Residential flow and water solutions combined to create growth and scale
Pentair delivered a strong Q4 2025 (5% sales growth, 9% EPS growth) and record full-year results, driven by flow and pool strength. 2026 guidance is conservative, assuming no residential recovery, with EPS growth of 8% at midpoint, 3-4% revenue growth, and 100bps margin expansion. Q4 2025 results beat expectations with 5% sales growth, 24.7% ROS (+90bps), and 9% adjusted EPS growth to $1.18.
Buzzberg 분석Residential flow and water solutions combined to create growth and scalePentair delivered a strong Q4 2025 (5% sales growth, 9% EPS growth) and record full-year results, driven by flow and pool strength. 2026 guidance is conservative, assuming no residential recovery, with EPS growth of 8% at midpoint, 3-4% revenue growth, and 100bps margin expansion. Q4 2025 results beat expectations with 5% sales growth, 24.7% ROS (+90bps), and 9% adjusted EPS growth to $1.18.전체 분석 보기분석 접기
Pentair delivered a strong Q4 2025 (5% sales growth, 9% EPS growth) and record full-year results, driven by flow and pool strength. 2026 guidance is conservative, assuming no residential recovery, with EPS growth of 8% at midpoint, 3-4% revenue growth, and 100bps margin expansion. Q4 2025 results beat expectations with 5% sales growth, 24.7% ROS (+90bps), and 9% adjusted EPS growth to $1.18.
Flow segment showed strong performance (Q4 sales +9%, ROS 22.8%), driven by 12% growth in commercial/industrial.
Pool sales grew 11% in Q4 with more muted margin expansion due to investments and metal inflation.
Company announced reorganization combining residential flow and residential water solutions into water quality management business (~$1B revenue).
Revenue$1.0205B
reported
EPS$1.18
reported
Gross margin40.35%
reported
Op margin17.06%
reported
이번 분기에 달라진 점
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Guidance
Residential flow and water solutions combined to create growth and scale
Reported gross margin was 40.35%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.
04
Costs
Transformation savings of $70 million expected in 2026
Pool sales grew 11% in Q4 with more muted margin expansion due to investments and metal inflation.
AI, 자본지출 및 수요 분석
AI
플랫폼 및 수익화
Management is positioning the company to leverage AI as part of its growth strategy, with a newly expanded leadership role focused on strategy, digital, AI, and innovation. They plan to continue investing in digital and AI-driven solutions to stay at the forefront of technological change and drive growth across their businesses. Specific AI products or monetization were not disclosed on the call.
수요
수주 및 전환
Guidance for 8% EPS growth, 100bps margin expansion, and continued transformation savings signals confidence; excludes any assumption of a residential/pool recovery, framing that as potential upside.
자본지출
투자 및 생산능력
The company's capital strategy focuses on disciplined capital allocation, with investments in organic growth, strategic acquisitions, share repurchases, and dividends. They plan to continue investing in digital and AI-driven solutions, but specific capex amounts were not discussed. The guidance reflects continued investment in 'focused priorities' and innovation, but no capital expenditure guidanc
톤 · Confident
The tone is confident, with management emphasizing record results, consistent margin expansion, and a clear strategy for accelerated growth in 2026 and beyond.
공급망 알파
A1
Pentair expects tariff impact to increase by ~$30M in 2026, primarily hit in Q1, with metals (steel, aluminum, copper) as a key driver of inflation; however, carryover pricing and mitigation are expected to offset the incremental tariff headwinds.
“We had roughly $70 million of tariff impact in 2025, and we expect approximately $30 million in incremental tariffs in 2026, primarily in Q1, but we believe our carryover pricing and ongoing mitigation strategies position us to offset thes…”
Pentair's 2026 guide is built on the assumption of NO residential recovery, expecting flat volume for the year with Q1 volume likely down, and any macro improvement treated as upside. New pool builds/remodels expected flat vs 2025.
“We believe we're being pragmatic with this guide. You look at weather patterns in Q1, some of the freezes in the south, tariffs driving, some buying patterns. We think that it's a pragmatic guide. Again, as John said, we're just not assumi…”
Combination of residential flow and residential water businesses (Water Quality Management ~$1B revenue) aims to create channel and operational synergies from 25% of total Pentair factories, positioned to push into the North American plumbing channel and utility room opportunities.
“These businesses come together, form roughly a billion dollar, what we call water quality management business... we can bring the technologies and the channel opportunities together to create some growth synergies and begin to merge into t…”