IR vs KMT vs SWK Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, Kennametal and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.28B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
KMT Kennametal Inc
$30.18 -2.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.36B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
0.03%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Kennametal leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Kennametal 7, Ingersoll Rand 3, Stanley Black & Decker 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRKMTSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.28B $2.36B $15.99B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 6.9x 25.8x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 5.7x 17.8x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +19.8% +0.6% KMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 14.5% 4.1% KMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 16.5% 6.6% KMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 2.3x KMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +31.8% +48.1% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr -5.4%/yr -10.4%/yr IR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 44.3% 36.5% IR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 65/100 59/100 KMT

Percentile Scorecard

IRKMTSWK

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

AxisIRKMTSWK
Valuation 42 #118 of 203 73 #56 of 203 88 #25 of 203
Growth 70 #57 of 188 76 #46 of 188 81 #37 of 188
Profitability 71 #54 of 183 69 #58 of 183 52 #89 of 183
Financial Health 50 #109 of 216 51 #107 of 216 28 #156 of 216
Shareholder Returns 57 #66 of 152 56 #68 of 152 48 #80 of 152
Overall 58 65 59
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KMT 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

PeriodIRKMTSWKSPY
1 month +4.5%-2.7%+16.7% +0.7%
3 months -5.1%-9.4%+8.4% +3.7%
6 months +0.1%-22.0%+32.5% +7.1%
Year to date +0.9%+6.2%+39.5% +12.8%
1 year +0.3%+31.8%+48.1% +11.9%
3 years +32.0%+31.2%+23.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.7%+9.5%+7.1% +22.8%
5 years +48.7%-24.1%-42.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.3%-5.4%-10.4% +10.9%
10 years —+9.3%-9.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+0.9%-1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIRKMTSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%44.3%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%42.0%32.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.311.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.721.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-57.4%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-30.3%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $98.76$43.27$104.00 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$21.95$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.

MultipleIRKMTSWK
P/E now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 25.8x 6.7xmedian 25.8x 25.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 14.6x 4.7xmedian 14.6x 10.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 22.2x -28.4xmedian 22.2x 12.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 1.45 0.15median 1.45 -4.76median 1.45

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 monthsIRKMTSWK
Revenue $7.94B $2.36B $15.25B
Gross profit $3.40B $969.96M $4.86B
Operating income $1.44B $472.53M $1.32B
Net income $966.00M $350.41M $620.50M
Free cash flow $1.22B -$80.91M $1.29B
EPS (diluted) $2.45 $4.42 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $95.79M $592.40M
Total debt $4.77B $717.45M $4.76B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 77.42M 150.65M
Enterprise value $27.40B $1.92B $14.52B

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
MetricIRKMTSWK
P/E 32.5x 6.7x 25.1x
P/FCF 25.4x -28.4x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x -573.9x 10.1x
P/S 3.9x 1.0x 1.0x
P/B 3.0x 1.4x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 4.7x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 6.2x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 1.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 28.4x -36.1x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x -729.0x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 0.15 -4.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 19.8% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 4.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% 62.2% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 14.5% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 230.2% 51.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 34.9% 149.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% 255.0% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 41.6% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% 269.9% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 44.8% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -101.9% 104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -26.3% 96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% -167.8% 211.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% -35.6% 110.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRKMTSWK
Gross margin 42.8% 41.2% 31.9%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 26.1% 11.9%
Operating margin 18.1% 20.1% 8.6%
Pretax margin 15.2% 19.6% 5.6%
Net margin 12.1% 14.5% 4.1%
FCF margin 15.4% -3.4% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% -0.2% 10.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 23.3% 6.9%
Return on assets 5.3% 11.9% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 16.5% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 20.8% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRKMTSWK
Debt / assets 26.2% 22.7% 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x -8.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 49.1% 55.4%
Equity / assets 56.3% 50.9% 44.6%
Interest coverage 5.6x 16.5x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.41 3.20 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRKMTSWK
Dividend yield 0.1% 2.7% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 0.8% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.4% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% 17.4% 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% -75.2% 39.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% -1.6% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -1.9% 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.

ConsensusIRKMTSWK
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 5.7xFY2027 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $5.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% -57.9% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $16.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.7% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRKMTSWK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 95.7%
Institutions holding 895 337 772
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +2.5% +5.3%
Institutions buying 368 198 417
Institutions selling 360 95 244
Buyers to sellers 1.02 2.08 1.71

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.

IRKMTSWK
IR 1.00 0.57 0.66
KMT 0.57 1.00 0.46
SWK 0.66 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, KMT and SWK?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.28B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.36B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, KMT and SWK?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.7x, Kennametal (KMT) 6.9x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kennametal (KMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Kennametal (KMT) +19.8%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kennametal (KMT) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Kennametal (KMT) 14.5%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Kennametal (KMT) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Kennametal (KMT) 16.5%, 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) +0.3%, Kennametal (KMT) +31.8%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +48.1%. Over five years, Ingersoll Rand (IR) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -5.4%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingersoll Rand (IR) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.3%, 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, KMT 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, Kennametal (KMT) leads on 7. 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.