Pentair plc · PNR · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Pentair Q1 FY2026: Record Revenue and Raised Guidance, but Shares Sold Off 10%

Pentair posted a record Q1 FY2026 with revenue exceeding $1 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.22 (up ~10% YoY), beating consensus on both lines. Management raised the low end of full-year EPS guidance to $5.30–$5.40 and returned $200 million via share repurchases while increasing the dividend 8%. Despite the beat-and-raise, shares declined approximately 10% on the report session with continued downward drift afterward, suggesting the market focused on flat pool industry volumes, potential channel destocking, and skepticism that pricing can sustainably offset tariff and commodity inflation even though management characterized tariffs as net-neutral for the full year. The stock now trades at $65.20 versus a consensus analyst target of $83.82, implying meaningful upside if execution holds — but the gap reflects real uncertainty about earnings quality and pool-segment demand.

Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials $10.69B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Pentair plc engages in the provision of water solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and agricultural applications. It operates through the following segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs, manufactures, and sells various fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles, while serving the global residential, commercial, and industrial markets.…

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.22 Consensus $1
EPS surprise +4.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.04B Consensus $1.03B
Revenue surprise +0.9% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
PNR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.86 Q4 '23 actual $0.87, match Q1 '24 estimate $0.90 Q1 '24 actual $0.94, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.14 Q2 '24 actual $1.22, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.07 Q3 '24 actual $1.09, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.34 Q2 '25 actual $1.39, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.18 Q3 '25 actual $1.24, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.17 Q4 '25 actual $1.18, match Q1 '26 estimate $1.17 Q1 '26 actual $1.22, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.12 Q2 '26 actual $1.14, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.10 Q4 '26 estimate $1.20 Q1 '27 estimate $1.25 Q2 '27 estimate $1.28
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold41 ratings
Bullish1434.2%
Neutral2151.2%
Bearish614.6%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$65.44Current
$41Low
$92.87Average
$135High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
TD Cowen Sell SellMaintainJul 29, 2026
Baird Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 29, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 21, 2026
Stifel Hold BuyDowngradeJul 16, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 16, 2026
Goldman Sachs Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 16, 2026
BNP Paribas Underperform UnderperformMaintainJul 16, 2026
Seaport Global Neutral BuyDowngradeJul 15, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $65.44. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$80$66.77 +22.2%Jul 29, 2026
Deutsche BankAndrew Krill$81$63.63 +23.8%Jul 27, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$85$62.12 +29.9%Jul 21, 2026
BNP ParibasAnalyst unavailable$64$65.92 -2.2%Jul 16, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$94$64.57 +43.6%Jul 16, 2026
Stifel NicolausNathan Jones$65$64.33 -0.7%Jul 16, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$72$64.33 +10.0%Jul 15, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$90$64.33 +37.5%Jul 15, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$83$75.68 +26.8%Jul 15, 2026
RBC CapitalAnalyst unavailable$74$75.68 +13.1%Jul 15, 2026
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -10.2% Event window
SPY move -0.5% Same window
Abnormal move -9.7% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -12.6% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Q1 delivered record sales above $1 billion with 3% growth and adjusted EPS of $1.22 versus the prior quarter's full-year 2025 record results. Guidance was raised at the low end from $5.25–$5.40 to $5.30–$5.40. The company completed $200 million in share repurchases during the quarter and increased its dividend by 8%. The HydroStop acquisition drove 11% YoY growth in the Flow segment. An executive transition was announced with Jeff Thompson moving into the Investor Relations role replacing Shelly Hubbard.

Guidance delta

Full-year FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised at the low end from $5.25–$5.40 to $5.30–$5.40, lifting the midpoint to $5.35. Revenue growth outlook of 3–4% and $70M transformation savings target were reiterated. Prior quarter guidance was the initial FY2026 framework introduced on the Q4 2025 call.

Key takeaways

  • Q1 delivered record sales exceeding $1 billion with 3% revenue growth and adjusted EPS of $1.22, up approximately 10% year-over-year, beating consensus on both revenue and EPS.
  • Full-year adjusted EPS guidance midpoint raised to $5.35 as the low end increased $0.05 to $5.30–$5.40.
  • Share repurchases totaled $200 million in Q1 with continued buybacks planned; dividend increased 8%, reinforcing Dividend King status.
  • Management expects flat pool industry volume with pricing offsetting inflation and tariffs projected to be net-neutral for the full year.
  • HydroStop acquisition contributed to 11% year-over-year growth in the Flow segment, extending the company's water-infrastructure portfolio.

Management priorities

  • Invest in digital and AI-enabled water solutions across all three segments
  • Expand pool automation platform with new product launches planned for 2027
  • Develop purification and membrane technologies for the water quality management business
  • Continue disciplined capital deployment through share repurchases and selective bolt-on acquisitions
  • Execute the 80/20 portfolio shaping strategy focused on QuadOne top-customer growth

Related earnings events

Industrials

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-07-31T18:41:21.234926+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-31T18:41:21.232223+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

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