GTX vs MMM vs NDSN Stock Comparison

Garrett Motion, 3M and Nordson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.01 -14.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
MMM 3M Co
$171.62 +1.2% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$89.44B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
NDSN Nordson Corp
$324.30 -0.5% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.11B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Garrett Motion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Garrett Motion 6, 3M 3, Nordson 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTXMMMNDSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.15B $89.44B $18.11B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 25.3x 32.6x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 19.3x 29.1x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +1.7% +7.0% GTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 14.0% 18.6% NDSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 64.2% 22.0% 13.1% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.6x 1.7x MMM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% +1.9% +36.1% NDSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.4%/yr +2.7%/yr +5.3%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 25.6% 22.2% NDSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 49/100 57/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

GTXMMMNDSN

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

AxisGTXMMMNDSN
Valuation 98 #6 of 203 37 #128 of 203 30 #142 of 203
Growth 47 #100 of 188 59 #77 of 188 55 #85 of 188
Profitability 78 #42 of 183 89 #21 of 183 96 #8 of 183
Financial Health 15 #185 of 217 19 #177 of 217 54 #101 of 217
Shareholder Returns 91 #14 of 153 42 #89 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Overall 66 49 57
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NDSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTXMMMNDSNSPY
1 month -14.4%+1.2%-0.5% -0.2%
3 months -26.4%-5.9%+7.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.5%+17.5%+15.1% +8.2%
Year to date +26.3%+7.2%+34.9% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%+1.9%+36.1% +12.3%
3 years +209.1%+134.5%+52.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.7%+32.9%+15.2% +23.3%
5 years +222.7%+14.1%+29.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.4%+2.7%+5.3% +10.9%
10 years —+23.8%+225.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+2.2%+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGTXMMMNDSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%25.6%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%24.6%21.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.690.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.071.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-53.4%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-6.6%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $36.23$183.81$334.70 $779.14
52-week low $15.64$141.20$226.69 $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.

MultipleGTXMMMNDSN
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 25.2x 25.2xmedian 25.2x 32.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 6.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 14.0x 16.0xmedian 14.0x 21.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 21.7x 33.1xmedian 21.7x 24.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 2.3x 21.3xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.32 0.70median 1.32 7.39median 1.32

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 monthsGTXMMMNDSN
Revenue $3.75B $25.25B $2.98B
Gross profit $779.00M $9.98B $1.65B
Operating income $536.00M $4.74B $800.96M
Net income $357.00M $3.58B $555.18M
Free cash flow $365.00M $2.68B $724.01M
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $6.77 $9.91
Cash & equivalents $158.00M $4.84B $113.43M
Total debt $1.37B $15.00B $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 190.59M 522.60M 56.03M
Enterprise value $3.44B $70.88B $17.67B

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
MetricGTXMMMNDSN
P/E 11.5x 25.2x 32.5x
P/FCF 11.3x 33.1x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 24.4x 23.4x
P/S 1.1x 3.5x 6.1x
P/B -6.1x 21.3x 5.5x
P/Tangible book -6.1x 41.9x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 16.0x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 9.9x 20.8x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.9x 6.6x
EV/FCF 14.6x 36.8x 27.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 27.2x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.70 7.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTXMMMNDSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 1.7% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 10.7% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% -1.8% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 17.0% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% -3.7% 18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 33.4% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% 4.8% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 35.4% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 7.1% 23.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 35.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% 42.8% 26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -18.1% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 68.6% 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -18.0% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTXMMMNDSN
Gross margin 20.8% 39.5% 55.3%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 24.4% 31.2%
Operating margin 14.3% 18.8% 26.9%
Pretax margin 12.0% 17.5% 22.6%
Net margin 9.5% 14.0% 18.6%
FCF margin 9.7% 10.6% 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 14.4% 26.0%
Return on equity – 101.3% 17.2%
Return on assets 14.7% 9.8% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 64.2% 22.0% 13.1%
Return on capital employed 56.1% 18.7% 15.3%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTXMMMNDSN
Debt / assets 55.3% 37.9% 29.1%
Debt / equity -2.0x 3.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 5.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 127.3% 89.5% 45.0%
Equity / assets -27.3% 10.5% 55.0%
Interest coverage 5.1x – 8.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.33 4.09 6.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTXMMMNDSN
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 3.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 4.9% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% 33.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% 25.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% 7.2%

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.

ConsensusGTXMMMNDSN
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $11.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +16.7% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.58BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $3.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +17.6% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTXMMMNDSN
Held by institutions 96.8% 74.5% 76.0%
Institutions holding 458 2,209 755
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +0.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 239 915 389
Institutions selling 139 837 240
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.09 1.62

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.

GTXMMMNDSN
GTX 1.00 0.30 0.48
MMM 0.30 1.00 0.47
NDSN 0.48 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTX, MMM and NDSN?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.15B, 3M (MMM) $89.44B, Nordson (NDSN) $18.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTX, MMM and NDSN?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.6x, 3M (MMM) 25.3x, Nordson (NDSN) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.1x, 3M (MMM) 19.3x, Nordson (NDSN) 29.1x). 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%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Nordson (NDSN) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nordson (NDSN) has the highest net margin (Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Nordson (NDSN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Nordson (NDSN) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nordson (NDSN) returned the most: Garrett Motion (GTX) +29.1%, 3M (MMM) +1.9%, Nordson (NDSN) +36.1%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, 3M (MMM) +2.7%/yr, Nordson (NDSN) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Garrett Motion (GTX) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Nordson (NDSN) 0.01%. Garrett Motion (GTX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nordson (NDSN) has been the steadiest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.3%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, Nordson (NDSN) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTX, MMM and NDSN?

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 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.