GLGI vs ITW vs WM Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Illinois Tool Works and Waste Management 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
WM Waste Management Inc
$241.10 +16.5% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.51B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Waste Management 5, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLGIITWWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.73M $78.95B $94.51B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 24.7x 33.1x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.9x 27.9x ITW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +4.3% +7.2% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% 19.4% 11.1% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% 10.7% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.9x 3.0x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.02% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.6% +12.3% +12.3% WM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.8%/yr +4.4%/yr +9.2%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.4% 21.3% 21.3% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 48/100 57/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIITWWM

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

AxisGLGIITWWM
Valuation 28 #146 of 203 26 #150 of 203 53 #8 of 16
Growth 0 #187 of 187 33 #125 of 187 69 #5 of 14
Profitability 7 #173 of 185 100 #2 of 185 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 6 #205 of 219 23 #170 of 219 13 #14 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 59 #63 of 153 –
Overall 10 48 57
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIITWWMSPY
1 month -16.0%+0.7%+16.5% -0.8%
3 months -16.0%-3.0%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months +40.0%+2.3%+6.6% +7.0%
Year to date -63.8%+12.1%+9.7% +12.2%
1 year -78.6%+12.3%+12.3% +13.0%
3 years -79.0%+23.6%+49.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -40.6%+7.3%+14.3% +23.1%
5 years -77.4%+24.2%+55.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -25.8%+4.4%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years -16.0%+143.4%+276.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.7%+9.3%+14.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLGIITWWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.4%21.3%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.3%20.8%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.130.47-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.580.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-28.9%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.0%-7.9%-2.2% -1.8%
52-week high $1.00$299.60$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$241.07$196.77 $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.

MultipleGLGIITWWM
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 26.0x 24.7xmedian 26.0x 33.9xmedian 34.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 14.0x 15.9xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 27.0xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 27.2xmedian 2.2x 9.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.26 8.37median 1.26 4.17median 3.42

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 monthsGLGIITWWM
Revenue $22.12M $16.47B $25.67B
Gross profit -$2.92M $7.27B $10.49B
Operating income -$8.43M $4.36B $4.51B
Net income -$9.70M $3.19B $2.85B
Free cash flow -$5.06M $2.92B $3.57B
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $11.13 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $839.00M $557.00M
Total debt $46.58M $9.69B $93.65B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 287.00M 402.40M
Enterprise value $3.72M $75.51B $93.42B

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
MetricGLGIITWWM
P/E -0.6x 24.7x 33.9x
P/FCF -1.1x 26.9x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow -1.7x 23.6x 14.8x
P/S 0.3x 4.8x 3.8x
P/B 0.6x 27.2x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 33.6x 15.3x
EV/EBITDA -6.9x 18.4x 15.9x
EV/EBIT -2.1x 20.0x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.3x 4.6x
EV/FCF -3.4x 29.9x 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.2x 26.3x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 8.37 4.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWWM
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 4.3% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 0.8% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% 5.3% -18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 2.7% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 6.4% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 3.4% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% -5.1% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 1.0% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% -3.1% 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 3.0% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% 5.8% 15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 3.1% 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% 7.2% 65.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 4.1% 33.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIITWWM
Gross margin -13.2% 44.2% 40.9%
EBITDA margin -11.3% 28.9% 29.3%
Operating margin -38.1% 26.5% 17.6%
Pretax margin -42.4% 25.0% 14.1%
Net margin -43.8% 19.4% 11.1%
FCF margin -22.9% 17.7% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 20.2% 25.4%
Return on equity -94.7% 104.3% 28.6%
Return on assets -26.5% 19.5% 6.2%
Return on invested capital -37.9% 27.1% 10.7%
Return on capital employed -39.6% 41.9% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.0x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIITWWM
Debt / assets 33.5% 58.8% 50.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.3x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 1.9x 3.0x
Debt / FCF -2.4x 3.3x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 82.4% 78.6%
Equity / assets 25.0% 17.6% 21.4%
Interest coverage – 14.5x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -1.83 8.00 2.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIITWWM
Dividend yield – 2.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 1.0%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% 50.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 62.8% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.5% 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 8.9%

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.

ConsensusGLGIITWWM
Forward P/E – 25.9xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.67FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.46BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIITWWM
Held by institutions – 84.9% 82.3%
Institutions holding – 1,969 2,348
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 846 1,094
Institutions selling – 750 901
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.21

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.

GLGIITWWM
GLGI 1.00 -0.01 0.11
ITW -0.01 1.00 0.25
WM 0.11 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, ITW and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.73M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.95B, Waste Management (WM) $94.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, ITW and WM?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.7x, Waste Management (WM) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Waste Management (WM) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%, Waste Management (WM) +7.2%.

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%, Waste Management (WM) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Waste Management (WM) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Waste Management (WM) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Waste Management (WM) +12.3%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -25.8%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +9.2%/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) 0.02%, Waste Management (WM) 0.02%. 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) 116.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.