COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
DE vs IR
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. DE scored 45.8, IR scored 72.8 — IR leads.
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DE
Deere & Company
45.8
$648.64 · $175.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
27.0
IR leads
IR
Ingersoll Rand Inc.
72.8
$79.99 · $31.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestIR33.1x
- Fastest growthIR+7.8%
- Strongest balance sheetIR0.48
- Highest qualityIR66 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
DE
stronger →← stronger
IR
60
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
66
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
76
32
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
77
IR is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
DE
IR
$3.8bB
FCF
$1.2bC+
+4.0%C+
Rev
+7.8%B
3.76D
D/E
0.48B+
36.0xC+
P/E
33.1xC+
1.49B
PEG
0.72A-
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
DE
IR
86% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
66% above
~30%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~20%/yr
-59%
1-yr DCF upside
-45%
-46%
5-yr DCF upside
-40%
-20%
10-yr DCF upside
-32%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
DE
Why this score
- Cyclical growth
IR
Why this score
- Buying back stock
The companies
DEDeere & Company
Why now
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery · market cap $175.1b. 4% off the 52-week high of $674.19. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $661.94 (implying +2% upside).
Moat
ROE 17% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. $175.1b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
D/E 3.76 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 36x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
IRIngersoll Rand Inc.
Why now
Specialty Industrial Machinery · market cap $31.0b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $100.96 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.72 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $96.25 (implying +20% upside).
Moat
Net margin 12% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. FCF converts 127% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Trailing P/E 33x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where DE and IR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 27.0 points in favor of IR. The widest single difference is Value, where IR leads by 44.9 points.
- ValueDE 32.2 · IR 77.1IR +44.9
- GrowthDE 50.0 · IR 76.5IR +26.5
- QualityDE 59.6 · IR 65.5IR +5.9
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.