CXT vs ITW vs KRNT Stock Comparison

Crane NXT, Illinois Tool Works and Kornit Digital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.30 +22.7% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.36B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
1.22%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.03 +0.8% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.45B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.15 +13.4% 1M +24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$840.18M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 7, Crane NXT 4, Kornit Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXTITWKRNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.36B $78.45B $840.18M ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 24.3x -40.4x CXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 25.9x 90.7x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% +4.8% +4.0% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 19.4% -9.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 27.1% — ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.8x — ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% 2.37% — ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.4% +12.3% +24.8% KRNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr +3.9%/yr -35.9%/yr CXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 21.2% 43.5% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 50/100 44/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

CXTITWKRNT

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

AxisCXTITWKRNT
Valuation 70 #62 of 203 29 #145 of 203 48 #107 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 34 #124 of 188 40 #113 of 188
Profitability 60 #74 of 184 100 #2 of 184 22 #143 of 184
Financial Health 18 #178 of 217 26 #160 of 217 99 #3 of 217
Shareholder Returns 30 #107 of 153 62 #59 of 153 11 #137 of 153
Overall 46 50 44
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXTITWKRNTSPY
1 month +22.7%+0.8%+13.4% +0.9%
3 months +12.1%-5.6%+24.1% +5.9%
6 months +33.7%+3.9%+19.2% +8.5%
Year to date +23.9%+12.1%+26.2% +13.3%
1 year -10.4%+12.3%+24.8% +12.4%
3 years +14.6%+23.6%+32.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +4.6%+7.3%+9.8% +23.5%
5 years +62.5%+21.1%-89.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.2%+3.9%-35.9% +11.0%
10 years +146.1%+142.5%+72.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.4%+9.3%+5.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCXTITWKRNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%21.2%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%20.8%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.471.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.580.57 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-28.9%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%-7.9%-0.9% -0.9%
52-week high $65.04$299.60$18.31 $779.14
52-week low $36.13$241.07$12.31 $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.

MultipleCXTITWKRNT
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 25.4x 24.3xmedian 25.4x -40.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 14.3x 18.0xmedian 14.3x -17.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.8x 27.4xmedian 21.8x 31.5xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 25.0xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.28median 1.41 8.41median 1.41 -1.10median 1.41

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 monthsCXTITWKRNT
Revenue $1.80B $16.65B $215.85M
Gross profit $759.30M $7.38B $97.83M
Operating income $252.60M $4.43B -$40.02M
Net income $141.40M $3.23B -$20.32M
Free cash flow $224.00M $2.87B $26.70M
R&D – – $20.41M
EPS (diluted) $2.42 $11.31 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $231.40M $809.00M $33.81M
Total debt $1.45B $9.37B –
Shares (diluted) 58.00M 285.30M 45.24M
Enterprise value $2.50B $75.12B -$702.66M

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
MetricCXTITWKRNT
P/E 23.9x 24.3x -40.4x
P/FCF 15.0x 27.4x 31.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 24.0x 28.2x
P/S 1.9x 4.7x 3.9x
P/B 2.6x 25.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 30.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x 18.0x -17.0x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 19.6x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 20.4x 30.3x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 26.7x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.28 8.41 -1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXTITWKRNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% 4.8% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.1% -2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 5.7% -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 2.8% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 6.4% -28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 3.1% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 6.7% -80.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 0.9% 38.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.4% 9.1% -89.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 2.9% 36.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -0.5% -40.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.5% 33.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.0% 0.8% -41.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 0.4% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXTITWKRNT
Gross margin 42.1% 44.3% 45.3%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 29.0% -12.7%
Operating margin 14.0% 26.6% -18.5%
Pretax margin 9.8% 25.2% -9.0%
Net margin 7.8% 19.4% -9.4%
FCF margin 12.4% 17.2% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 19.6% 13.8%
Return on equity 11.3% 106.9% -3.0%
Return on assets 3.9% 19.6% -2.7%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 27.1% –
Return on capital employed 8.6% 38.9% -5.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.0x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.5% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXTITWKRNT
Debt / assets 40.4% 56.8% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.5x 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 64.8% 81.0% 11.4%
Equity / assets 35.2% 19.0% 88.6%
Interest coverage 3.5x 14.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 8.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 6.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 5.7x
Altman Z-score 1.85 8.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXTITWKRNT
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% 2.1% -4.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 4.4% -4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% –
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.

ConsensusCXTITWKRNT
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 90.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.59FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +19.3% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.8% +11.4% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXTITWKRNT
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.9% 90.9%
Institutions holding 359 1,969 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.7% +0.8% -3.9%
Institutions buying 182 846 65
Institutions selling 111 750 35
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.13 1.86

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.

CXTITWKRNT
CXT 1.00 0.41 0.20
ITW 0.41 1.00 0.18
KRNT 0.20 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXT, ITW and KRNT?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crane NXT (CXT) $3.36B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.45B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $840.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, CXT, ITW and KRNT?

Crane NXT (CXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crane NXT (CXT) 23.9x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.3x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 90.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane NXT (CXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kornit Digital (KRNT) returned the most: Crane NXT (CXT) -10.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +24.8%. Over five years, Crane NXT (CXT) compounded fastest (Crane NXT (CXT) +10.2%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Crane NXT (CXT) 1.22%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%. Kornit Digital (KRNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.2%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXT, ITW and KRNT?

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 7. 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.