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Pentair PNR

Pentair scores average on business quality (5.6 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.

Last price$52.47Oct 10, 2026
Business qualityAverage
Next earningsOct 27, 2026, before the open
Insiders, 90 daysQuiet

Why it matters

  1. What Pentair does

    Pentair makes water treatment systems, pool equipment, and sustainable fluid management products for residential and commercial customers. Buyers pay for essential filtration and flow hardware that keep water clean and moving.

  2. What it does best

    Pentair turns revenue into cash efficiently, ranking in the top quartile of its sector with a free cash flow margin of 78th percentile. This cash machine status stems from sticky replacement cycles in pool and filtration systems that competitors struggle to unseat.

  3. The main risk

    Revenue growth is stalled at 2.3%, lagging the broader industrial sector as demand normalizes across key segments. If organic volume stays flat, top-line expansion relies entirely on M&A integration.

Quality, check by check

Scored against its own industry, from company filings.

ProfitabilityFair

Operating margin stands at 23.3% with a gross margin of 42.8%, showing stable profitability that allows the business to generate reliable cash as it scales.

MoatFair

Pentair locks in residential and commercial consumers through specialized filtration gear, backed by an operating margin ranking in the 86th percentile of its sector.

GrowthSlow

Revenue growth crawls at 2.3%, showing virtually flat progress compared to historical annual figures around $4.1B, indicating a fading expansion engine.

Financial healthStrong

Net debt sits at $1.5B against a total debt of $1.6B, while free cash flow hit $674M, showing a solid cash profile that is getting stronger.

Insiders

Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.

No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

Our sealed record on PNR

Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.

The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.

Questions

Is PNR a good business?

Pentair scores average on the Cluenex quality check (5.6 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is fair, moat fair, growth slow and financial health strong.

Are insiders buying PNR?

In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.

When does PNR report earnings?

Oct 27, 2026, before the open.

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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Pentair (PNR)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/pnr/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.