Added to YB: 2026-09-17
Pitch date: 2026-09-14
PNR [neutral]
Pentair plc
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Company Info
Pentair plc provides various water solutions in the United States, Western Europe, China, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Canada.
Market Cap
$9.0B
Pitch Price
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.92%
EV/EBITDA
9.76
P/E
14.47
EV/Sales
2.65
Sector
Machinery
Category
N/A
Accounting Required #05 - Channel Inventory - Pentair plc
PNR (earnings): Pentair’s Q2 Pool sales fell 42.3% to $246.6M, but management attributed roughly $170M of the $180.6M decline to channel destocking rather than end demand. Still, about $28M of the volume decline remained unexplained by destocking, management acknowledged softer sell-through and aftermarket share loss, and Pentair’s own inventory increased. Hayward’s North America volume grew 2%, underscoring company-specific weakness beneath the headline decline.
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