Pentair plc and its consolidated subsidiaries (‘Pentair’) is a pure play water industrial manufacturing company.
From the company’s residential and commercial water solutions to industrial water management and everything in between, Pentair is focused on smart, sustainable water solutions that help its planet and people thrive.
On December 2, 2024, as part of the company’s Pool reportable segment, the company completed the acquisition of G & F Manufacturing, LLC (‘G & F Manufacturing’). G & F...
Pentair plc and its consolidated subsidiaries (‘Pentair’) is a pure play water industrial manufacturing company.
From the company’s residential and commercial water solutions to industrial water management and everything in between, Pentair is focused on smart, sustainable water solutions that help its planet and people thrive.
On December 2, 2024, as part of the company’s Pool reportable segment, the company completed the acquisition of G & F Manufacturing, LLC (‘G & F Manufacturing’). G & F Manufacturing manufactures and services pool heat pumps.
Strategy
The key elements of the company’s strategy are to focus on growth in the company’s core businesses and strategic initiatives; accelerate digital innovation and technology, as well as sustainability investments; and expedite growth and drive margin expansion through the company’s transformation program.
Business and Products
Pentair operates through three reportable segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool.
Flow segment
The Flow segment aims to deliver water where it is needed, when it is needed, more efficiently, and transforms waste into value. This segment designs, manufactures and sells a variety of fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles, while serving the global residential, commercial and industrial markets. These products and systems are used in a range of applications, including fluid delivery, ion exchange, desalination, food and beverage, separation technologies for the oil and gas industry, residential and municipal wells, water treatment, wastewater solids handling, pressure boosting, circulation and transfer, fire suppression, flood control, agricultural irrigation and crop spray.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the company’s residential and irrigation flow businesses, which sell pumps focused on residential and agriculture, comprised approximately 37% of Flow sales. Another approximately 29% of Flow sales were from the commercial and infrastructure flow businesses, which sell larger pumps focused on fire suppression, water supply, wastewater, and flood control. The remaining approximately 34% of Flow sales were from the industrial solutions business, which consisted of applications focused on industrial processes and air filtration, and sustainable gas.
Flow brand names include Pentair Flow, Aurora, Berkeley, Codeline, Fairbanks-Nijhuis, Haffmans, Hydromatic, Hypro, Jung Pumpen, Myers, Sta-Rite, Shurflo, Südmo and X-Flow.
Customers
Flow customers include businesses engaged with end users, and wholesale and retail distribution in the residential, agricultural, commercial, food and beverage, and industrial vertical markets.
Seasonality
The company has historically experienced increased demand following warm weather trends for residential water supply and agricultural products. Such demand historically has been at seasonal highs from April to August.
Water Solutions segment
The Water Solutions segment aims to provide great tasting, higher-quality water and ice while helping people use water more productively. This segment designs, manufactures and sells commercial and residential water treatment products and systems including pressure tanks, control valves, activated carbon products, commercial ice machines, conventional filtration products, and point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment systems. These water treatment products and systems are for use in residential whole home water filtration, drinking water filtration and water softening solutions in addition to commercial water management and filtration in foodservice operations. In addition, the company’s water solutions business also provides installation and preventative services for water management solutions for commercial operators.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the company’s commercial business, which offers products, such as conventional filtration products, commercial point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment systems, activated carbon products and commercial ice machines, constituted approximately 66% of Water Solutions sales. In addition, the company’s commercial business also provides installation and preventative services for water management solutions for commercial operators. The other approximately 34% of Water Solutions sales were associated with its residential business, which primarily focuses on products associated with residential point-of-entry and point-of-use filtration and softening systems, pressure tanks, and control valves.
Water Solutions brand names include Pentair Water Solutions, Everpure, Fleck, KBI, Manitowoc Ice, Pentek, and RainSoft.
Customers
Water Solutions customers include businesses engaged in wholesale and retail distribution in the residential, commercial, and food and beverage vertical markets. Customers also include end users, consumers, commercial operators, and original equipment manufacturers.
Seasonality
The company experiences seasonal demand with several end customers and end users within Water Solutions. End-user demand for water solution products generally follows warm weather trends and is at seasonal highs from April to September.
Pool segment
The Pool segment aims to provide innovative, energy-efficient pool solutions to help people more sustainably enjoy water. This segment designs, manufactures, and sells a complete line of energy-efficient residential and commercial pool equipment and accessories, including pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic cleaners, maintenance equipment, and pool accessories. Applications for the company’s pool products include residential and commercial pool maintenance, pool repair, renovation, service, construction, and aquaculture solutions.
The primary brand names associated with the Pool segment are Pentair Pool, Kreepy Krauly, Pleatco, and Sta-Rite.
Customers
Pool customers include businesses engaged in wholesale and retail distribution in the residential and commercial vertical markets. Customers in the residential and commercial verticals also include end users and consumers.
One customer in the Pool business represented approximately 15% of the company’s consolidated net sales in 2024.
Seasonality
The company has historically experienced seasonal demand with several end customers and end users. End-user demand for pool equipment follows warm weather trends and has historically been at seasonal highs from April to August.
Research and Development
The company’s research and development expenditures were $93.6 million during 2024.
Captive Insurance Subsidiary
A portion of the company’s property and casualty insurance program is insured through its regulated wholly-owned captive insurance subsidiary, Penwald Insurance Company (‘Penwald’).
History
Pentair plc was founded in 1966. The company was incorporated in 2013.