Pentair (NYSE: PNR) reported quarterly earnings of $1.08 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.01 by 6.93 percent. This is a 24.14 percent increase over earnings of $0.87 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $972.900 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $972.777 million by 0.01 percent. This is a 1.19 percent decrease over sales of $984.600 million the same period last year.