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Porvair vs Veralto: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Porvair (PRV) and Veralto (VLTO) compare, as of Sep 30, 2026.

As of Sep 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Porvair as the less overvalued of the two: Porvair trades at £8.80 versus a fair value of £7.53 (−14.4%), while Veralto trades at $96.20 versus $69.62 (−27.6%).
Porvair
PRV.LSE · GBX · Industrials
−14.4%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price£8.80
Fair Value£7.53
Quality65/100
Veralto
VLTO · USD · Industrials
−27.6%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$96.20
Fair Value$69.62
Quality73/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

PorvairVeralto
Valuation
22.0×P/E (TTM)24.2×
n/aForward P/E (FY2027)20.2×
2.01×P/S (TTM)4.15×
2.42×P/B7.61× · book value is mostly goodwill
12.3×EV/EBITDA17.0×
n/aPEG2.27×
−14.4%Fair value upside−27.6%
0.8%Dividend yield0.5%
£0.07Dividend per share$0.50
Profitability
12.0%Operating margin21.4%
1.37×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.06×
11.3%Return on equity34.3%
6.9%Return on assets10.3%
Growth
8.7%Revenue growth (YoY)7.5%
4.0%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.2%
7.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.8%
+11.6%Value creation/yr+3.6%
Balance & size
19.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)13.3×
n/aDebt / equity0.64×
$538MMarket cap$24B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Porvair leads: 9 to 3 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Porvairof which business quality 65 · market factors 69 Veraltoof which business quality 72 · market factors 56
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
53
75
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
48
36
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
51
73
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
87
78
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
72
72
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
82
81
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
59
48
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
73
41
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
80
91

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyPorvairPrice £8.80VeraltoPrice $96.20
DCF Models−16.8%below the price£7.32−27.5%below the price$69.74
Earnings-Based−58.6%below the price£3.64−50.3%below the price$47.82
Dividend Discount−90.3%below the price£0.85−92.9%below the price$6.80
Multiples−10.8%close to the price£7.85−32.5%below the price$64.91
Asset-Based−72.3%below the price£2.44−91.1%below the price$8.54
Growth DCF−26.1%below the price£6.51−37.4%below the price$60.21
Economic Profit−54.3%below the price£4.03−59.4%below the price$39.08
Growth Earnings−14.4%close to the price£7.53−31.0%below the price$66.37
Minimum−90.3%below the price£0.85−92.9%below the price$6.80
Maximum−10.8%close to the price£7.85−27.5%below the price$69.74
Median−40.2%below the price£5.27−43.9%below the price$54.02
Geometric mean−53.0%below the price£4.14−64.2%below the price$34.40

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Porvair: 22 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Veralto: 25 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Porvair
Price £8.80
Fair Value £7.53
Bear £4.92Bull £9.80
Veralto
Price $96.20
Fair Value $69.62
Bear $48.65Bull $87.68

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Porvair · Industrials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−14.4% · below median

Veralto · Industrials

Quality score73 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−27.6% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 30, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Porvair as the less overvalued of the two: Porvair trades at £8.80 versus a fair value of £7.53 (−14.4%), while Veralto trades at $96.20 versus $69.62 (−27.6%).

Veralto has the higher quality score (73/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.