GLGI vs ITW vs FTV Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Illinois Tool Works and Fortive Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.03 +0.8% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.45B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$64.13 +15.0% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.12B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.40B
Div. yield
0.39%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 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.

QuestionGLGIITWFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.18M $78.45B $19.12B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 24.3x 29.6x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.9x 20.0x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +4.8% +7.0% FTV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% 19.4% 14.8% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% 8.1% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.8x 2.4x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.37% 0.39% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.1% +12.3% +30.5% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr +3.9%/yr -3.3%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.7% 21.2% 27.0% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 50/100 49/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIITWFTV

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

AxisGLGIITWFTV
Valuation 28 #146 of 203 29 #145 of 203 49 #105 of 203
Growth 0 #188 of 188 34 #124 of 188 25 #141 of 188
Profitability 6 #173 of 184 100 #2 of 184 75 #46 of 184
Financial Health 7 #203 of 217 26 #160 of 217 38 #135 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 62 #59 of 153 58 #65 of 153
Overall 10 50 49
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIITWFTVSPY
1 month -26.9%+0.8%+15.0% +0.9%
3 months -17.4%-5.6%+7.7% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+3.9%+3.9% +8.5%
Year to date -67.2%+12.1%+16.2% +13.3%
1 year -79.1%+12.3%+30.5% +12.4%
3 years -80.2%+23.6%-1.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -41.7%+7.3%-0.5% +23.5%
5 years -78.9%+21.1%-15.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.7%+3.9%-3.3% +11.0%
10 years -24.0%+142.5%+27.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.7%+9.3%+2.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLGIITWFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.7%21.2%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.9%20.8%26.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.110.470.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.581.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-28.9%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.1%-7.9%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $0.91$299.60$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$241.07$49.16 $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.

MultipleGLGIITWFTV
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 25.4x 24.3xmedian 25.4x 29.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 14.3x 18.0xmedian 14.3x 16.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 21.8x 27.4xmedian 21.8x 17.6xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 25.0xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.41 8.41median 1.41 -11.18median 1.41

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 monthsGLGIITWFTV
Revenue $22.12M $16.65B $4.40B
Gross profit -$2.92M $7.38B $2.79B
Operating income -$8.43M $4.43B $863.00M
Net income -$9.70M $3.23B $651.90M
Free cash flow -$5.06M $2.87B $1.09B
R&D – – $268.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $11.31 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $809.00M $377.30M
Total debt $46.58M $9.37B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 285.30M 303.90M
Enterprise value $3.17M $75.12B $17.64B

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
MetricGLGIITWFTV
P/E -0.5x 24.3x 29.6x
P/FCF -1.0x 27.4x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.6x 24.0x 15.9x
P/S 0.2x 4.7x 4.3x
P/B 0.6x 25.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 30.2x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 18.0x 16.9x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 19.6x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.2x 5.1x
EV/FCF -3.3x 30.3x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.1x 26.7x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 8.41 -11.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 4.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 1.1% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% 5.7% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 2.8% -7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 6.4% 22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 3.1% -8.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% 6.7% 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 0.9% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% 9.1% 18.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 2.9% -2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% -0.5% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% -0.5% -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% 0.8% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 0.4% -4.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWFTV
Gross margin -13.2% 44.3% 63.5%
EBITDA margin -11.3% 29.0% 29.9%
Operating margin -38.1% 26.6% 19.6%
Pretax margin -42.4% 25.2% 16.8%
Net margin -43.8% 19.4% 14.8%
FCF margin -22.9% 17.2% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 19.6% 27.3%
Return on equity -94.7% 106.9% 10.8%
Return on assets -26.5% 19.6% 5.6%
Return on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% 8.1%
Return on capital employed -39.6% 38.9% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIITWFTV
Debt / assets 33.5% 56.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.8x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -2.4x 3.3x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 81.0% 48.2%
Equity / assets 25.0% 19.0% 51.8%
Interest coverage – 14.3x 4.9x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -1.84 8.17 3.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIITWFTV
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 6.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.4% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% 11.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% 7.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% -24.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% -8.3%

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.

ConsensusGLGIITWFTV
Forward P/E – 25.9xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.46BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.6%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIITWFTV
Held by institutions – 84.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,969 803
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying – 846 350
Institutions selling – 750 301
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.16

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.

GLGIITWFTV
GLGI 1.00 -0.01 -0.01
ITW -0.01 1.00 0.57
FTV -0.01 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, ITW and FTV?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.18M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.45B, Fortive (FTV) $19.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, ITW and FTV?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.3x, Fortive (FTV) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Fortive (FTV) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fortive (FTV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Fortive (FTV) +7.0%.

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%, Fortive (FTV) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Fortive (FTV) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -79.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Fortive (FTV) +30.5%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -26.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%, Fortive (FTV) 0.39%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.2%, Fortive (FTV) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.