GLGI vs ITW vs DOV Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Illinois Tool Works and Dover Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.01 +0.7% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.95B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$202.49 +5.6% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.78B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Dover 4, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLGIITWDOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.73M $78.95B $27.78B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 24.7x 23.8x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.9x 19.8x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +4.3% +8.2% DOV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% 19.4% — ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% — ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.9x — GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.6% +12.3% +14.1% DOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.8%/yr +4.4%/yr +4.1%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.4% 21.3% 24.9% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 48/100 41/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIITWDOV

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

AxisGLGIITWDOV
Valuation 28 #146 of 203 26 #150 of 203 47 #109 of 203
Growth 0 #187 of 187 33 #125 of 187 46 #102 of 187
Profitability 7 #173 of 185 100 #2 of 185 –
Financial Health 6 #205 of 219 23 #170 of 219 –
Shareholder Returns – 59 #63 of 153 32 #104 of 153
Overall 10 48 41
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIITWDOVSPY
1 month -16.0%+0.7%+5.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%-3.0%-1.6% +3.5%
6 months +40.0%+2.3%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -63.8%+12.1%+3.7% +12.2%
1 year -78.6%+12.3%+14.1% +13.0%
3 years -79.0%+23.6%+57.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -40.6%+7.3%+16.4% +23.1%
5 years -77.4%+24.2%+22.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.8%+4.4%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years -16.0%+143.4%+265.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.7%+9.3%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLGIITWDOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.4%21.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.3%20.8%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.130.470.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.580.57 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-28.9%-36.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.0%-7.9%-13.2% -1.8%
52-week high $1.00$299.60$233.31 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$241.07$177.96 $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.

MultipleGLGIITWDOV
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 26.0x 24.7xmedian 26.0x 23.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 21.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 27.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.26 8.37median 1.26 4.10median 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 monthsGLGIITWDOV
Revenue $22.12M $16.47B $8.58B
Gross profit -$2.92M $7.27B $3.40B
Operating income -$8.43M $4.36B –
Net income -$9.70M $3.19B –
Free cash flow -$5.06M $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $11.13 $8.60
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $839.00M –
Total debt $46.58M $9.69B –
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 287.00M 135.55M
Enterprise value $3.72M $75.51B $27.78B

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
MetricGLGIITWDOV
P/E -0.6x 24.7x 23.4x
P/FCF -1.1x 26.9x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.7x 23.6x 19.3x
P/S 0.3x 4.8x 3.2x
P/B 0.6x 27.2x –
P/Tangible book 0.6x 33.6x –
EV/EBITDA -6.9x 18.4x –
EV/EBIT -2.1x 20.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF -3.4x 29.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -5.2x 26.3x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 8.37 4.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWDOV
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 4.3% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 0.8% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% 5.3% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 2.7% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 6.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 3.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% -5.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 1.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% -3.1% -47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 3.0% 5.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% 5.8% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 3.1% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% 7.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 4.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWDOV
Gross margin -13.2% 44.2% –
EBITDA margin -11.3% 28.9% –
Operating margin -38.1% 26.5% –
Pretax margin -42.4% 25.0% –
Net margin -43.8% 19.4% –
FCF margin -22.9% 17.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 20.2% 16.4%
Return on equity -94.7% 104.3% –
Return on assets -26.5% 19.5% –
Return on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% –
Return on capital employed -39.6% 41.9% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIITWDOV
Debt / assets 33.5% 58.8% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF -2.4x 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 82.4% –
Equity / assets 25.0% 17.6% –
Interest coverage – 14.5x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score -1.83 8.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIITWDOV
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% –
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 62.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusGLGIITWDOV
Forward P/E – 25.9xFY2026 19.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $10.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.46BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIITWDOV
Held by institutions – 84.9% 91.1%
Institutions holding – 1,969 1,163
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% -0.3%
Institutions buying – 846 500
Institutions selling – 750 405
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.23

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.

GLGIITWDOV
GLGI 1.00 -0.01 0.00
ITW -0.01 1.00 0.60
DOV 0.00 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, ITW and DOV?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.73M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.95B, Dover (DOV) $27.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, ITW and DOV?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.7x, Dover (DOV) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Dover (DOV) 19.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dover (DOV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dover (DOV) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Dover (DOV) +14.1%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -25.8%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Dover (DOV) 0.00%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) and Dover (DOV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLGI, ITW and DOV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 6. 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.