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Enpro Inc.

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Enpro Inc. (NPO) — Rank #360 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.18) · ROE 2.6% · Piotroski F-Score 6 / 9.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0001164863 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Enpro Inc., an industrial technology company, design, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary, value-added products and solutions to safeguard critical environments in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally.

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It operates in two segments, Sealing Technologies and Advanced Surface Technologies. The Sealing Technologies segment offers single-use hygienic seals, tubing, components and assemblies for food and pharma markets; metallic, non-metallic and composite material gaskets; dynamic seals; compression packing; elastomeric components; custom-engineered mechanical seals; hydraulic components; expansion joints; and wall penetration products for chemical and petrochemical processing, nuclear energy, hydrogen, natural gas, food and biopharmaceutical processing, primary metal manufacturing, mining, water and waste treatment, commercial vehicle, aerospace, medical, filtration, and semiconductor fabrication industries. It offers its products under the Garlock, Gylon, Blue-Gard, ONE-UP, Bio-Pro, Tuf-Steel, Detectomer, and LINK-SEAL brand name. The Advanced Surface Technologies segment offers engineering, manufacturing and precision machining of complex front-end wafer processing sub-systems; cleaning, coating, testing, refurbishment, and verification services for critical components and assemblies used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment; optical filters and proprietary thin-film coatings for applications in the industrial technology, life sciences, and semiconductor markets; optical filters and thin-film coatings for applications in the industrial technology, life sciences, and semiconductor markets; and edge-welded metal bellows for the semiconductor equipment industry and applications in the space, aerospace, and defense markets. The company was formerly known as EnPro Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Enpro Inc. in December 2023. Enpro Inc.

was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sector
Industrials
State
NC
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31
Website
enpro.com

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

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P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

4,000

Industry

Specialty Industrial Machinery

Exchange

NYSE

12/12

Flags passed

NPO passes 12/12 quality flags

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Dilution within 2%
  • PASS
    FCF not negative from investment
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Free cash flow intact
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    Balance sheet stable
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Operating leverage expanding · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.18
Return on equity
2.6%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.68
Current ratio
2.28×
Net cash
-$498.50M

Cash Flow

3/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
PASS
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.2%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
9.0%
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Share dilution
0.5%

FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 0.18

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.18

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

5th of 5 SIC 30 peers

Return on equity

2.6%

Gross margin

42.6%

1st of 5 SIC 30 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

9.0%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

1.3%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

7.4%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

-41.8%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

—

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No warning flags · FCF 293% above net income

Free cash flow

$159.20M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF vs net income

293.1%

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

PASS

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.2%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net debt $498.50M, F-Score 6/9

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.68

1st of 5 SIC 30 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

2.28×

1st of 5 SIC 30 peers

Quick ratio

—

Net cash

-$498.50M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Dividend safety

Composite score

3.5 / 5

Good
Payout ratio
64.7%2/5 Fair
FCF coverage
6.08×5/5 Strong
Dividend growth streak
10 yr5/5 Strong
Balance-sheet health
D/E 0.68 · IC N/A2/5 Fair

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.7 / 5

Fair
Share count trend
0.5%2/5 Fair
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency
10 yr5/5 Strong
Net debt trajectory
-5.2%1/5 Weak

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Decline
Capital Return
Hypergrowth
Value

Price History

NPO+266.7% · +29.6% CAGRSPY+82.9% · +12.8% CAGR