ESAB vs SNA vs EMR Stock Comparison

Esab, Snap-on and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESAB ESAB Corp
$74.13 +9.7% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.26B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
2 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$358.26 -2.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.37B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$91.88B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 5, Snap-on 4, Esab 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESABSNAEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.26B $18.37B $91.88B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 18.2x 35.6x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 19.5x 25.3x ESAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% — +4.8% ESAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% — 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.2% +6.3% +25.2% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.0%/yr +12.0%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.1% 19.0% 31.8% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 66/100 45/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

ESABSNAEMR

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

AxisESABSNAEMR
Valuation 60 #82 of 203 55 #93 of 203 33 #136 of 203
Growth 25 #141 of 188 36 #120 of 188 41 #112 of 188
Profitability 48 #95 of 183 67 #62 of 183 87 #24 of 183
Financial Health 21 #170 of 216 86 #31 of 216 30 #152 of 216
Shareholder Returns 23 #117 of 152 89 #18 of 152 35 #99 of 152
Overall 36 66 45
  • ESAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESABSNAEMRSPY
1 month +9.7%-2.4%+8.6% +0.7%
3 months -13.4%-12.4%+14.9% +3.7%
6 months -24.6%-6.6%+21.6% +7.1%
Year to date -33.6%+4.0%+28.7% +12.8%
1 year -35.2%+6.3%+25.2% +11.9%
3 years +17.0%+40.8%+93.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.4%+12.1%+24.5% +22.8%
5 years —+76.3%+76.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+12.0%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years —+133.8%+240.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESABSNAEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.1%19.0%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.7%19.3%33.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.810.571.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.760.330.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.3%-21.3%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.0%-14.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $134.82$419.26$170.76 $779.14
52-week low $64.45$328.69$123.30 $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.

MultipleESABSNAEMR
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 25.8x 18.3xmedian 25.8x 37.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 17.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 22.2x 17.2xmedian 22.2x 27.5xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.68median 1.45 12.85median 1.45 -0.89median 1.45

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 monthsESABSNAEMR
Revenue $3.00B – $18.64B
Gross profit $1.11B – $9.91B
Operating income $362.44M $1.31B $4.68B
Net income $178.52M $1.04B $2.58B
Free cash flow $196.61M – $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $19.25 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $217.49M $1.67B $2.18B
Total debt $2.40B – $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 61.63M 52.52M 561.10M
Enterprise value $2.64B $18.37B $84.61B

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
MetricESABSNAEMR
P/E 26.6x 18.3x 37.0x
P/FCF 23.4x 17.2x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 16.0x 24.3x
P/S 1.5x 3.6x 5.1x
P/B 1.8x 3.0x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.2x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x – 17.2x
EV/EBIT 18.7x – 22.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x – 5.7x
EV/FCF 34.5x – 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 16.0x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.68 12.85 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESABSNAEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% – 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.9% -0.7% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 0.4% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.0% -0.3% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 0.6% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.6% 0.4% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 1.4% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.5% 4.4% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.7% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.8% – 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESABSNAEMR
Gross margin 37.0% – 53.2%
EBITDA margin 15.4% – 33.1%
Operating margin 12.1% – 25.1%
Pretax margin 8.7% – 17.6%
Net margin 5.7% – 13.8%
FCF margin 6.5% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% – 21.0%
Return on equity 7.4% 17.0% 12.7%
Return on assets 2.9% 12.0% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 10.9%
Return on capital employed 6.8% – 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESABSNAEMR
Debt / assets 36.5% – 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 12.2x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 29.3% 51.7%
Equity / assets 39.4% 70.7% 48.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 3.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.66 – 4.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESABSNAEMR
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.7% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.7%

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.

ConsensusESABSNAEMR
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.13FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.7% +17.5% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +14.2% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESABSNAEMR
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.3% 82.1%
Institutions holding 348 1,070 2,292
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.0% +2.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 187 498 1,081
Institutions selling 111 370 799
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.35 1.35

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.

ESABSNAEMR
ESAB 1.00 0.50 0.59
SNA 0.50 1.00 0.57
EMR 0.59 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESAB, SNA and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Esab (ESAB) $4.26B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.37B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $91.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESAB, SNA and EMR?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Esab (ESAB) 24.9x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Esab (ESAB) is cheapest (Esab (ESAB) 14.5x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Esab (ESAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Esab (ESAB) +9.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Esab (ESAB) 5.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Esab (ESAB) 6.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Esab (ESAB) -35.2%, Snap-on (SNA) +6.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +12.0%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Esab (ESAB) 0.00%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%. Esab (ESAB) and Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Esab (ESAB) 46.1%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Electric (EMR) 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.