Ingersoll Rand Inc. (IR)
Ingersoll Rand makes the heavy-duty air compressors, pumps, and vacuum systems that keep factories and industrial processes running smoothly worldwide.
Is Ingersoll Rand Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: Ingersoll Rand makes the heavy-duty air compressors, pumps, and vacuum systems that keep factories and industrial processes running smoothly worldwide.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Long-term shift toward automated and energy-efficient industrial systems
A prolonged global economic recession reducing capital investment
What does Ingersoll Rand Inc. do?
Think of Ingersoll Rand as the engine room of the industrial world; they build the essential equipment that powers everything from food production to medical manufacturing. Income flows from selling these machines and then supplying the ongoing parts and maintenance services that keep them humming for years. Much depends on whether they can hold their profit margins steady while riding out the ups and downs of global manufacturing demand.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on income and quality, and weakest on momentum.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 0.1% a year
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 8% over the year
- !High P/E of 34 - big growth is already priced in
- Strong gross margins suggest a solid competitive advantage in manufacturing
- Essential products that are required for daily operations in many industries
- Steady revenue and earnings growth indicate a stable business model
- Highly sensitive to the health of the global manufacturing sector
- Rising costs for raw materials could eat into profitability
- Higher-than-average beta means the share price can be more sensitive to market mood swings
What do Ingersoll Rand Inc.'s numbers mean?
How much money does Ingersoll Rand Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does Ingersoll Rand Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes - Ingersoll Rand Inc. currently pays a dividend of about 0.1% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.
When does Ingersoll Rand Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Ingersoll Rand Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-10-29 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | $0.83 | $0.86 | Beat +4% |
| 2026-04-28 | $0.74 | $0.77 | Beat +4% |
| 2026-02-12 | $0.90 | $0.96 | Beat +7% |
| 2025-10-30 | $0.86 | $0.86 | In line |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.80 | $0.80 | In line |
| 2025-05-01 | $0.74 | $0.72 | Missed -2% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Ingersoll Rand Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 3 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of Ingersoll Rand Inc.?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong gross margins suggest a solid competitive advantage in manufacturing
- Essential products that are required for daily operations in many industries
- Steady revenue and earnings growth indicate a stable business model
- Current P/E ratio is quite high, reflecting high expectations from investors
- Very low dividend yield offers little immediate income for shareholders
- Net profit margin is relatively modest compared to the gross margin
- Highly sensitive to the health of the global manufacturing sector
- Rising costs for raw materials could eat into profitability
- Higher-than-average beta means the share price can be more sensitive to market mood swings
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A significant and sustained drop in global industrial production
- A major shift in technology that makes their core compressor products obsolete
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-01 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.