GTX vs KRNT vs ITW Stock Comparison

Garrett Motion, Kornit Digital and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$21.69 -15.7% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$17.87 +14.8% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$820.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.01 +0.7% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.31B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 7, Illinois Tool Works 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTXKRNTITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $820.06M $78.31B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x -40.3x 24.5x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 89.4x 25.9x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +4.0% +4.3% GTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% -9.4% 19.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 64.2% — 27.1% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 1.9x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.7% +25.8% +12.3% GTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.4%/yr -35.5%/yr +4.4%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 43.8% 21.3% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 44/100 48/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

GTXKRNTITW

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

AxisGTXKRNTITW
Valuation 98 #5 of 203 48 #107 of 203 26 #150 of 203
Growth 48 #98 of 187 41 #111 of 187 33 #125 of 187
Profitability 77 #43 of 185 23 #143 of 185 100 #2 of 185
Financial Health 15 #186 of 219 99 #3 of 219 23 #170 of 219
Shareholder Returns 91 #14 of 153 11 #137 of 153 59 #63 of 153
Overall 66 44 48
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTXKRNTITWSPY
1 month -15.7%+14.8%+0.7% -0.8%
3 months -29.6%+16.1%-3.0% +3.5%
6 months +3.8%+13.8%+2.3% +7.0%
Year to date +24.4%+24.3%+12.1% +12.2%
1 year +27.7%+25.8%+12.3% +13.0%
3 years +204.6%+30.4%+23.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.0%+9.3%+7.3% +23.1%
5 years +222.8%-88.8%+24.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.4%-35.5%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years —+72.7%+143.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+5.6%+9.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGTXKRNTITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%43.8%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%40.5%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.520.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.590.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-93.0%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-2.4%-7.9% -1.8%
52-week high $36.23$18.31$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $15.64$12.31$241.07 $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.

MultipleGTXKRNTITW
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 26.0x -39.8xmedian 26.0x 24.7xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 14.0x -16.6xmedian 14.0x 18.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 21.4x 31.0xmedian 21.4x 26.9xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 27.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.26 -1.09median 1.26 8.37median 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 monthsGTXKRNTITW
Revenue $3.75B $215.85M $16.47B
Gross profit $779.00M $97.83M $7.27B
Operating income $536.00M -$40.02M $4.36B
Net income $357.00M -$20.32M $3.19B
Free cash flow $365.00M $26.70M $2.92B
R&D – $20.41M –
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $-0.45 $11.13
Cash & equivalents $158.00M $33.81M $839.00M
Total debt $1.37B – $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 190.59M 45.24M 287.00M
Enterprise value $3.40B -$722.79M $74.87B

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
MetricGTXKRNTITW
P/E 11.4x -39.8x 24.7x
P/FCF 11.1x 31.0x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 27.8x 23.6x
P/S 1.1x 3.8x 4.8x
P/B -6.0x 1.2x 27.2x
P/Tangible book -6.0x 1.3x 33.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x -16.6x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 9.8x -11.3x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF 14.4x 17.0x 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 15.2x 26.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -1.09 8.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTXKRNTITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 4.0% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -2.7% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% -1.6% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 9.5% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% -28.0% 6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 21.6% 3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% -80.4% -5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 38.6% 1.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% -89.3% -3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 36.6% 3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% -40.1% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 33.9% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% -41.6% 7.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 34.6% 4.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTXKRNTITW
Gross margin 20.8% 45.3% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 17.2% -12.7% 28.9%
Operating margin 14.3% -18.5% 26.5%
Pretax margin 12.0% -9.0% 25.0%
Net margin 9.5% -9.4% 19.4%
FCF margin 9.7% 12.4% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 13.8% 20.2%
Return on equity – -3.0% 104.3%
Return on assets 14.7% -2.7% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 64.2% – 27.1%
Return on capital employed 56.1% -5.9% 41.9%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 9.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTXKRNTITW
Debt / assets 55.3% – 58.8%
Debt / equity -2.0x – 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 127.3% 11.4% 82.4%
Equity / assets -27.3% 88.6% 17.6%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 14.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 8.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 6.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 5.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.32 – 8.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTXKRNTITW
Dividend yield 1.5% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 6.7% -4.7% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 8.2% -4.7% 4.7%
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.

ConsensusGTXKRNTITW
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 89.4xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $0.20FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +50.0% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.58BFY2026 $229.31MFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +0.8% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTXKRNTITW
Held by institutions 96.8% 90.9% 84.9%
Institutions holding 458 118 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -3.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 239 65 846
Institutions selling 139 35 750
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.86 1.13

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.

GTXKRNTITW
GTX 1.00 0.39 0.17
KRNT 0.39 1.00 0.18
ITW 0.17 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTX, KRNT and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.11B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $820.06M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTX, KRNT and ITW?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.5x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.3x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.9x, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 89.4x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Garrett Motion (GTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garrett Motion (GTX) returned the most: Garrett Motion (GTX) +27.7%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +25.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.5%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Garrett Motion (GTX) 0.00%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%. Garrett Motion (GTX) and Kornit Digital (KRNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.4%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTX, KRNT and ITW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads on 7. 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.