ATS vs ITW vs PSIX Stock Comparison

Ats, Illinois Tool Works and Power Solutions International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$18.98 -0.6% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
54.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.01 +0.7% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.95B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 5, Power Solutions International 5, Ats 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATSITWPSIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $78.95B $1.12B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.7x 24.7x 16.5x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 25.9x 15.2x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +4.3% +13.2% ATS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 19.4% 10.0% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 27.1% 26.5% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.9x 0.0x PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.9% +12.3% -43.6% ITW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.4%/yr +61.7%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 21.3% 110.1% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 48/100 75/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

ATSITWPSIX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATSITWPSIX
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 26 #150 of 203 80 #41 of 203
Growth 79 #40 of 187 33 #125 of 187 62 #72 of 187
Profitability 44 #105 of 185 100 #2 of 185 84 #31 of 185
Financial Health 24 #166 of 219 23 #170 of 219 74 #57 of 219
Shareholder Returns 26 #114 of 153 59 #63 of 153 –
Overall 52 48 75
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATSITWPSIXSPY
1 month -0.6%+0.7%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -28.5%-3.0%+56.9% +3.5%
6 months -42.6%+2.3%-36.5% +7.0%
Year to date -31.1%+12.1%-17.5% +12.2%
1 year -29.9%+12.3%-43.6% +13.0%
3 years -45.0%+23.6%+1,554.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.1%+7.3%+155.0% +23.1%
5 years —+24.2%+1,004.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+4.4%+61.7% +11.0%
10 years —+143.4%+391.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.3%+17.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATSITWPSIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%21.3%110.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%20.8%118.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.550.473.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.58-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-28.9%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-7.9%-52.3% -1.8%
52-week high $35.38$299.60$98.77 $779.14
52-week low $17.29$241.07$25.44 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATSITWPSIX
P/E now vs peer median 54.7xmedian 26.0x 24.7xmedian 26.0x 16.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 16.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 27.2xmedian 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 1.26 8.37median 1.26 0.36median 1.26

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATSITWPSIX
Revenue $2.12B $16.47B $676.19M
Gross profit $594.19M $7.27B $161.31M
Operating income $119.42M $4.36B $87.91M
Net income $33.97M $3.19B $67.87M
Free cash flow $180.36M $2.92B $67.09M
R&D – – $19.16M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $11.13 $2.94
Cash & equivalents $140.09M $839.00M $70.06M
Total debt $3.79B $9.69B $66.19M
Shares (diluted) 98.14M 287.00M 23.07M
Enterprise value $1.18B $75.51B $912.47M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATSITWPSIX
P/E 54.7x 24.7x 16.0x
P/FCF 10.3x 26.9x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 23.6x 14.6x
P/S 0.9x 4.8x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x 27.2x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 33.6x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 18.4x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 20.0x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 5.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 14.4x 29.9x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 26.3x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 8.37 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATSITWPSIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 4.3% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 0.8% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 5.3% -7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 2.7% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4,708% 6.4% -14.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 3.4% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.1% -5.1% -38.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 1.0% 44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.3% -3.1% -38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.0% 3.0% 43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.1% 5.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 3.1% 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 7.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 279.9% 4.1% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATSITWPSIX
Gross margin 28.0% 44.2% 23.9%
EBITDA margin 10.0% 28.9% 14.0%
Operating margin 5.6% 26.5% 13.0%
Pretax margin 2.4% 25.0% 12.1%
Net margin 1.6% 19.4% 10.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 17.7% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 20.2% 11.0%
Return on equity 2.7% 104.3% 34.9%
Return on assets 1.1% 19.5% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 27.1% 26.5%
Return on capital employed – 41.9% 27.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATSITWPSIX
Debt / assets 28.8% 58.8% 14.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 3.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 82.4% 55.2%
Equity / assets 42.1% 17.6% 44.8%
Interest coverage 1.7x 14.5x 13.4x
Current ratio – 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 8.00 5.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATSITWPSIX
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 4.7% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 62.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATSITWPSIX
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $3.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% +19.3% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +11.4% +31.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATSITWPSIX
Held by institutions 83.4% 84.9% 36.4%
Institutions holding 143 1,969 158
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +0.8% +24.1%
Institutions buying 82 846 91
Institutions selling 46 750 45
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.13 2.02

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ATSITWPSIX
ATS 1.00 0.31 0.22
ITW 0.31 1.00 0.10
PSIX 0.22 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATS, ITW and PSIX?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ats (ATS) $1.86B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.95B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATS, ITW and PSIX?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ats (ATS) 54.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.7x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Ats (ATS) 18.4x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ats (ATS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ats (ATS) +14.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Ats (ATS) 1.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Ats (ATS) 3.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illinois Tool Works (ITW) returned the most: Ats (ATS) -29.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -43.6%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +61.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ats (ATS) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 0.00%. Ats (ATS) and Power Solutions International (PSIX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Ats (ATS) 52.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 110.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATS, ITW and PSIX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.