IR vs ITW vs SWK Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Illinois Tool Works and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$75.57 -0.7% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$29.32B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.11%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 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

Ingersoll Rand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ingersoll Rand 5, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Illinois Tool Works 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRITWSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.32B $78.58B $15.01B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 24.0x 24.0x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 25.9x 17.1x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% — +0.6% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% — 4.1% IR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% — 6.6% IR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 2.3x IR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.11% 2.37% 3.35% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% +11.3% +37.9% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr +4.0%/yr -11.7%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 21.3% 36.5% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 59/100 SWK

Percentile Scorecard

IRITWSWK

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

AxisIRITWSWK
Valuation 43 #116 of 203 24 #154 of 203 90 #22 of 203
Growth 70 #57 of 188 35 #123 of 188 81 #36 of 188
Profitability 71 #53 of 183 – 51 #91 of 183
Financial Health 50 #110 of 217 – 28 #157 of 217
Shareholder Returns 57 #66 of 153 87 #21 of 153 46 #83 of 153
Overall 58 49 59
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRITWSWKSPY
1 month -0.7%+0.7%+8.8% -0.2%
3 months -12.6%-6.5%+5.5% +3.9%
6 months -6.9%+2.8%+26.9% +8.2%
Year to date -4.6%+12.0%+33.8% +12.9%
1 year -5.8%+11.3%+37.9% +12.3%
3 years +27.3%+23.6%+21.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+7.3%+6.6% +23.3%
5 years +39.1%+21.8%-46.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.8%+4.0%-11.7% +10.9%
10 years —+143.5%-13.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.3%-1.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRITWSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%21.3%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%20.7%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.471.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.531.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-28.9%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-7.9%-4.5% -1.2%
52-week high $98.76$299.60$104.00 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$241.07$62.12 $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.

MultipleIRITWSWK
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 10.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x 11.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.47median 1.32 —median 1.32 -4.57median 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 monthsIRITWSWK
Revenue $7.94B – $15.25B
Gross profit $3.40B – $4.86B
Operating income $1.44B – $1.32B
Net income $966.00M $3.23B $620.50M
Free cash flow $1.22B – $1.29B
EPS (diluted) $2.45 – $4.12
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $809.00M $592.40M
Total debt $4.77B – $4.76B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 287.00M 150.65M
Enterprise value $24.51B $78.59B $13.53B

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
MetricIRITWSWK
P/E 30.7x 24.0x 24.0x
P/FCF 24.0x 26.0x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.7x 24.1x 9.7x
P/S 3.7x 4.6x 1.0x
P/B 2.9x 25.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 30.2x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x – 10.6x
EV/EBIT 22.9x – 14.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x – 1.3x
EV/FCF 27.0x – 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 24.1x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.47 – -4.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRITWSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% – 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% – 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% – 51.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 149.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% 6.7% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 0.9% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% – 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% – -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -0.5% 104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -0.5% 96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% – 211.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – 110.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRITWSWK
Gross margin 42.8% – 31.9%
EBITDA margin 24.8% – 11.9%
Operating margin 18.1% – 8.6%
Pretax margin 15.2% – 5.6%
Net margin 12.1% – 4.1%
FCF margin 15.4% – 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% – 10.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 106.9% 6.9%
Return on assets 5.3% – 3.0%
Return on invested capital 7.6% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 9.2% – 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRITWSWK
Debt / assets 26.2% – 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% – 55.4%
Equity / assets 56.3% – 44.6%
Interest coverage 5.6x – 2.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.29 – 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRITWSWK
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.4% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.4% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% – 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% – 39.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% – 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – 1.9%

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.

ConsensusIRITWSWK
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $5.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +19.3% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +11.4% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRITWSWK
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.9% 95.7%
Institutions holding 894 1,969 771
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +0.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 367 846 417
Institutions selling 360 750 243
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.13 1.72

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.

IRITWSWK
IR 1.00 0.70 0.66
ITW 0.70 1.00 0.62
SWK 0.66 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, ITW and SWK?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.32B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, ITW and SWK?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 22.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.1x). 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: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Ingersoll Rand (IR) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) -5.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +37.9%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.8%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.11%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 3.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.