HY vs ITW vs MTD Stock Comparison

Hyster-Yale, Illinois Tool Works and Mettler Toledo International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HY Hyster-Yale, Inc.
$29.43 -5.4% 1M -20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$527.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
4.89%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 5, Mettler Toledo International 5, Hyster-Yale 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHYITWMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $527.27M $78.58B $36.56B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.5x 24.0x 37.5x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.9x 33.5x ITW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -11.1% — +6.9% MTD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.3% — 21.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -8.9% — 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -14.3x — 1.5x HY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.89% 2.37% — HY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.8% +11.3% +18.8% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.7%/yr +4.0%/yr +2.7%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.6% 21.3% 33.0% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 49/100 51/100 MTD

Percentile Scorecard

HYITWMTD

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

AxisHYITWMTD
Valuation 63 #75 of 203 24 #154 of 203 12 #178 of 203
Growth 3 #183 of 188 35 #123 of 188 38 #117 of 188
Profitability 25 #137 of 183 – 100 #1 of 183
Financial Health 11 #194 of 217 – 24 #166 of 217
Shareholder Returns 50 #77 of 153 87 #21 of 153 80 #32 of 153
Overall 30 49 51
  • HY ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHYITWMTDSPY
1 month -5.4%+0.7%+11.5% -0.2%
3 months -14.1%-6.5%+21.3% +3.9%
6 months -25.0%+2.8%+33.5% +8.2%
Year to date -0.9%+12.0%+20.9% +12.9%
1 year -20.8%+11.3%+18.8% +12.3%
3 years -24.4%+23.6%+72.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.9%+7.3%+20.0% +23.3%
5 years -39.8%+21.8%+14.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.7%+4.0%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years -47.6%+143.5%+323.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.3%+9.3%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHYITWMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.6%21.3%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%20.7%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.470.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.530.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-28.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-7.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $40.56$299.60$1,685.92 $779.14
52-week low $26.49$241.07$1,025.53 $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.

MultipleHYITWMTD
P/E now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 37.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 8.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -29.4xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 28.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x 42.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 2,851xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.32 —median 1.32 5.42median 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 monthsHYITWMTD
Revenue $3.51B – $4.13B
Gross profit $539.30M – $2.49B
Operating income -$81.30M – $1.23B
Net income -$116.90M $3.23B $905.61M
Free cash flow $14.80M – $863.97M
R&D – – $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $-6.53 – $44.91
Cash & equivalents – $809.00M $51.40M
Total debt $500.00M – $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 17.91M 287.00M 20.17M
Enterprise value $543.37M $78.59B $36.31B

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
MetricHYITWMTD
P/E -4.5x 24.0x 37.5x
P/FCF 35.6x 26.0x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 24.1x 37.5x
P/S 0.2x 4.6x 8.8x
P/B 1.3x 25.0x 2,851x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 30.2x -144.2x
EV/EBITDA -29.4x – 28.4x
EV/EBIT -12.6x – 31.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x – 9.3x
EV/FCF 69.4x – 44.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 24.1x 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 – 5.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHYITWMTD
Revenue growth (1Y) -11.1% – 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -27.7% – 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.8% – 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -204.0% – 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.7% – 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -601.7% 6.7% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -73.5% 0.9% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -620.5% – 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -73.3% – 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.0% -0.5% 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.1% -0.5% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.7% – 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.7% – 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHYITWMTD
Gross margin 15.4% – 60.3%
EBITDA margin -1.0% – 32.9%
Operating margin -2.3% – 29.7%
Pretax margin -2.9% – 26.5%
Net margin -3.3% – 21.9%
FCF margin 0.4% – 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.2% – 23.6%
Return on equity -27.7% 106.9% –
Return on assets -5.9% – 24.7%
Return on invested capital -8.9% – 47.1%
Return on capital employed -8.6% – 49.8%
Asset turnover 1.8x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHYITWMTD
Debt / assets 25.9% – 57.5%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -14.3x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 33.8x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 79.6% – 99.7%
Equity / assets 20.4% – 0.3%
Interest coverage -2.7x – 17.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.22 – 11.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHYITWMTD
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 2.4% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -22.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 174.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –

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.

ConsensusHYITWMTD
Forward P/E – 25.9xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.99FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +1.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.3% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.26BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -13.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +11.4% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHYITWMTD
Held by institutions 48.6% 84.9% 94.4%
Institutions holding 153 1,969 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying 88 846 331
Institutions selling 41 750 324
Buyers to sellers 2.15 1.13 1.02

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.

HYITWMTD
HY 1.00 0.35 0.17
ITW 0.35 1.00 0.35
MTD 0.17 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HY, ITW and MTD?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hyster-Yale (HY) $527.27M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, HY, ITW and MTD?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hyster-Yale (HY) -4.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hyster-Yale (HY) -11.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Hyster-Yale (HY) -3.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Hyster-Yale (HY) -8.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Hyster-Yale (HY) -20.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +18.8%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Hyster-Yale (HY) -9.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hyster-Yale (HY) has the highest dividend yield: Hyster-Yale (HY) 4.89%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Hyster-Yale (HY) 51.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HY, ITW and MTD?

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 5. 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.