GLGI vs ITW vs ROK Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Illinois Tool Works and Rockwell Automation 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
$79.95B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$444.02 +3.0% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.80B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
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, Rockwell Automation 4, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLGIITWROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.91M $79.95B $49.80B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 24.8x 41.5x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.9x 35.5x ITW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +4.8% +11.3% ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% 19.4% 13.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% 21.0% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.8x 1.3x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.1% +12.3% +22.7% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr +3.9%/yr +6.8%/yr ROK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.7% 21.2% 31.3% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 50/100 54/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIITWROK

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

AxisGLGIITWROK
Valuation 28 #146 of 203 29 #145 of 203 16 #170 of 203
Growth 0 #188 of 188 34 #124 of 188 51 #93 of 188
Profitability 6 #173 of 184 100 #2 of 184 96 #9 of 184
Financial Health 7 #203 of 217 26 #160 of 217 34 #143 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 62 #59 of 153 74 #41 of 153
Overall 10 50 54
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIITWROKSPY
1 month -26.9%+0.8%+3.0% +0.9%
3 months -17.4%-5.6%-3.3% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+3.9%+10.9% +8.5%
Year to date -67.2%+12.1%+14.1% +13.3%
1 year -79.1%+12.3%+22.7% +12.4%
3 years -80.2%+23.6%+69.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -41.7%+7.3%+19.2% +23.5%
5 years -78.9%+21.1%+39.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.7%+3.9%+6.8% +11.0%
10 years -24.0%+142.5%+273.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.7%+9.3%+14.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLGIITWROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.7%21.2%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.9%20.8%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.110.471.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.580.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-28.9%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.1%-7.9%-10.3% -0.9%
52-week high $0.91$299.60$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$241.07$348.51 $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.

MultipleGLGIITWROK
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 25.4x 24.3xmedian 25.4x 41.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 14.3x 18.0xmedian 14.3x 24.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 21.8x 27.4xmedian 21.8x 32.8xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 25.0xmedian 2.2x 14.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.41 8.41median 1.41 -9.36median 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 monthsGLGIITWROK
Revenue $22.12M $16.65B $8.97B
Gross profit -$2.92M $7.38B $4.41B
Operating income -$8.43M $4.43B $1.77B
Net income -$9.70M $3.23B $1.20B
Free cash flow -$5.06M $2.87B $1.50B
R&D – – $716.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $11.31 $10.76
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $809.00M $479.00M
Total debt $46.58M $9.37B $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 285.30M 111.60M
Enterprise value $2.90M $76.62B $47.99B

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
MetricGLGIITWROK
P/E -0.5x 24.3x 41.1x
P/FCF -1.0x 27.4x 32.8x
P/Operating cash flow -1.6x 24.0x 28.5x
P/S 0.2x 4.7x 5.5x
P/B 0.6x 25.0x 14.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 30.2x 17.7x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 18.0x 24.9x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 19.6x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.2x 5.8x
EV/FCF -3.3x 30.3x 34.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.1x 26.7x 30.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 8.41 -9.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWROK
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 4.8% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 1.1% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% 5.7% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 2.8% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 6.4% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 3.1% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% 6.7% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 0.9% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% 9.1% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 2.9% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% -0.5% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% -0.5% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% 0.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 0.4% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWROK
Gross margin -13.2% 44.3% 49.1%
EBITDA margin -11.3% 29.0% 23.3%
Operating margin -38.1% 26.6% 19.7%
Pretax margin -42.4% 25.2% 14.7%
Net margin -43.8% 19.4% 13.4%
FCF margin -22.9% 17.2% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 19.6% 19.3%
Return on equity -94.7% 106.9% 30.9%
Return on assets -26.5% 19.6% 9.8%
Return on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% 21.0%
Return on capital employed -39.6% 38.9% 23.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIITWROK
Debt / assets 33.5% 56.8% 29.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -2.4x 3.3x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 81.0% 68.5%
Equity / assets 25.0% 19.0% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 14.3x 12.8x
Current ratio 0.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -1.84 8.17 6.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIITWROK
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 4.4% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% –
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.

ConsensusGLGIITWROK
Forward P/E – 25.9xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.46BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIITWROK
Held by institutions – 84.9% 89.2%
Institutions holding – 1,969 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 846 806
Institutions selling – 750 437
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.84

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.

GLGIITWROK
GLGI 1.00 -0.01 -0.01
ITW -0.01 1.00 0.38
ROK -0.01 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, ITW and ROK?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $4.91M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $79.95B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, ITW and ROK?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.8x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -79.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.7%. Over five years, Rockwell Automation (ROK) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -26.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 0.00%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) and Rockwell Automation (ROK) 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.