Pentair plc reports recurring developments across its smart, sustainable water solutions business, including Pool, Water Solutions and Flow activities. Company news covers quarterly earnings, segment performance, dividend actions, investor conference participation and updates tied to residential, commercial and industrial water management.
Recent company updates also include connected pool equipment, service-platform integration plans, leadership and board changes, and governance matters. Pentair’s disclosures frame the business around moving, improving and enjoying water through pool equipment, filtration, water technologies and flow-related products serving customers globally.
Pentair (NYSE: PNR) reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $976 million, down 4 percent from the same period last year. Core sales, excluding currency effects, acquisitions and divestitures, fell 5 percent. GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations declined 19 percent to $0.91; adjusted EPS fell 5 percent to $1.18. Operating income fell 15 percent to $196 million, with operating margin at 20.1 percent.
Flow and Water Solutions segment income increased, while Pool sales fell 18 percent as channel inventory realignment was completed. Quarterly operating cash flow declined to $169 million from $196 million. Pentair expects full-year sales to decline approximately 3 percent and updated GAAP EPS guidance to approximately $3.76, reaffirming its adjusted EPS midpoint of approximately $4.70. For the fourth quarter, it expects reported sales growth of approximately 7 percent to 9 percent.
Pentair (NYSE: PNR) has named Josh Cowley Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Pentair Pool, effective November 9, 2026.
Cowley will report to De’Mon Wiggins, Executive Vice President and President, Pentair Flow, Water Solutions and Pool. He brings more than 25 years of leadership experience and most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of May Manufacturing, a hot tub and swim spa manufacturer. Previously, he was Chief Commercial Officer of Latham Group and held senior leadership roles at Stanley Black & Decker from 2005 to 2021.
Pentair (PNR) will release its third-quarter 2026 results before the New York Stock Exchange opens on October 27, 2026.
An investor conference call will follow at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time that day. Presentation materials will be posted in the Investor Relations section of Pentair’s website before the call, which will also be available by webcast.
Pentair (PNR) has completed its acquisition of Taco Group Holdings for $1.4 billion, adding hydronic and water-based solutions to its portfolio. The purchase price is subject to customary adjustments. Pentair expects the acquisition to accelerate its growth strategy and expand its portfolio of water solutions.
Taco will become part of Pentair’s Water Solutions reporting segment, continue operating under the Taco brand and maintain a presence in Cranston, Rhode Island. Pentair expects the businesses’ complementary portfolios, sales channels and approaches to reaching customers to broaden customer access, deepen partnerships and create cross-selling opportunities and new revenue streams. It also expects to improve profitability as it scales Taco’s business and develops additional offerings.
Pentair (PNR) has appointed Bob Hau as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2026.
Hau has joined the company ahead of that date, while interim EVP and CFO Bob Fishman will remain through November 1 to support a smooth transition. Pentair describes Hau as a proven finance leader with a results-oriented approach and long-term shareholder value focus.
Pentair reports 2025 revenue of approximately $4.2 billion, about 9,000 employees, and customers in more than 150 countries.
Pentair (PNR) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share, payable on November 6, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 23, 2026.
This marks the 50th consecutive year in which Pentair has increased its dividend.
Pentair (PNR) has appointed Louis Pinkham to its board of directors, effective September 17, 2026, and named him to the Audit and Finance Committee.
Pinkham has decades of leadership experience in industrial manufacturing, electrical equipment and power management. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Regal Rexnord Corporation and its predecessor Regal Beloit from 2019 to 2026, where he led the formation of Regal Rexnord through the combination of Regal Beloit and Rexnord’s Process & Motion Control business and oversaw the acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion. He previously held senior roles at Crane Co. and Eaton Corporation and currently serves as Lead Independent Director on the board of Jacobs Solutions and as a director of the University of Chicago Medical Center. Pentair reports approximately $4.2 billion of 2025 revenue and about 9,000 employees serving customers in more than 150 countries.
Pentair Pool (NYSE: PNR) announced a technology integration with Pool Brain, linking Pentair’s Wi‑Fi-enabled IntelliFlo3 variable-speed pump and Lighthouse connected equipment intelligence with Pool Brain’s service management platform. The collaboration aims to give pool service professionals proactive alerts, remote diagnostics, and higher operational efficiency for pool owners.
Pentair (NYSE: PNR) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $932.6 million, down 17% year over year, with core sales also down 17%. GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $0.80 versus $0.90 a year ago (‑11%), and adjusted EPS was $1.14 versus $1.39 (‑18%). Operating income was $166.5 million with ROS of 17.9%, and adjusted operating income was $237 million with adjusted ROS of 25.4%. Results included about $35 million of IEEPA refunds.
Segment trends diverged: Flow sales rose 5% with reportable segment income up 27% and ROS at 26.5%, while Water Solutions sales fell 5% but segment income rose 17% with ROS at 30.0%. Pool sales declined 42%, with segment income down 62% and ROS at 23.4%, impacted by an approximately $170 million pool channel inventory destock and softer market conditions.
Net cash from operating activities was $572 million and free cash flow $553 million. Pentair paid a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share and repurchased 2.0 million shares for $150 million, with $650 million remaining under authorization. For full year 2026, Pentair now guides GAAP EPS to $3.86–$4.06 and reaffirms adjusted EPS guidance of $4.60–$4.80 and sales down about 4%–7%. Third quarter 2026 GAAP EPS is estimated at $0.97–$1.00 and adjusted EPS at $1.05–$1.08, with sales expected down 4%–6% as pool channel inventory is right‑sized.
Pentair (NYSE: PNR) entered a definitive agreement to acquire Taco Group Holdings, a hydronic and water-based HVAC and data center solutions provider, for approximately $1.4 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The price reflects about 10.5x 2026E EBITDA, including roughly $165 million in tax benefits and about $30 million of anticipated run-rate cost synergies.
Taco is expected to generate about $540 million in fiscal 2026 revenue with Adjusted EBITDA margins above 20% including run-rate cost synergies. Pentair targets $30 million in cost synergies and expects the deal to be $0.10–$0.15 accretive to adjusted EPS in FY 2027. Post-close net leverage is expected to be around 2.4x, with a goal to reduce it to below 1.5x within two years. Closing is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Taco will join Pentair’s Water Solutions segment and is expected to retain the Taco brand and a significant presence in Cranston, Rhode Island.