--- title: Pentair (PNR) — intrinsic value and fair price canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/pnr ticker: PNR as_of: 2026-10-17 sector: Industrials industry: Industrial - Machinery --- # Pentair (PNR) Pentair (PNR) closed at $53.44 on Oct 16, 2026, undervalued by 36% vs its model value of $83.91 (from a five-year discounted cash flow). ## Key figures | Figure | Value | | --- | ---: | | Last close | $53.44 (Oct 16, 2026) | | Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $83.91 | | Price vs model | undervalued by 36% vs model | | Range of that model | $53.63 – $185.80 | | Market value | $8.5B | | P/E (fiscal 2025) | 13.5 | | Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 15.7% | | Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $746.0M | | Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 1.98% | | Beta | 1.03 | | Cost of capital (WACC) | 8.52% | | Business classification | Mature & Stable (Low/slowing growth (~1% recent), Moderate margins (16% net margin), Pays dividends, Highly cyclical earnings, Strong FCF yield (8.7%)) | ## On the stock lists | List | Place | Figure | Page | | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | Highest free cash flow yield | #48 | 8.7% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/highest-free-cash-flow-yield | | Near 52-week lows | #12 | +2.6% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/near-52-week-lows | | Worst performing this year | #11 | −48.7% | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/worst-performing-this-year | ## Dividends | Figure | Value | | --- | ---: | | Trailing dividend yield | 1.98% | | Dividends per share, last 12 months | $1.06 | | Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | 22.0% | | Raised | 6 years in a row | | Growth over 5 years | 6.1% a year | | Latest payment | $0.27, ex-date Jul 24, 2026, paid Aug 7, 2026 | | Year of payments | Dividends per share | | --- | ---: | | To Jul 22, 2021 | $0.79 | | To Jul 21, 2022 | $0.83 | | To Jul 20, 2023 | $0.87 | | To Jul 19, 2024 | $0.91 | | To Jul 18, 2025 | $0.98 | | Trailing twelve months (to Jul 24, 2026) | $1.06 | ## Valuation models Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026. | Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $83.91 | $53.63 | $185.80 | | DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $93.16 | $61.20 | $199.00 | | DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $79.65 | $54.81 | $108.91 | | DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $89.44 | $62.12 | $125.80 | | P/E · peers | cross check | $84.55 | $77.98 | $92.72 | | P/E · own history | cross check | $93.36 | $77.07 | $112.05 | | PEG | sanity check | $64.85 | $64.85 | $64.85 | | EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $59.40 | $49.42 | $64.37 | | EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $47.93 | $41.95 | $54.13 | | Earnings power value | cross check | $25.48 | $20.27 | $32.91 | | Dividend discount | cross check | $19.73 | $13.72 | $31.67 | ## Insider activity (SEC Form 4) No open-market insider buys or sales filed in the past 90 days. | Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | Oct 15, 2026 | Pinkham Louis V. | Director | Grant / award | 3,087 | $0 | | Sep 2, 2026 | Fishman Robert P | Interim EVP and CFO | Tax withholding | 747 | $44,700.5 | | Sep 2, 2026 | Fishman Robert P | Interim EVP and CFO | Tax withholding | 1,073 | $64,208.3 | | Aug 14, 2026 | Fishman Robert P | Interim EVP and CFO | Bona fide gift | 79,229 | $0 | | Aug 14, 2026 | Fishman Robert P | Interim EVP and CFO | Bona fide gift | 79,229 | $0 | ## Recent SEC filings | Filed | Form | What | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sep 22, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77360/000007736026000050/pnr-20260921.htm | | Sep 18, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77360/000007736026000047/pnr-20260917.htm | | Sep 2, 2026 | 8-K | 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77360/000110465926104725/tm2624576d1_8k.htm | | Jul 28, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77360/000007736026000045/pnr-20260630.htm | | Jul 28, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/77360/000007736026000042/pnr-20260728.htm | ## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F) | Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | Mairs & Power | 2026-06-30 | 57,038 | $4.4M | | Bridgewater | 2026-06-30 | 10,400 | $797,264 | 2 tracked managers in all. ## About 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, manufactures, and sells various fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles, while serving the global residential, commercial, and industrial markets. The Water Solutions segment covers commercial and residential water treatment products and systems, including pressure tanks, control valves, activated carbon products, commercial ice machines, conventional filtrat… --- Source: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/pnr (SweetValueLab, free, no account). Prices and statements from Financial Modeling Prep; filings from SEC EDGAR. 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