GGG vs ITT vs LUD Stock Comparison

Graco, Itt and Luda Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.69%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.15B
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.75%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Graco 8, Itt 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGGITTLUDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.02B $18.15B $88.49M ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 43.1x 155.8x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 25.6x — GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +28.1% — ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% 8.9% — GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.5% 6.0% — GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.5x — GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% 0.75% — GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.9% +3.8% -55.4% ITT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +16.6%/yr — ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 31.4% 144.1% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 46/100 — GGG

Percentile Scorecard

GGGITTLUD

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

AxisGGGITTLUD
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 16 #170 of 203 20 #163 of 203
Growth 37 #119 of 188 65 #67 of 188 –
Profitability 98 #4 of 183 52 #88 of 183 –
Financial Health 85 #34 of 216 31 #150 of 216 39 #133 of 216
Shareholder Returns 93 #11 of 152 66 #52 of 152 –
Overall 72 46 –
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGGITTLUDSPY
1 month -12.0%-0.7%-1.3% +0.7%
3 months -14.0%+5.2%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months -14.4%-5.3%-37.1% +7.1%
Year to date -16.1%+17.0%-39.3% +12.8%
1 year -14.9%+3.8%-55.4% +11.9%
3 years -7.6%+120.3%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.6%+30.1%— +22.8%
5 years -8.6%+115.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+16.6%— +10.9%
10 years +176.4%+486.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%+19.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGGITTLUDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%31.4%144.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%32.2%142.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.261.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.12-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.3%-38.6%-83.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-8.4%-67.1% -1.2%
52-week high $94.82$221.69$11.85 $779.14
52-week low $66.08$169.49$3.20 $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.

MultipleGGGITTLUD
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 25.8x 43.1xmedian 25.8x 155.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.6x 22.7xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x -40.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 13.26median 1.45 -14.00median 1.45 —median 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 monthsGGGITTLUD
Revenue $2.31B $4.74B –
Gross profit $1.20B $1.67B –
Operating income $619.56M $680.00M –
Net income $517.48M $421.50M –
Free cash flow $600.10M – –
R&D $82.33M $123.80M –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $4.69 –
Cash & equivalents $139.82M $590.80M $4.77M
Total debt $215.70M $2.87B $49.69M
Shares (diluted) 163.02M 89.80M 22.24M
Enterprise value $9.04B $14.71B $42.84M

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
MetricGGGITTLUD
P/E 21.4x 43.1x 155.8x
P/FCF 18.4x – -40.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x – –
P/S 4.8x 3.8x 2.6x
P/B 4.5x 3.8x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 10.5x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 22.7x –
EV/EBIT 17.8x 30.0x –
EV/Revenue 4.8x 4.3x –
EV/FCF 18.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 13.26 -14.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGGITTLUD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 28.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 14.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 27.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 17.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% -2.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 8.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.9% -18.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -0.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 7.5% -28.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -3.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGGITTLUD
Gross margin 52.0% 35.2% –
EBITDA margin 31.6% 19.0% –
Operating margin 26.8% 14.4% –
Pretax margin 27.6% 12.8% –
Net margin 22.4% 8.9% –
FCF margin 26.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 28.6% – –
Return on equity 20.7% 8.9% –
Return on assets 16.2% 3.8% –
Return on invested capital 19.5% 6.0% –
Return on capital employed 23.2% 7.7% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGGITTLUD
Debt / assets 4.1% 26.0% 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 56.4% 54.8%
Equity / assets 75.7% 43.6% 45.2%
Interest coverage 189.0x 6.8x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 10.44 2.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGGITTLUD
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 4.2% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 1.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% –

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.

ConsensusGGGITTLUD
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.36FY2026 $7.93FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +18.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.20BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +9.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGGITTLUD
Held by institutions 91.0% 98.4% –
Institutions holding 731 716 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.4% –
Institutions buying 337 327 –
Institutions selling 280 252 –
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.30 –

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.

GGGITTLUD
GGG 1.00 0.49 0.06
ITT 0.49 1.00 0.08
LUD 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGG, ITT and LUD?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graco (GGG) $11.02B, Itt (ITT) $18.15B, Luda Technology (LUD) $88.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, GGG, ITT and LUD?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Graco (GGG) 21.4x, Itt (ITT) 43.1x, Luda Technology (LUD) 155.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Graco (GGG) 20.5x, Itt (ITT) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Itt (ITT) returned the most: Graco (GGG) -14.9%, Itt (ITT) +3.8%, Luda Technology (LUD) -55.4%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr, Itt (ITT) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Graco (GGG) 1.69%, Itt (ITT) 0.75%. Luda Technology (LUD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Graco (GGG) 26.4%, Itt (ITT) 31.4%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGG, ITT and LUD?

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 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.