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ITT·ITT Inc.

$204.40
+1.59 (+0.78%)
Market Closed (Overnight)$204.47+0.07 (+0.03%)
High
$205.50
Open
$202.82
Market Cap
18.13B
52W High
$230.32
Low
$201.81
P. Close
$204.40
P/E
43.02
52W Low
$166.80
Fwd P/E
21.29
DailyIQ Est.
$270.04
Inst. Ownership
53.2%
Short Interest
7.29%
Days to Cover
11.1
Technical Score (1D)
73
BUY
News Sentiment
64
BULLISH
ITT Inc.’s latest earnings report, released just 1.7 hours ago, showed revenue growth that outpaced market expectations while cost control continued to tighten margins, giving analysts a bullish outlook. The stronger-than‑anticipated earnings beat signals that the company’s operational efficiencies are translating into higher profitability, which should support upward momentum over the next 1–10 trading days. Because ITT is a top pick in the earnings‑growth space, the market will likely keep an eye on the company’s guidance for the upcoming quarter; any upward revision could reinforce the positive narrative. Watch for the company’s cash‑flow statements and any commentary on supply‑chain constraints, as these factors will determine whether the earnings beat can be sustained. If ITT issues a higher guidance or expands its product pipeline, the stock could see further upside, whereas a downgrade or weaker guidance would likely reverse the recent gains. Keep an eye on broader market sentiment, as a shift in risk appetite could affect the valuation of high‑growth names like ITT. Finally, monitor any regulatory or macroeconomic news that could impact the industrial sector, as ITT’s performance is sensitive to changes in manufacturing demand and commodity prices.
Earnings Summary
ITT Inc. is a global manufacturer of highly engineered components and customized technology solutions, serving critical needs across diverse industrial sectors. The company operates through Motion Technologies, Industrial Process, and Connect & Control Technologies, positioning it within the specialty industrial machinery space of the broader industrials sector. In Q1 2025 ITT reported EPS of $1.45 versus an estimate of $1.44 and revenue of $913 million, while Q1 2026 EPS was not yet released but revenue guidance rose to $1.01 billion. Q2 2026 delivered EPS of $2.08 against an estimate of $1.97 and revenue of $1.473 billion, a 51.5 % year‑over‑year jump, and Q3 2026 guidance remains pending. The company’s recent earnings show a clear acceleration in revenue growth, with Q2 2026 revenue up 51 % YoY and EPS surpassing estimates in the last two quarters, indicating a pattern of beating analysts in the most recent periods. Historically, ITT has maintained a compound annual revenue growth of 12 % over five years, with EPS growth outpacing revenue in several quarters, reflecting operational efficiency. The company’s recent news highlights a record $1.5 billion revenue in Q2 2026, a 40‑basis‑point operating‑margin expansion, and a free‑cash‑flow margin of 11 %, driven by strong defense and aerospace demand and a 21 % organic rise in Flow Technologies. Analysts have responded by raising price targets and fair‑value estimates, underscoring confidence in ITT’s earnings trajectory and backlog strength. Investors should watch for the next earnings release to gauge whether the guidance lift to $8.22 in adjusted EPS is met, monitor any updates on defense contract volumes and SPX Flow integration synergies, and assess how margin recovery trends may influence short‑term performance. These factors will be key to understanding whether ITT can sustain its revenue momentum while managing integration costs and maintaining profitability.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.34$1.55$1.76$1.97$2.18Q1'25Q2'26Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$1.70 - -
Q2'26$1.97$2.08+5.8%
Q1'25$1.44$1.45+0.8%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$829M$1.0B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6BQ1'25Q2'26Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$1.0B - -
Q2'26$1.4B$1.5B+5.0%
Q1'25 - $913M -

Market Data

ITT Stock Snapshot

BUY73/100
$204.47+$0.07 (0.0%)
Market cap
18.13B
P/E ratio
43.0
Day range
$201.81 – $205.50
News sentiment
64/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$258.38 (+26.4%)
Consensus
Buy · 21 analysts
52-week range+22.6% off low · -11.2% from high
$166.80$230.32
Price $204.47 DailyIQ Est. $270.04

Trend, momentum and range position line up bullish on ITT at the moment. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into ITT?

RICH

At today's price, ITT Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about 22.7% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 9.93% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at -2.6% a year, so the market is asking for 25.3 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis ITT looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
22.7%
Historical FCF CAGR
-2.6%
Growth gap
+25.3 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
9.93%
Beta
1.02

Behaviour On Record

What ITT's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
30.7% 70th pct
Below its peak
-8.2%
vs 200-day average
+4.6%
Up days (1y)
53%

ITT Inc. is currently running 30.7% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against ITT's own 10 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 70th percentile a little above its own norm, against a typical reading of 26.4%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

ITT is trading -8.2% below its running peak. Across 9 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -19.4%, and the deepest was -49.7% in 2020. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +4.6% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 37th percentile close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year ITT closed higher on 53% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a rising streak.

On September specifically: over 11 years of records, ITT finished the month higher 6 of 11 times, with a median return of +3.8% and an average of +1.2%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +9.4% on average, its weakest March at -4.5%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: ITT has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 136 of 2,599 sessions (5.2% of the time), with the largest gaps running +9.2% and -11.0%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 2,600 daily closes between 2016-05-17 and 2026-09-18, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against ITT's own 10-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of ITT's sector?

ITT Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 11th of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (improving).

Sector rank
#11 of 11
Sector state
Improving
Sector rotation score
30

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for ITT?

CallsPuts

For ITT Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 26 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 4.43), with at-the-money implied volatility around 64.5%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±13.5% move by that expiry — a range of about $168.23–$220.77.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
4.43
ATM implied volatility
64.5%
Total open interest
2,992
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±13.5% ($168.23–$220.77)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on ITT?

DA Davidson most recently reiterated its rating on ITT Inc. to Buy on Aug 11, 2026 with a price target of $265 (from $255). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
DA DavidsonBuy
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Aug 11, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$255 → $265
Aug 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$254 → $267
Aug 7, 2026KeybancMaintainedOverweight$250 → $263
Jul 20, 2026StifelMaintainedBuy$246 → $250
Jul 9, 2026Wolfe ResearchUpgradePeer Perform → Outperform$229
May 11, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$245 → $255
May 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$252 → $254
May 7, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$210 → $230
May 7, 2026KeybancMaintainedOverweight$230 → $250
Apr 1, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$220 → $210
Mar 27, 2026BMO CapitalInitiatedOutperform$233
Mar 9, 2026BarclaysInitiatedEqual-Weight$220

ITT Competitive Positioning

ITT Inc. (ITT) is tracked alongside these names in Specialty Industrial Machinery on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.