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Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Winston Score
45
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed
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Winston Score History

The full picture

ITT Inc. makes specialized parts and equipment used in transportation, industrial, and energy applications. Its core products include brake pads and friction materials for cars and trains, motion control components, and pumps and connectors used in factories and energy systems. ITT sells to automakers, rail companies, industrial manufacturers, and defense customers around the world.

The company earns revenue by selling engineered components and systems, often under long-term supply agreements with large manufacturers. ITT operates globally, with significant business in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from highly engineered, hard-to-replace parts that are deeply embedded in customers' production processes, making switching costly. The key growth driver is expanding its friction and motion technology into electric vehicles, though slowing EV adoption rates and broader industrial spending slowdowns represent meaningful near-term risks.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+51.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-37.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$635M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

ITT grew revenue 51% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
34.6%
Modest — 34.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.2%
Healthy — 12.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.9%
Below par — 8.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+28.1%
Fast-growing sales (+28.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-20.0%
Earnings shrinking (-20.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
151%
Turns 151% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.8%
Modest free cash flow (10.8%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.78
Moderate — manageable debt (0.78)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.52x
Adequate interest coverage (7.5x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
40.6x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 40.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+21.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (40.6 → 19.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.67%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.67% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+10.0%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (10.0% YoY)

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