.8% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.81% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.5M (better) | −$2.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- KAI stock overview
- KAI income statement
- KAI valuation and score
- PNR stock overview
- PNR income statement
- PNR valuation and score
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