COMPARE · Data as of August 28, 2026
MWA vs PNR
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. MWA scored 72.2, PNR scored 70.1 — MWA leads.
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Different reporting periods. MWA's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but PNR's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
MWA
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
72.2
$24.38 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
2.1
MWA leads
PNR
Pentair plc
70.1
$62.46 · $10.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestPNR16.3x
- Fastest growthMWA+5.9%
- Strongest balance sheetMWA0.40
- Highest qualityPNR77 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valuePNR-19%
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)
MWA
stronger →← stronger
PNR
75
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
77
65
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
59
77
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
75
MWA is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
MWA
PNR
$180mC
FCF
$716mC+
+5.9%C+
Rev
+3.1%C+
0.40B+
D/E
0.47B+
17.2xA-
P/E
16.3xA-
1.01B+
PEG
1.14B+
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
MWA
PNR
48% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
19% below
~12%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~2%/yr
-32%
1-yr DCF upside
+12%
-33%
5-yr DCF upside
+24%
-34%
10-yr DCF upside
+44%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
MWA
No notable signals flagged.
PNR
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
The companies
MWAMueller Water Products, Inc.
Why now
Specialty Industrial Machinery · market cap $3.8b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $31.00 — deep drawdown territory. 6 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $31.00 (implying +27% upside).
Moat
Net margin 15% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 20% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
PNRPentair plc
Why now
Specialty Industrial Machinery · market cap $10.0b. Down 45% from 52-week high of $113.95 — deep drawdown territory. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $76.31 (implying +22% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 18% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 107% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Down 45% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where MWA and PNR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 2.1 points in favor of MWA. The widest single difference is Growth, where MWA leads by 5.7 points.
- GrowthMWA 65.0 · PNR 59.3MWA +5.7
- QualityMWA 75.1 · PNR 77.3level
- ValueMWA 77.2 · PNR 75.2level
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.