Specialty industrial machinery · Industrials · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Pentair reported revenue of $4.2B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 2.3% from the year before. Operating income was $858M, an operating margin of 20.5%, and net income was $654M. Operating cash flow of $815M less capital expenditure of $69M left free cash flow of $746M. Net debt was $1.5B.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,765 | 4,122 | 4,105 | 4,083 | 4,176 |
| Cost of revenue | 2,446 | 2,757 | 2,585 | 2,484 | 2,486 |
| Gross profit | 1,319 | 1,365 | 1,519 | 1,599 | 1,690 |
| Research & development | 85.9 | 92.2 | 99.8 | 93.6 | 95.9 |
| Selling, general & admin | 596 | 677 | 680 | 701 | 737 |
| Operating income | 637 | 595 | 739 | 804 | 858 |
| Net interest incomeBanks | −12.5 | −61.8 | −118 | −88.6 | −69.4 |
| Pre-tax income | 627 | 551 | 619 | 719 | 757 |
| Income tax | 70.8 | 67.4 | −4.0 | 93.3 | 107 |
| Net income | 553 | 481 | 623 | 625 | 654 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.30 | 2.90 | 3.75 | 3.74 | 3.96 |
| Diluted shares | 168 | 166 | 166 | 167 | 166 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 94.5 | 109 | 170 | 119 | 102 |
| Inventory | 563 | 790 | 678 | 611 | 633 |
| Current assets | 1,304 | 1,559 | 1,569 | 1,436 | 1,542 |
| Net PP&E | 310 | 345 | 362 | 359 | 377 |
| Goodwill | 2,505 | 3,253 | 3,275 | 3,287 | 3,538 |
| Total assets | 4,754 | 6,448 | 6,563 | 6,447 | 6,869 |
| Payables | 386 | 355 | 279 | 273 | 302 |
| Deferred revenue | 31.2 | 43.8 | 46.9 | 33.8 | 37.4 |
| Current liabilities | 1,052 | 1,063 | 950 | 895 | 959 |
| Long-term debt | 894 | 2,317 | 1,988 | 1,639 | 1,639 |
| Total liabilities | 2,332 | 3,739 | 3,346 | 2,884 | 3,000 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,422 | 2,708 | 3,217 | 3,563 | 3,869 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 613 | 363 | 619 | 767 | 815 |
| Capital expenditure | 60.2 | 85.2 | 76.0 | 74.4 | 68.8 |
| Free cash flow | 553 | 278 | 543 | 692 | 746 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 51.2 | 54.1 | 59.5 | 60.3 | 59.6 |
| Stock-based compensation | 29.8 | 24.9 | 29.1 | 39.7 | 37.0 |
| Acquisitions | 339 | 1,581 | 0.6 | 108 | 292 |
| Share buybacks | 150 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 150 | 225 |
| Dividends paid | 133 | 139 | 145 | 152 | 164 |
| Dividend per share | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 1.00 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 9.5% | −0.4% | −0.5% | 2.3% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −6.5% | 24.2% | 8.7% | 6.7% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −12.1% | 29.3% | −0.3% | 5.9% |
| Gross margin | 35.0% | 33.1% | 37.0% | 39.2% | 40.5% |
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 14.4% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 14.7% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 15.7% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 22.8% | 17.8% | 19.4% | 17.6% | 16.9% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 17.2% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 14.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.7% | 6.7% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 17.9% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.11x | 0.76x | 0.99x | 1.23x | 1.25x |
| Inventory days | 84 | 105 | 96 | 90 | 93 |
| Payable days | 58 | 47 | 39 | 40 | 44 |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.37x | 0.86x | 0.62x | 0.46x | 0.42x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 800 | 2,208 | 1,818 | 1,520 | 1,537 |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.47x | 1.65x | 1.60x | 1.61x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.