Nordson vs Pentair
NDSN and PNR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NDSN and PNR compare
Nordson is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Pentair ($18.0B against $10.6B).
On earnings, Pentair is cheaper: it trades at 16.6× trailing earnings, against 32.6× for Nordson.
Nordson grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.0% versus −2.1% for Pentair).
Nordson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.6% compared with 16.2% at Pentair.
Both pay dividends: Nordson yields 1.1% and Pentair 1.2%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NDSN | PNR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.0B | $10.6B |
| Share price | $322.67 | $66.26 |
| Change, 1 year | 38.4% | −38.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 23.5% | −10.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.01 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 8,000 | 9,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 | 18 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.6× | 16.6× (better) |
| P/S | 6.0× | 2.6× (better) |
| P/B | 5.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.3× | 14.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 24.8× | 15.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 1.52 |
| FCF yield | 4.0% | 6.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $247.33 | $85.88 |
| Margin of safety | −30.5% | 22.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.0% (better) | −2.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | 6.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.0% (better) | 6.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 24.2% (better) | 8.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.8% (better) | 13.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 55.3% (better) | 41.3% |
| Operating margin | 26.9% (better) | 20.3% |
| Net margin | 18.6% (better) | 16.2% |
| FCF margin | 24.3% (better) | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.8% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 13.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.84 (better) | 1.86 |
| Interest coverage | 8.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.82 (better) | 1.45 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.24 (better) | 3.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 6 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 15.6% (better) | 5.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | 4.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.1% | 5.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.5% | 95.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.55% | 0.81% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$25.6M | −$2.9M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.6% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- NDSN stock overview
- NDSN income statement
- NDSN valuation and score
- PNR stock overview
- PNR income statement
- PNR valuation and score
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