ESAB vs SNA vs IR Stock Comparison

Esab, Snap-on and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESAB ESAB Corp
$67.38 -6.2% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
2 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$358.00 -3.0% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.49B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$74.54 -2.0% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.49B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionESABSNAIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.23B $18.49B $29.49B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 18.3x 30.7x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 19.5x 22.3x ESAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% — +7.8% ESAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% — 12.1% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.2% — 7.6% IR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — 1.8x IR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% +4.1% -6.6% SNA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.1%/yr +7.0%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 19.1% 33.1% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 65/100 58/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

ESABSNAIR

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

AxisESABSNAIR
Valuation 62 #77 of 203 52 #98 of 203 42 #118 of 203
Growth 25 #140 of 187 33 #126 of 187 71 #55 of 187
Profitability 48 #97 of 185 68 #60 of 185 72 #53 of 185
Financial Health 21 #173 of 219 86 #32 of 219 50 #110 of 219
Shareholder Returns 23 #118 of 153 88 #19 of 153 55 #69 of 153
Overall 36 65 58
  • ESAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESABSNAIRSPY
1 month -6.2%-3.0%-2.0% -0.8%
3 months -23.7%-12.1%-11.9% +3.5%
6 months -34.7%-6.9%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date -39.7%+3.9%-5.9% +12.2%
1 year -43.9%+4.1%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years +6.8%+41.9%+25.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.2%+12.4%+7.9% +23.1%
5 years —+77.2%+40.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+12.1%+7.0% +11.0%
10 years —+131.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESABSNAIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%19.1%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%19.5%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.810.581.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.950.21-0.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.3%-21.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-14.6%-24.5% -1.8%
52-week high $134.82$419.26$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $64.45$328.69$68.54 $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.

MultipleESABSNAIR
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 26.0x 18.3xmedian 26.0x 30.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 16.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 21.4x 17.2xmedian 21.4x 23.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.35median 1.26 12.84median 1.26 2.44median 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 monthsESABSNAIR
Revenue $3.00B – $7.94B
Gross profit $1.11B – $3.40B
Operating income $362.44M $1.31B $1.44B
Net income $178.52M $1.04B $966.00M
Free cash flow $196.61M – $1.22B
EPS (diluted) $2.78 $19.25 $2.45
Cash & equivalents $217.49M $1.67B $1.17B
Total debt $2.40B – $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 61.63M 52.52M 391.90M
Enterprise value $2.61B $18.49B $24.62B

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
MetricESABSNAIR
P/E 24.1x 18.3x 30.3x
P/FCF 21.3x 17.2x 23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 16.0x 21.4x
P/S 1.4x 3.6x 3.6x
P/B 1.6x 3.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 3.2x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – 16.5x
EV/EBIT 17.6x – 22.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 4.1x
EV/FCF 32.4x – 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 16.0x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.35 12.84 2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESABSNAIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% – 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.4% – 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.9% -0.7% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 0.4% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -32.0% -0.3% 82.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.2% 0.6% 10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -33.6% 0.4% 87.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 1.4% 12.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.5% 4.4% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.7% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.8% – -6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – 9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESABSNAIR
Gross margin 37.0% – 42.8%
EBITDA margin 15.4% – 24.8%
Operating margin 12.1% – 18.1%
Pretax margin 8.7% – 15.2%
Net margin 5.7% – 12.1%
FCF margin 6.5% – 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% – 17.0%
Return on equity 7.4% 17.0% 9.4%
Return on assets 2.9% 12.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 6.2% – 7.6%
Return on capital employed 6.8% – 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESABSNAIR
Debt / assets 36.5% – 26.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 12.2x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 29.3% 43.7%
Equity / assets 39.4% 70.7% 56.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 5.6x
Current ratio 2.0x 3.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.59 – 3.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESABSNAIR
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.7% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 2.7% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -1.0%

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.

ConsensusESABSNAIR
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.13FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $3.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.8%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.7% +17.5% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +14.2% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESABSNAIR
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 347 1,069 894
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.0% +2.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 187 497 367
Institutions selling 111 370 360
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.34 1.02

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.

ESABSNAIR
ESAB 1.00 0.50 0.58
SNA 0.50 1.00 0.63
IR 0.58 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESAB, SNA and IR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Esab (ESAB) $4.23B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.49B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESAB, SNA and IR?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Esab (ESAB) 24.7x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Esab (ESAB) is cheapest (Esab (ESAB) 13.1x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.3x). 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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Esab (ESAB) 5.7%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Ingersoll Rand (IR) leads (Esab (ESAB) 6.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Snap-on (SNA) returned the most: Esab (ESAB) -43.9%, Snap-on (SNA) +4.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -6.6%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +12.1%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.0%/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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%. 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) 46.2%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.