ITT vs GGG vs IEX Stock Comparison

Itt, Graco and Idex Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.15B
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.75%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
1.69%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.46 +3.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.59B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
1.21%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Itt 3, Idex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITTGGGIEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.15B $11.02B $17.59B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.1x 21.4x 32.9x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 20.5x 26.2x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +5.4% +6.9% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 22.4% 14.6% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 19.5% 10.0% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.0x 1.2x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.75% 1.69% 1.21% GGG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.8% -14.9% +38.1% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr -1.8%/yr +1.5%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 26.4% 22.0% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 72/100 58/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

ITTGGGIEX

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

AxisITTGGGIEX
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 49 #105 of 203 37 #128 of 203
Growth 65 #67 of 188 37 #119 of 188 43 #107 of 188
Profitability 52 #88 of 183 98 #4 of 183 90 #19 of 183
Financial Health 31 #150 of 216 85 #34 of 216 72 #62 of 216
Shareholder Returns 66 #52 of 152 93 #11 of 152 47 #81 of 152
Overall 46 72 58
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITTGGGIEXSPY
1 month -0.7%-12.0%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months +5.2%-14.0%+2.4% +3.7%
6 months -5.3%-14.4%+9.9% +7.1%
Year to date +17.0%-16.1%+34.6% +12.8%
1 year +3.8%-14.9%+38.1% +11.9%
3 years +120.3%-7.6%+25.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.1%-2.6%+7.9% +22.8%
5 years +115.8%-8.6%+7.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%-1.8%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +486.5%+176.4%+177.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.4%+10.7%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITTGGGIEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%26.4%22.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%31.6%19.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.260.630.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.571.73 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-30.3%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-27.5%-0.4% -1.2%
52-week high $221.69$94.82$240.52 $779.14
52-week low $169.49$66.08$161.68 $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.

MultipleITTGGGIEX
P/E now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 25.8x 21.4xmedian 25.8x 32.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.6x 19.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.2x 18.4xmedian 22.2x 26.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -14.00median 1.45 13.26median 1.45 -8.64median 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 monthsITTGGGIEX
Revenue $4.74B $2.31B $3.66B
Gross profit $1.67B $1.20B $1.64B
Operating income $680.00M $619.56M $763.90M
Net income $421.50M $517.48M $535.80M
Free cash flow – $600.10M $667.10M
R&D $123.80M $82.33M –
EPS (diluted) $4.69 $3.17 $7.24
Cash & equivalents $590.80M $139.82M $602.10M
Total debt $2.87B $215.70M $1.75B
Shares (diluted) 89.80M 163.02M 74.00M
Enterprise value $14.71B $9.04B $15.20B

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
MetricITTGGGIEX
P/E 43.1x 21.4x 32.9x
P/FCF – 18.4x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.7x 23.4x
P/S 3.8x 4.8x 4.8x
P/B 3.8x 4.5x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 5.4x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x 15.1x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 30.0x 17.8x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 4.8x 5.1x
EV/FCF – 18.4x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.7x 24.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -14.00 13.26 -8.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITTGGGIEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 5.4% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 1.9% 3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.8% 4.8% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 1.9% 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.1% 3.9% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.5% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.6% 3.9% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -0.3% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.1% 7.5% 13.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 1.6% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.9% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 3.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -4.0% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITTGGGIEX
Gross margin 35.2% 52.0% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 19.0% 31.6% 26.7%
Operating margin 14.4% 26.8% 20.9%
Pretax margin 12.8% 27.6% 19.2%
Net margin 8.9% 22.4% 14.6%
FCF margin – 26.0% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.6% 20.6%
Return on equity 8.9% 20.7% 13.4%
Return on assets 3.8% 16.2% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 19.5% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 7.7% 23.2% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITTGGGIEX
Debt / assets 26.0% 4.1% 25.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 24.3% 41.6%
Equity / assets 43.6% 75.7% 58.4%
Interest coverage 6.8x 189.0x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.84 10.44 5.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITTGGGIEX
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 4.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.5% – 39.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 32.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 14.8% – 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.7% – 4.5%

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.

ConsensusITTGGGIEX
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.93FY2026 $3.36FY2026 $9.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +7.4% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +12.6% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITTGGGIEX
Held by institutions 98.4% 91.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 716 731 687
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.8% +0.1%
Institutions buying 327 337 351
Institutions selling 252 280 202
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.20 1.74

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.

ITTGGGIEX
ITT 1.00 0.49 0.50
GGG 0.49 1.00 0.55
IEX 0.50 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITT, GGG and IEX?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Itt (ITT) $18.15B, Graco (GGG) $11.02B, Idex (IEX) $17.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITT, GGG and IEX?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Itt (ITT) 43.1x, Graco (GGG) 21.4x, Idex (IEX) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Itt (ITT) 25.6x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x, Idex (IEX) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Itt (ITT) +28.1%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%, Idex (IEX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Itt (ITT) 8.9%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%, Idex (IEX) 14.6%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Itt (ITT) 6.0%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%, Idex (IEX) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Itt (ITT) +3.8%, Graco (GGG) -14.9%, Idex (IEX) +38.1%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Itt (ITT) +16.6%/yr, Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr, Idex (IEX) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Graco (GGG) has the highest dividend yield: Itt (ITT) 0.75%, Graco (GGG) 1.69%, Idex (IEX) 1.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Itt (ITT) 31.4%, Graco (GGG) 26.4%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITT, GGG and IEX?

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