IR vs MSA vs SNA Stock Comparison

Ingersoll Rand, MSA Safety and Snap-on Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$73.46 -3.7% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.07B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$182.35 -0.3% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.07B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
3 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$357.09 -3.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.50B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 6, MSA Safety 3, Ingersoll Rand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIRMSASNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.07B $7.07B $18.50B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x 22.5x 17.9x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 19.5x 18.9x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +6.5% +4.0% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 16.1% 19.6% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 15.9% 14.5% MSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.8x -0.3x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.6% +9.4% +3.0% MSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.3%/yr +3.3%/yr +11.2%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 25.4% 19.1% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 77/100 75/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

IRMSASNA

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

AxisIRMSASNA
Valuation 43 #117 of 203 55 #93 of 203 62 #78 of 203
Growth 72 #54 of 188 87 #25 of 188 39 #116 of 188
Profitability 71 #55 of 187 96 #8 of 187 97 #7 of 187
Financial Health 49 #114 of 222 76 #55 of 222 87 #30 of 222
Shareholder Returns 58 #65 of 153 72 #44 of 153 90 #17 of 153
Overall 58 77 75
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MSA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIRMSASNASPY
1 month -3.7%-0.3%-3.5% -1.0%
3 months -13.0%+4.4%-11.7% +2.9%
6 months -12.3%+7.4%-5.6% +6.4%
Year to date -7.3%+13.9%+3.6% +11.4%
1 year -8.6%+9.4%+3.0% +13.1%
3 years +23.1%+22.7%+40.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.2%+7.1%+12.0% +21.5%
5 years +35.5%+17.8%+69.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.3%+3.3%+11.2% +10.9%
10 years —+216.4%+125.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.2%+8.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIRMSASNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%25.4%19.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%24.0%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.810.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.370.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.6%-34.9%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-10.2%-14.8% -2.5%
52-week high $98.76$203.08$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $68.54$152.94$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.

MultipleIRMSASNA
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 25.9x 22.4xmedian 25.9x 17.9xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 13.7x 15.2xmedian 13.7x 12.5xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 21.1x 19.9xmedian 21.1x 16.7xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 1.19 0.12median 1.19 6.16median 1.19

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 monthsIRMSASNA
Revenue $7.94B $1.95B $5.27B
Gross profit $3.40B $925.88M $2.45B
Operating income $1.44B $413.17M $1.34B
Net income $966.00M $314.01M $1.06B
Free cash flow $1.22B $354.30M $1.11B
R&D – $68.19M –
EPS (diluted) $2.45 $8.11 $19.68
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $200.06M $1.64B
Total debt $4.77B $599.74M $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 391.90M 38.70M 52.52M
Enterprise value $24.19B $6.35B $11.94B

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
MetricIRMSASNA
P/E 29.9x 22.4x 17.9x
P/FCF 23.4x 19.9x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 17.3x 15.6x
P/S 3.6x 3.6x 3.5x
P/B 2.8x 5.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 6.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 15.2x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 22.4x 18.0x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 3.8x 3.4x
EV/FCF 26.3x 21.0x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 18.3x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 0.12 6.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIRMSASNA
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 6.5% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 5.2% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.6% 8.2% 4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 6.7% 2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 10.8% 3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 34.5% 1.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.8% 13.4% 3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 186.8% 2.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.6% 15.3% 4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 188.5% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 26.3% 7.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 96.0% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 40.3% 8.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 72.1% 10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIRMSASNA
Gross margin 42.8% 47.6% 46.5%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 25.1% 27.3%
Operating margin 18.1% 21.2% 25.4%
Pretax margin 15.2% 21.1% 25.7%
Net margin 12.1% 16.1% 19.6%
FCF margin 15.4% 18.2% 21.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.0% 20.9% 22.5%
Return on equity 9.4% 22.8% 17.6%
Return on assets 5.3% 12.2% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 15.9% 14.5%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 18.0% 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIRMSASNA
Debt / assets 26.2% 23.1% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 1.7x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 46.1% 29.8%
Equity / assets 56.3% 53.9% 70.2%
Interest coverage 5.6x 12.7x 26.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 3.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.22 5.98 7.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIRMSASNA
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.2% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 1.8% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 3.0% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 2.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – –

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.

ConsensusIRMSASNA
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.35FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $18.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% +3.4% +18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.35BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $4.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +19.6% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIRMSASNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 894 457 1,069
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 367 236 497
Institutions selling 360 147 370
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.61 1.34

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.

IRMSASNA
IR 1.00 0.56 0.63
MSA 0.56 1.00 0.48
SNA 0.63 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IR, MSA and SNA?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.07B, MSA Safety (MSA) $7.07B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, IR, MSA and SNA?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.3x, MSA Safety (MSA) 22.5x, Snap-on (SNA) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 21.9x, MSA Safety (MSA) 19.5x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.9x). 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: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%, Snap-on (SNA) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, MSA Safety (MSA) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, MSA Safety (MSA) 15.9%, Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MSA Safety (MSA) returned the most: Ingersoll Rand (IR) -8.6%, MSA Safety (MSA) +9.4%, Snap-on (SNA) +3.0%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.3%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.3%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, MSA Safety (MSA) 0.00%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%. MSA Safety (MSA) and Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.4%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IR, MSA 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.