GTX vs MGA vs ITW Stock Comparison

Garrett Motion, Magna International and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.33 -13.7% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.17B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
1.43%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
MGA Magna International Inc
$64.00 -1.0% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.94B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.92B
Div. yield
3.05%
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGTXMGAITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.17B $17.94B $78.45B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 7.6x 24.3x MGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 9.5x 25.9x MGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% -54.1% +4.8% GTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 7.5% 19.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 64.2% — 27.1% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 1.8x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.43% 3.05% 2.37% MGA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.1% +40.6% +12.3% MGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr -4.7%/yr +3.9%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 37.0% 21.2% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 63/100 50/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

GTXMGAITW

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

AxisGTXMGAITW
Valuation 97 #8 of 203 92 #5 of 50 29 #145 of 203
Growth 47 #101 of 188 25 #37 of 49 34 #124 of 188
Profitability 76 #45 of 184 76 #12 of 47 100 #2 of 184
Financial Health 16 #183 of 217 – 26 #160 of 217
Shareholder Returns 91 #15 of 153 60 #13 of 31 62 #59 of 153
Overall 65 63 50
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MGA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTXMGAITWSPY
1 month -13.7%-1.0%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months -22.4%-7.4%-5.6% +5.9%
6 months +9.0%+3.6%+3.9% +8.5%
Year to date +28.1%+20.1%+12.1% +13.3%
1 year +28.1%+40.6%+12.3% +12.4%
3 years +213.6%+34.3%+23.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +46.4%+10.3%+7.3% +23.5%
5 years +231.3%-21.3%+21.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +27.1%-4.7%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years —+57.5%+142.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.6%+9.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGTXMGAITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%37.0%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%30.8%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.260.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.100.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-65.5%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-12.4%-7.9% -0.9%
52-week high $36.23$73.05$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $15.64$44.65$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.

MultipleGTXMGAITW
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 25.4x 7.6xmedian 20.0x 24.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 0.5x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 14.3x —median 8.7x 18.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 21.8x 2.7xmedian 9.4x 27.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 2.2x —median 0.9x 25.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.41 1.30median 1.35 8.41median 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 monthsGTXMGAITW
Revenue $3.75B $31.92B $16.65B
Gross profit $779.00M -$4.47B $7.38B
Operating income $536.00M -$5.31B $4.43B
Net income $357.00M $814.00M $3.23B
Free cash flow $365.00M $6.59B $2.87B
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $8.42 $11.31
Cash & equivalents $158.00M $1.43B $809.00M
Total debt $1.37B $20.90B $9.37B
Shares (diluted) 190.59M 282.50M 285.30M
Enterprise value $3.46B $12.30B $75.12B

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
MetricGTXMGAITW
P/E 11.7x 7.6x 24.3x
P/FCF 11.4x 2.7x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 4.0x 24.0x
P/S 1.1x 0.6x 4.7x
P/B -6.2x – 25.0x
P/Tangible book -6.2x – 30.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x – 18.0x
EV/EBIT 10.0x -4.0x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF 14.7x 3.2x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 4.7x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 1.30 8.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTXMGAITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% -54.1% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -7.6% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% -113.3% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -42.5% 2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% -116.1% 6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -55.8% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% -36.9% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -5.9% 0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% -5.6% 9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 5.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% 35.4% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 25.9% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 1.3% 0.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 8.0% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTXMGAITW
Gross margin 20.8% -14.0% 44.3%
EBITDA margin 17.2% – 29.0%
Operating margin 14.3% -16.6% 26.6%
Pretax margin 12.0% 4.0% 25.2%
Net margin 9.5% 7.5% 19.4%
FCF margin 9.7% 20.7% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 14.2% 19.6%
Return on equity – – 106.9%
Return on assets 14.7% – 19.6%
Return on invested capital 64.2% – 27.1%
Return on capital employed 56.1% – 38.9%
Asset turnover 1.5x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 5.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTXMGAITW
Debt / assets 55.3% – 56.8%
Debt / equity -2.0x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 0.7x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 127.3% – 81.0%
Equity / assets -27.3% – 19.0%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 14.3x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.34 – 8.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTXMGAITW
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.0% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 0.1% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 7.9% 3.1% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusGTXMGAITW
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $6.73FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +11.9% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.58BFY2026 $39.77BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +13.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTXMGAITW
Held by institutions 96.8% 63.5% 84.9%
Institutions holding 458 450 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -2.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 239 207 846
Institutions selling 139 168 750
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.23 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.

GTXMGAITW
GTX 1.00 0.45 0.16
MGA 0.45 1.00 0.40
ITW 0.16 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTX, MGA and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.17B, Magna International (MGA) $17.94B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTX, MGA and ITW?

Magna International (MGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.7x, Magna International (MGA) 7.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Magna International (MGA) is cheapest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.3x, Magna International (MGA) 9.5x, 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%, Magna International (MGA) -54.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Magna International (MGA) 7.5%, 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 Magna International (MGA) returned the most: Garrett Motion (GTX) +28.1%, Magna International (MGA) +40.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Garrett Motion (GTX) +27.1%/yr, Magna International (MGA) -4.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Magna International (MGA) has the highest dividend yield: Garrett Motion (GTX) 1.43%, Magna International (MGA) 3.05%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.3%, Magna International (MGA) 37.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTX, MGA 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, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 4. 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.