EMR vs SNA vs IEX Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Snap-on and Idex Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMR Emerson Electric Co
$162.51 +0.7% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.66B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$366.49 -0.6% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.97B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
8 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$222.63 -5.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.74B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 8, Emerson Electric 2, Idex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRSNAIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.66B $18.97B $16.74B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.2x 18.8x 31.2x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 20.0x 24.1x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +2.9% +6.9% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 19.2% 14.6% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 14.1% 10.0% SNA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.3x 1.2x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.7% +6.9% +32.3% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.7%/yr +11.6%/yr -1.0%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 19.2% 22.6% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 73/100 55/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

EMRSNAIEX

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

AxisEMRSNAIEX
Valuation 28 #147 of 204 59 #85 of 204 34 #135 of 204
Growth 38 #118 of 191 32 #130 of 191 43 #109 of 191
Profitability 84 #31 of 189 97 #7 of 189 85 #30 of 189
Financial Health 31 #152 of 221 88 #27 of 221 74 #58 of 221
Shareholder Returns 30 #111 of 159 89 #18 of 159 41 #94 of 159
Overall 42 73 55
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRSNAIEXSPY
1 month +0.7%-0.6%-5.8% -5.9%
3 months +3.6%-11.6%-4.7% -4.6%
6 months +15.2%-1.1%+3.6% +0.2%
Year to date +22.4%+6.4%+25.1% +7.5%
1 year +22.7%+6.9%+32.3% +8.2%
3 years +77.1%+36.3%+15.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.0%+10.9%+4.8% +19.0%
5 years +65.9%+72.9%-5.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.7%+11.6%-1.0% +9.4%
10 years +228.9%+138.2%+161.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.6%+9.1%+10.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEMRSNAIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%19.2%22.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%19.2%21.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.540.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.361.43 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-21.3%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-12.6%-7.4% -5.9%
52-week high $170.76$419.26$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$328.69$161.68 $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.

MultipleEMRSNAIEX
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 23.4x 18.7xmedian 23.4x 30.6xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.4x 13.2xmedian 13.4x 17.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 21.9x 17.6xmedian 21.9x 24.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x 4.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.85median 1.02 12.45median 1.02 -8.04median 1.02

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 monthsEMRSNAIEX
Revenue $18.64B $5.27B $3.66B
Gross profit $9.91B $2.45B $1.64B
Operating income $4.68B $1.31B $763.90M
Net income $2.58B $1.04B $535.80M
Free cash flow $3.46B $1.07B $667.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $19.30 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $1.67B $602.10M
Total debt $13.11B $1.21B $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 52.40M 74.00M
Enterprise value $83.40B $12.28B $14.35B

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
MetricEMRSNAIEX
P/E 35.2x 18.7x 30.6x
P/FCF 26.2x 17.6x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 16.4x 21.7x
P/S 4.9x 3.6x 4.5x
P/B 4.4x 3.1x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 3.2x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 13.2x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 14.1x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 3.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 29.3x 17.2x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 16.0x 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.85 12.45 -8.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRSNAIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 2.9% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 1.3% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 3.2% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 1.7% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% -0.7% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 0.4% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% -0.3% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% 0.6% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 0.7% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% 1.5% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 4.4% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 2.7% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 4.6% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 3.4% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRSNAIEX
Gross margin 53.2% 46.6% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 33.1% 26.6% 26.7%
Operating margin 25.1% 24.9% 20.9%
Pretax margin 17.6% 25.1% 19.2%
Net margin 13.8% 19.2% 14.6%
FCF margin 18.6% 20.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 22.0% 20.6%
Return on equity 12.7% 17.0% 13.4%
Return on assets 6.1% 12.0% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 14.1% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 17.8% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRSNAIEX
Debt / assets 31.1% 13.9% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 1.1x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 29.3% 41.6%
Equity / assets 48.3% 70.7% 58.4%
Interest coverage – 25.9x –
Current ratio 0.9x 3.5x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.65 7.40 5.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRSNAIEX
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 1.9% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.6% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – 4.5%

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.

ConsensusEMRSNAIEX
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $9.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.8% +17.5% +12.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $3.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +14.2% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRSNAIEX
Held by institutions 82.1% 96.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,294 1,072 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +2.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 1,083 498 352
Institutions selling 799 370 202
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.35 1.74

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.

EMRSNAIEX
EMR 1.00 0.58 0.64
SNA 0.58 1.00 0.59
IEX 0.64 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, SNA and IEX?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.66B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.97B, Idex (IEX) $16.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, SNA and IEX?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.2x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.8x, Idex (IEX) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.1x, Snap-on (SNA) 20.0x, Idex (IEX) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idex (IEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Snap-on (SNA) +2.9%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Snap-on (SNA) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Snap-on (SNA) 14.1%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +22.7%, Snap-on (SNA) +6.9%, Idex (IEX) +32.3%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.7%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr, Idex (IEX) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%. Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.1%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, Idex (IEX) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, SNA and IEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Snap-on (SNA) leads on 8. 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.