FTV vs GLGI vs WM Stock Comparison

Fortive, Greystone Logistics and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTV Fortive Corp
$60.78 +8.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.71B
P/E
35.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$241.10 +16.5% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.51B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 8, Fortive 3, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTVGLGIWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.71B $5.73M $94.51B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.0x -0.6x 33.1x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x — 27.9x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% -59.9% +7.2% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% -43.8% 11.1% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -37.9% 10.7% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -4.6x 3.0x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.02% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% -78.6% +12.3% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr -25.8%/yr +9.2%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 116.4% 21.3% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 10/100 57/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

FTVGLGIWM

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

AxisFTVGLGIWM
Valuation 45 #112 of 203 28 #146 of 203 53 #8 of 16
Growth 19 #151 of 187 0 #187 of 187 69 #5 of 14
Profitability 73 #50 of 185 7 #173 of 185 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 39 #133 of 219 6 #205 of 219 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns 61 #61 of 153 – –
Overall 48 10 57
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTVGLGIWMSPY
1 month +8.3%-16.0%+16.5% -0.8%
3 months -3.4%-16.0%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months -2.0%+40.0%+6.6% +7.0%
Year to date +10.1%-63.8%+9.7% +12.2%
1 year +22.9%-78.6%+12.3% +13.0%
3 years -6.5%-79.0%+49.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.2%-40.6%+14.3% +23.1%
5 years -17.9%-77.4%+55.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.9%-25.8%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +27.2%-16.0%+276.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%-1.7%+14.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTVGLGIWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%116.4%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%150.3%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.60-1.13-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.85-0.680.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-90.7%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-79.0%-2.2% -1.8%
52-week high $64.16$1.00$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $49.16$0.15$196.77 $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.

MultipleFTVGLGIWM
P/E now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 26.0x -0.6xmedian 26.0x 33.9xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 14.0x -6.9xmedian 14.0x 15.9xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 21.4x -1.1xmedian 21.4x 27.0xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 9.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -4.19median 1.26 0.01median 1.26 4.17median 3.42

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 monthsFTVGLGIWM
Revenue $4.32B $22.12M $25.67B
Gross profit $2.73B -$2.92M $10.49B
Operating income $786.70M -$8.43M $4.51B
Net income $534.40M -$9.70M $2.85B
Free cash flow $937.60M -$5.06M $3.57B
R&D $262.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $-0.36 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $374.20M $360.53K $557.00M
Total debt $3.51B $46.58M $93.65B
Shares (diluted) 307.60M 27.27M 402.40M
Enterprise value $17.17B $3.72M $93.42B

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
MetricFTVGLGIWM
P/E 34.6x -0.6x 33.9x
P/FCF 19.6x -1.1x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x -1.7x 14.8x
P/S 4.3x 0.3x 3.8x
P/B 3.0x 0.6x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.6x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x -6.9x 15.9x
EV/EBIT 27.4x -2.1x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 0.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 23.0x -3.4x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x -5.2x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.19 0.01 4.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTVGLGIWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% -59.9% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.3% -28.0% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% -133.7% -18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -31.4% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% -472.2% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -51.5% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% -1,158% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -50.9% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% -1,653% 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -56.5% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.6% -132.8% 15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -31.4% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.8% -169.9% 65.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -49.9% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTVGLGIWM
Gross margin 63.2% -13.2% 40.9%
EBITDA margin 28.6% -11.3% 29.3%
Operating margin 18.2% -38.1% 17.6%
Pretax margin 15.6% -42.4% 14.1%
Net margin 12.4% -43.8% 11.1%
FCF margin 21.7% -22.9% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% -15.0% 25.4%
Return on equity 8.8% -94.7% 28.6%
Return on assets 4.6% -26.5% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -37.9% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 7.6% -39.6% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTVGLGIWM
Debt / assets 30.2% 33.5% 50.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.3x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x -4.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 3.7x -2.4x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 75.0% 78.6%
Equity / assets 52.3% 25.0% 21.4%
Interest coverage 12.8x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.30 -1.83 2.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTVGLGIWM
Dividend yield 0.4% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 10.7% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 11.1% – 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.6% – 50.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% – 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -48.4% – 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.0% – 8.9%

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.

ConsensusFTVGLGIWM
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 – 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 – $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 – +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% – +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.63BFY2026 – $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 – +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% – +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTVGLGIWM
Held by institutions 100.0% – 82.3%
Institutions holding 803 – 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% – +0.8%
Institutions buying 350 – 1,094
Institutions selling 301 – 901
Buyers to sellers 1.16 – 1.21

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.

FTVGLGIWM
FTV 1.00 0.00 0.18
GLGI 0.00 1.00 0.11
WM 0.18 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTV, GLGI and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortive (FTV) $18.71B, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.73M, Waste Management (WM) $94.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTV, GLGI and WM?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortive (FTV) 35.0x, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.6x, Waste Management (WM) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Fortive (FTV) 19.0x, Waste Management (WM) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortive (FTV) +5.6%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Waste Management (WM) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Fortive (FTV) 12.4%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, Waste Management (WM) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Fortive (FTV) 7.4%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Waste Management (WM) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Fortive (FTV) +22.9%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.6%, Waste Management (WM) +12.3%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (Fortive (FTV) -3.9%/yr, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -25.8%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Fortive (FTV) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.02%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Fortive (FTV) 26.8%, Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.4%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTV, GLGI and WM?

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