Pentair plc (PNR) earnings on July 28, 2026
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
Volatly's outlook before the earnings on July 28, 2026: No statistical edge.
PNR price around the earnings
There is no candle series available for this event.
Prior thesis
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
- Thesis published
- Results released
Guidance collapsed pre-announced (EPS -24%, sales -18%); stock down 18% 14d; analyst targets cut; earnings event now stale.
Context analyzed before publication
- Trend
- Stock experienced a severe selloff due to pre-announced guidance cut, now the price comes from a strong recent drop with fundamental deterioration.
Analysts
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.22
- Analysts covering the stock
- 15
- Average price target
- 80.13
- Lowest price target
- 60
- Highest price target
- 106
- Upside to price target
- 26.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 11.3%
- Revenue growth
- 2.6%
- Forward EPS
- 5.29
- Trailing EPS
- 3.98
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 9
- Strong buy: 0
- Buy: 9
- Hold: 6
- Sell: 1
- Strong sell: 2
- Strong buy
- 0
- Buy
- 9
- Hold
- 6
- Sell
- 1
- Strong sell
- 2
- July 21, 2026 · Mizuho: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- July 16, 2026 · BNP Paribas: Reiterates rating (Underperform → Underperform)
- July 16, 2026 · Goldman Sachs: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- July 16, 2026 · Oppenheimer: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- July 16, 2026 · Stifel: Downgrades rating (Buy → Hold)
- July 15, 2026 · Baird: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- July 15, 2026 · Seaport Global: Downgrades rating (Buy → Neutral)
- July 15, 2026 · RBC Capital: Downgrades rating (Outperform → Sector Perform)
- July 9, 2026 · Wolfe Research: Downgrades rating (Outperform → Peer Perform)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (9)
- Mizuho Maintains Outperform on Pentair, Lowers Price Target to $85 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- BNP Paribas Reiterates Underperform on Pentair, Lowers Price Target to $64 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral on Pentair, Lowers Price Target to $72 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Leslie's Stock Climbs; Pentair's Weak Guidance Highlights Pool Issues (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Pentair, Lowers Price Target to $94 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- This Etsy Analyst Is No Longer Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Downgrades For Thursday (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Stifel Downgrades Pentair to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $65 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Baird Maintains Outperform on Pentair, Lowers Price Target to $83 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Seaport Global Downgrades Pentair to Neutral (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Technicals
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 3.9%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -43.2%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -17.5%
- 30-day change (31d)
- -17.4%
- 30-day relative strength
- -18.7%
- SPY change (31d)
- +1.3%
- Nearest support
- 62.99
- Nearest resistance
- 63.78
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 2.33
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +3.8%
- April 28, 2026: actual EPS 1.22 vs estimate 1.17 (surprise +4.5%)
- February 3, 2026: actual EPS 1.18 vs estimate 1.16 (surprise +1.8%)
- October 21, 2025: actual EPS 1.24 vs estimate 1.18 (surprise +5.0%)
- July 22, 2025: actual EPS 1.39 vs estimate 1.34 (surprise +4.0%)
Expected move
- Implied move
- +2.2%
- Source
- Options chain
Reactions over its last 20 earnings
- Median move
- 3.3%
- 75th percentile move
- 9%
- 90th percentile move
- 9.7%
- Up / down moves
- 9 / 11
- Average up move
- +5.6%
- Average down move
- -3.2%
Monitoring and close
What Pentair plc reported
- Status
- Finished
| Actual EPS | 1.11 |
|---|---|
| EPS estimate | 1.22 |
| EPS surprise | -9.0% |
| Revenue | $933 million |
| Revenue estimate | $958 million |
| Revenue surprise | -2.7% |
Pentair Q2 sales fell 17% to $932.6M, missing estimates. Pool segment sales plunged 42%. Shares dropped 5%+ pre-market and are down 40% YTD.
Sources (25)
- Pentair (PNR) Is Buying Taco Group To Expand Into HVAC And Data Centers (opens in a new tab) — Simply Wall St.
- Pentair PLC (PNR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Acquisition and Financial ... (opens in a new tab) — GuruFocus.com
- Pentair Q2 Earnings Call Highlights (opens in a new tab) — MarketBeat
- PNR's Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss on Pool Weakness (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Is Pentair (PNR) Cheap As Q2 Miss And Guidance Cut Reset The Story? (opens in a new tab) — Simply Wall St.
- Why Pentair Is Spending $1.4 Billion To Ride The AI Data Center Wave (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair (PNR) Stock Could Be Below Fair Value After Earnings Reset (opens in a new tab) — Simply Wall St.
- Pentair plc 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha
- Pentair targets ‘robust’ 2027 growth with $1.4B Taco acquisition (opens in a new tab) — CFO Dive
- Pentair plc (PNR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha
- Pentair (PNR) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Pentair Shares Drop After Revenue Miss Overshadows Earnings Beat (opens in a new tab) — InvestorsHub
- Pentair plc (PNR) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- CORRECTION: Pentair Q2 Adj. EPS $1.14 Misses $1.22 Estimate, Sales $932.600M Miss $958.064M Estimate (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Dividend Stock Hit by Q2 Earnings Miss and Pool Segment Woes (opens in a new tab) — ChartMill
- Pentair Sees Q3 Adj EPS $1.05-$1.08 vs $1.20 Est; Sees Sales $960.680M-$981.120M vs $980.893M Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair Affirms FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance of $4.60-$4.80 vs $4.88 Est; Affirms FY2026 Sales Guidance of $3.884B-$4.009B vs $4.012B Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair To Acquire Provider Of Hydronic And Water-Based Solutions Taco Group For ~$1.4B; Sees Deal ~$0.10-$0.15 Accretive To Adjusted EPS In FY27 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair Sees Q3 GAAP EPS $0.97-$1.00 vs $1.12 Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair reported adjusted earnings of $1.11 per share, missing the $1.22 estimate, and sales of $932.6M, below the $958.1M expected. — Benzinga
- Pentair Q2 Adj. EPS $1.11 Misses $1.22 Estimate, Sales $932.600M Miss $958.064M Estimate (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair Lowers FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $3.90-$4.10 to $3.86-$4.06 vs $4.69 Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Pentair Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (opens in a new tab) — Yahoo
- Pentair to Acquire Taco Group Holdings, Accelerating Growth and Creating a Comprehensive Suite of Innovative Water Solutions (opens in a new tab) — Yahoo
- Pentair (NYSE:PNR): A Value Stock Combining Cheap Valuation with Strong Profitability (opens in a new tab) — ChartMill
Pre-market second reading after the results
- Verdict
- Missed expectations
Heading into the open, the figures don't clearly confirm the prior scenario. In 1261 past cases, this pattern was followed by an optimistic outcome 86.1% of the time.