IEX vs SWK vs IR Stock Comparison

Idex, Stanley Black & Decker and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IEX Idex Corp /De/
$222.63 -5.8% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.59B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$81.80 +3.3% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.37B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ingersoll Rand leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ingersoll Rand 6, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Idex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEXSWKIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.59B $17.02B $32.37B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 20.2x 23.4x SWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 19.9x 23.9x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +0.4% +8.0% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.6% 5.5% 17.2% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 8.5% 10.5% IR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.9x 1.4x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +65.7% +4.3% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr -8.9%/yr +7.4%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 38.4% 33.6% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 65/100 66/100 IR

Percentile Scorecard

IEXSWKIR

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

AxisIEXSWKIR
Valuation 34 #135 of 204 90 #22 of 204 50 #103 of 204
Growth 43 #109 of 191 92 #17 of 191 81 #38 of 191
Profitability 85 #30 of 189 62 #72 of 189 83 #33 of 189
Financial Health 74 #58 of 221 34 #146 of 221 57 #95 of 221
Shareholder Returns 41 #94 of 159 49 #82 of 159 58 #68 of 159
Overall 55 65 66
  • IEX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIEXSWKIRSPY
1 month -5.8%+28.1%+3.3% -5.9%
3 months -4.7%+14.2%-7.3% -4.6%
6 months +3.6%+43.8%+5.5% +0.2%
Year to date +25.1%+55.3%+3.3% +7.5%
1 year +32.3%+65.7%+4.3% +8.2%
3 years +15.1%+33.1%+25.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +4.8%+10.0%+7.8% +19.0%
5 years -5.1%-37.3%+42.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.0%-8.9%+7.4% +9.4%
10 years +161.6%+0.7%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.1%+0.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIEXSWKIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%38.4%33.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.2%32.4%31.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.371.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.431.710.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-71.6%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-2.5%-17.2% -5.9%
52-week high $240.52$118.24$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$62.12$68.54 $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.

MultipleIEXSWKIR
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 23.4x 20.2xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 13.4x 10.1xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 21.9x 10.0xmedian 21.9x 20.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -8.04median 1.02 0.18median 1.02 0.98median 1.02

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 monthsIEXSWKIR
Revenue $3.66B $15.22B $8.05B
Gross profit $1.64B $5.14B $3.47B
Operating income $763.90M $1.60B $1.84B
Net income $535.80M $841.20M $1.39B
Free cash flow $667.10M $1.72B $1.52B
EPS (diluted) $7.24 $5.66 $3.53
Cash & equivalents $602.10M $741.20M $1.34B
Total debt $1.75B $4.70B $4.74B
Shares (diluted) 74.00M 148.63M 391.90M
Enterprise value $14.20B $15.07B $27.33B

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
MetricIEXSWKIR
P/E 30.6x 20.2x 23.0x
P/FCF 24.5x 10.0x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 8.6x 19.1x
P/S 4.5x 1.1x 3.9x
P/B 4.1x 1.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.9x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 10.1x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 13.2x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 1.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF 26.2x 12.3x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.3x 10.6x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.04 0.18 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXSWKIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 0.4% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -1.7% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.9% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 12.8% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.2% 96.9% 62.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 166.3% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.1% 91.8% 152.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 164.6% 21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.9% 96.1% 158.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 112.3% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% 186.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 22.8% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 365.0% 21.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 32.4% 13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXSWKIR
Gross margin 44.9% 33.8% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 26.7% 13.7% 29.7%
Operating margin 20.9% 10.5% 22.9%
Pretax margin 19.2% 7.7% 20.1%
Net margin 14.6% 5.5% 17.2%
FCF margin 18.2% 11.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 13.1% 20.4%
Return on equity 13.4% 9.5% 13.4%
Return on assets 7.8% 4.2% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 8.5% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 10.3% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXSWKIR
Debt / assets 25.5% 23.5% 25.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 2.7x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 41.6% 55.9% 43.2%
Equity / assets 58.4% 44.1% 56.8%
Interest coverage – 3.7x 7.2x
Current ratio 2.8x 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 5.49 2.65 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXSWKIR
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.9% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 2.9% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 5.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.9% 59.4% 2.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.1% 29.1% 2.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% 0.2% -3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 1.3% -1.4%

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.

ConsensusIEXSWKIR
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.24FY2026 $5.80FY2026 $3.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.2% +5.3% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.96BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +0.4% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXSWKIR
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 688 773 896
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +5.3% -1.5%
Institutions buying 352 417 369
Institutions selling 202 245 360
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.70 1.03

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.

IEXSWKIR
IEX 1.00 0.51 0.65
SWK 0.51 1.00 0.63
IR 0.65 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, SWK and IR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $16.59B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $17.02B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, SWK and IR?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 31.0x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 20.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 24.1x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 19.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 5.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, Ingersoll Rand (IR) leads (Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 8.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +32.3%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +65.7%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +4.3%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) -1.0%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -8.9%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 22.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 38.4%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IEX, SWK and IR?

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