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: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong gross margins suggest a solid competitive advantage in manufacturing. Worth weighing: Current P/E ratio is quite high, reflecting high expectations from investors. Below, we lay out what it does, what its numbers mean, and the honest risks, so you can decide for yourself.
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.
How much has Ingersoll Rand Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Ingersoll Rand Inc. fell as much as −37% from a high to a later low. Drops of this size are a normal part of owning a share - worth knowing in advance, so a dip doesn't come as a shock.
Worst peak-to-trough fall in the daily closing price over the period we hold. Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
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 growth.
- ✓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.
What do the numbers say about Ingersoll Rand Inc.'s dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
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: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth. is quite high, reflecting high expectations from investors
- Very low dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone. offers little immediate income for shareholders
- Net profit margin is relatively modest compared to the gross margin: The share of each £1 of sales left after the direct cost of making the product, before other running costs. Higher usually means more pricing power.
- 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 2026-08-02 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.