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Water company Pentair beats Q3 sales estimates; CFO to step down
Oct 21, 2025 4:41 AM

Overview

* Pentair ( PNR ) Q3 sales rise 3% to $1.022 bln, beating analysts' expectations

* Adjusted EPS for Q3 rises 14% to $1.24, beating analyst estimates

* Company repurchased $50 mln of shares in Q3, acquired Hydra-Stop for $292 mln

* Bob Fishman to step down as CFO on March 1, 2026; Nick Brazis named new finance chief

Outlook

* Pentair ( PNR ) updates 2025 GAAP EPS guidance to $3.98-$4.03, up 6%-8%

* Company increases 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to $4.85-$4.90, up 12%-13%

* Pentair expects Q4 2025 sales to rise 3%-4% year-over-year

Result Drivers

* FLOW SEGMENT GROWTH - Flow sales increased by 6% compared to the same period last year, driven by core sales growth and the Hydra-Stop acquisition

* POOL SEGMENT PERFORMANCE - Pool sales rose 7% compared to the same period last year, with core sales growing 6%

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Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Sales Beat $1.02 $1 bln

bln (18

Analysts

)

Q3 Beat $1.24 $1.18

Adjusted (17

EPS Analysts

)

Q3 EPS $1.12

Q3 Net $184.30

Income mln

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy"

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Pentair PLC ( PNR ) is $121.00, about 9.7% above its October 20 closing price of $109.30

* The stock recently traded at 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 21 three months ago

Press Release:

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(This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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