GGG vs IEX vs SWK Stock Comparison

Graco, Idex and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGG Graco Inc
$69.16 -11.3% 1M -15.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.24B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$237.51 +1.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.21B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Graco 5, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Idex 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGIEXSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.24B $17.21B $17.80B SWK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 32.1x 28.7x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 26.0x 18.0x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +6.9% +0.6% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 14.6% 4.1% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 10.0% 6.6% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.2x 2.3x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.1% +41.2% +57.6% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +0.4%/yr -10.7%/yr IEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.6% 21.9% 36.6% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 57/100 59/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGIEXSWK

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

AxisGGGIEXSWK
Valuation 49 #104 of 204 38 #126 of 204 89 #24 of 204
Growth 37 #121 of 191 44 #107 of 191 80 #39 of 191
Profitability 98 #5 of 189 87 #26 of 189 52 #91 of 189
Financial Health 86 #33 of 221 74 #59 of 221 28 #159 of 221
Shareholder Returns 92 #13 of 158 43 #90 of 158 46 #86 of 158
Overall 72 57 59
  • GGG ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGIEXSWKSPY
1 month -11.3%+1.9%+14.5% -2.0%
3 months -16.0%-0.2%+2.2% -2.2%
6 months -12.1%+10.1%+35.0% +4.2%
Year to date -15.6%+33.5%+40.8% +10.6%
1 year -15.1%+41.2%+57.6% +10.4%
3 years -10.2%+21.7%+17.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year -3.5%+6.8%+5.6% +20.2%
5 years -11.1%+1.8%-43.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%+0.4%-10.7% +10.1%
10 years +178.4%+178.8%-8.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.8%+10.8%-0.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGGIEXSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.6%21.9%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%19.9%32.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.691.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.571.881.57 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-35.9%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-1.3%-2.0% -3.2%
52-week high $94.82$240.52$106.74 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$161.68$62.12 $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.

MultipleGGGIEXSWK
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 25.4x 32.7xmedian 25.4x 25.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.5x 19.0xmedian 14.5x 11.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 23.6x 26.2xmedian 23.6x 12.3xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 4.3xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 13.34median 1.21 -8.57median 1.21 -4.81median 1.21

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 monthsGGGIEXSWK
Revenue $2.31B $3.66B $15.25B
Gross profit $1.20B $1.64B $4.86B
Operating income $619.56M $763.90M $1.32B
Net income $517.48M $535.80M $620.50M
Free cash flow $600.10M $667.10M $1.29B
R&D $82.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $7.24 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $602.10M $592.40M
Total debt $134.46M $1.75B $4.76B
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 74.00M 150.65M
Enterprise value $9.26B $14.82B $16.33B

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
MetricGGGIEXSWK
P/E 21.5x 32.7x 25.3x
P/FCF 18.5x 26.2x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x 23.2x 10.2x
P/S 4.8x 4.8x 1.0x
P/B 4.5x 4.3x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 6.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 19.0x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 24.3x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 5.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF 18.5x 27.9x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 24.7x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 13.34 -8.57 -4.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGIEXSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 6.9% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 3.5% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 8.1% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 4.1% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 12.2% 51.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 0.7% 149.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% 12.1% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -4.6% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% 13.9% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -3.8% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 17.0% 104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 3.3% 96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 14.2% 211.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 3.9% 110.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGIEXSWK
Gross margin 52.0% 44.9% 31.9%
EBITDA margin 31.6% 26.7% 11.9%
Operating margin 26.8% 20.9% 8.6%
Pretax margin 27.6% 19.2% 5.6%
Net margin 22.4% 14.6% 4.1%
FCF margin 26.0% 18.2% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% 20.6% 10.2%
Return on equity 20.7% 13.4% 6.9%
Return on assets 16.2% 7.8% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 19.5% 10.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 23.2% 12.2% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGIEXSWK
Debt / assets 4.1% 25.5% 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.2x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.6x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 41.6% 55.4%
Equity / assets 75.7% 58.4% 44.6%
Interest coverage 189.0x – 2.8x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 10.49 5.72 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGIEXSWK
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.2% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 1.7% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 2.9% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.9% 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.1% 39.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusGGGIEXSWK
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $5.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +12.0% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +3.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGIEXSWK
Held by institutions 91.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 732 688 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.1% +5.3%
Institutions buying 337 352 418
Institutions selling 281 202 244
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.74 1.71

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.

GGGIEXSWK
GGG 1.00 0.55 0.41
IEX 0.55 1.00 0.57
SWK 0.41 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, IEX and SWK?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $11.24B, Idex (IEX) $17.21B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $17.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, IEX and SWK?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 21.7x, Idex (IEX) 32.1x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.6x, Idex (IEX) 26.0x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 18.0x). 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: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -15.1%, Idex (IEX) +41.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +57.6%. Over five years, Idex (IEX) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -2.3%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.4%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Graco (GGG) 0.00%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%. Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.6%, Idex (IEX) 21.9%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, IEX and SWK?

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