GTX vs ROK vs ITW Stock Comparison

Garrett Motion, Rockwell Automation and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$22.01 -14.4% 1M +29.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
1.45%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.77B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.26%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.58B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.37%
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, Illinois Tool Works 3, Rockwell Automation 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGTXROKITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $48.77B $78.58B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 40.6x 24.0x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 35.1x 25.9x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +11.3% — ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.5% 13.4% — ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 64.2% 21.0% — GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x — ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.45% 1.26% 2.37% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.1% +21.5% +11.3% GTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.4%/yr +6.6%/yr +4.0%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.3% 31.3% 21.3% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 53/100 49/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

GTXROKITW

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

AxisGTXROKITW
Valuation 98 #6 of 203 16 #170 of 203 24 #154 of 203
Growth 47 #100 of 188 50 #94 of 188 35 #123 of 188
Profitability 78 #42 of 183 96 #9 of 183 –
Financial Health 15 #185 of 217 32 #147 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 91 #14 of 153 72 #44 of 153 87 #21 of 153
Overall 66 53 49
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK 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

PeriodGTXROKITWSPY
1 month -14.4%+1.1%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months -26.4%-6.8%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months +8.5%+9.4%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +26.3%+12.9%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year +29.1%+21.5%+11.3% +12.3%
3 years +209.1%+67.6%+23.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.7%+18.8%+7.3% +23.3%
5 years +222.7%+37.8%+21.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +26.4%+6.6%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years —+271.5%+143.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.0%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGTXROKITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.3%31.3%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%31.8%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.400.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.690.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.5%-45.6%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-11.3%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $36.23$495.08$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $15.64$348.51$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.

MultipleGTXROKITW
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 25.2x 40.6xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 14.0x 24.6xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 21.7x 32.4xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 2.3x 14.0xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 1.32 -9.25median 1.32 —median 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 monthsGTXROKITW
Revenue $3.75B $8.97B –
Gross profit $779.00M $4.41B –
Operating income $536.00M $1.77B –
Net income $357.00M $1.20B $3.23B
Free cash flow $365.00M $1.50B –
R&D – $716.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $10.76 –
Cash & equivalents $158.00M $479.00M $809.00M
Total debt $1.37B $13.81B –
Shares (diluted) 190.59M 111.60M 287.00M
Enterprise value $3.40B $46.96B $78.59B

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
MetricGTXROKITW
P/E 11.5x 40.6x 24.0x
P/FCF 11.3x 32.4x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 28.2x 24.1x
P/S 1.1x 5.4x 4.6x
P/B -6.1x 14.0x 25.0x
P/Tangible book -6.1x 17.5x 30.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 24.6x –
EV/EBIT 9.9x 29.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 5.7x –
EV/FCF 14.6x 34.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 29.8x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 -9.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTXROKITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 11.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% -7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 2.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.6% 23.8% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -5.5% 0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 25.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.7% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% 13.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 22.8% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTXROKITW
Gross margin 20.8% 49.1% –
EBITDA margin 17.2% 23.3% –
Operating margin 14.3% 19.7% –
Pretax margin 12.0% 14.7% –
Net margin 9.5% 13.4% –
FCF margin 9.7% 16.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 19.3% –
Return on equity – 30.9% 106.9%
Return on assets 14.7% 9.8% –
Return on invested capital 64.2% 21.0% –
Return on capital employed 56.1% 23.6% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTXROKITW
Debt / assets 55.3% 29.4% –
Debt / equity -2.0x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.7x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 127.3% 68.5% –
Equity / assets -27.3% 31.5% –
Interest coverage 5.1x 12.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.33 5.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTXROKITW
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 2.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGTXROKITW
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 35.1xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.82FY2026 $12.50FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +12.3% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.58BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY 0.0%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +19.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTXROKITW
Held by institutions 96.8% 89.2% 84.9%
Institutions holding 458 1,540 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 239 805 846
Institutions selling 139 437 750
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.84 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.

GTXROKITW
GTX 1.00 0.46 0.17
ROK 0.46 1.00 0.37
ITW 0.17 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTX, ROK and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.11B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.77B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, GTX, ROK and ITW?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Garrett Motion (GTX) 12.1x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x, 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?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garrett Motion (GTX) returned the most: Garrett Motion (GTX) +29.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Garrett Motion (GTX) 1.45%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.26%, 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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, 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, ROK 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 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.