IEX vs ITW vs SNA Stock Comparison

Idex, Illinois Tool Works and Snap-on Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IEX Idex Corp /De/
$237.51 +1.9% 1M +41.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.21B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$286.57 +9.0% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$83.43B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$362.22 -1.8% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$19.13B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 6, Illinois Tool Works 4, Idex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEXITWSNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.21B $83.43B $19.13B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.1x 25.8x 18.9x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 26.9x 19.7x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +4.8% +2.9% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 19.4% 19.2% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 27.1% 14.1% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.8x -0.3x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.2% +17.9% +7.2% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +4.3%/yr +11.6%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 21.7% 19.2% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 50/100 74/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

IEXITWSNA

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

AxisIEXITWSNA
Valuation 38 #126 of 204 29 #145 of 204 64 #74 of 204
Growth 44 #107 of 191 36 #123 of 191 33 #129 of 191
Profitability 87 #26 of 189 100 #2 of 189 97 #7 of 189
Financial Health 74 #59 of 221 27 #162 of 221 88 #27 of 221
Shareholder Returns 43 #90 of 158 59 #65 of 158 89 #18 of 158
Overall 57 50 74
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIEXITWSNASPY
1 month +1.9%+9.0%-1.8% -2.0%
3 months -0.2%-2.8%-13.4% -2.2%
6 months +10.1%+12.6%-4.4% +4.2%
Year to date +33.5%+16.3%+5.1% +10.6%
1 year +41.2%+17.9%+7.2% +10.4%
3 years +21.7%+22.9%+33.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +6.8%+7.1%+10.2% +20.2%
5 years +1.8%+23.2%+72.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+4.3%+11.6% +10.1%
10 years +178.8%+152.4%+137.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.8%+9.7%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIEXITWSNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%21.7%19.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%20.8%19.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.460.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.880.820.38 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-28.9%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-4.3%-13.6% -3.2%
52-week high $240.52$299.60$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$241.07$328.69 $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.

MultipleIEXITWSNA
P/E now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 25.4x 25.3xmedian 25.4x 18.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.9xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 14.5x 18.6xmedian 14.5x 13.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 23.6x 28.4xmedian 23.6x 17.4xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.2x 25.9xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -8.57median 1.21 8.73median 1.21 12.30median 1.21

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 monthsIEXITWSNA
Revenue $3.66B $16.65B $5.27B
Gross profit $1.64B $7.38B $2.45B
Operating income $763.90M $4.43B $1.31B
Net income $535.80M $3.23B $1.04B
Free cash flow $667.10M $2.87B $1.07B
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $11.31 $19.30
Cash & equivalents $602.10M $809.00M $1.67B
Total debt $1.75B $9.37B $1.21B
Shares (diluted) 74.00M 285.30M 52.40M
Enterprise value $14.82B $80.11B $12.43B

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
MetricIEXITWSNA
P/E 32.7x 25.3x 18.5x
P/FCF 26.2x 28.4x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 25.0x 16.2x
P/S 4.8x 4.9x 3.5x
P/B 4.3x 25.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 31.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 18.6x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 20.3x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF 27.9x 31.4x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 27.6x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.57 8.73 12.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXITWSNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 4.8% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 1.1% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 5.7% 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 2.8% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.2% 6.4% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 3.1% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.1% 6.7% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 0.9% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.9% 9.1% 0.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 2.9% 1.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% -0.5% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -0.5% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 0.8% 4.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 0.4% 3.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXITWSNA
Gross margin 44.9% 44.3% 46.6%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 29.0% 26.6%
Operating margin 20.9% 26.6% 24.9%
Pretax margin 19.2% 25.2% 25.1%
Net margin 14.6% 19.4% 19.2%
FCF margin 18.2% 17.2% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 19.6% 22.0%
Return on equity 13.4% 106.9% 17.0%
Return on assets 7.8% 19.6% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 27.1% 14.1%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 38.9% 17.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXITWSNA
Debt / assets 25.5% 56.8% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 3.3x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.6% 81.0% 29.3%
Equity / assets 58.4% 19.0% 70.7%
Interest coverage – 14.3x 25.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.3x 3.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.8x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 5.72 8.31 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXITWSNA
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.3% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.3% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.1% 64.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% 5.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 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.

ConsensusIEXITWSNA
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.14FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $18.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +19.3% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +11.4% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXITWSNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.9% 96.3%
Institutions holding 688 1,971 1,072
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 352 847 499
Institutions selling 202 751 370
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.13 1.35

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.

IEXITWSNA
IEX 1.00 0.59 0.61
ITW 0.59 1.00 0.70
SNA 0.61 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, ITW and SNA?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $17.21B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $83.43B, Snap-on (SNA) $19.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, ITW and SNA?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 32.1x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.8x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 26.0x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.9x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idex (IEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Snap-on (SNA) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Snap-on (SNA) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +41.2%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +17.9%, Snap-on (SNA) +7.2%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) +0.4%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%. Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 21.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.7%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IEX, ITW and SNA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Snap-on (SNA) 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.