ITW vs DOV vs RBC Stock Comparison

Illinois Tool Works, Dover and RBC Bearings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.01 +0.7% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.95B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$202.49 +5.6% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.78B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$477.93 -5.6% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.26B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

RBC Bearings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (RBC Bearings 5, Illinois Tool Works 4, Dover 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITWDOVRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.95B $27.78B $15.26B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 23.8x 47.6x DOV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 19.8x 34.2x DOV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +8.2% +17.3% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% — 16.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% — 8.4% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 1.1x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% +14.1% +15.9% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +4.1%/yr +16.6%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 24.9% 28.4% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 41/100 54/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

ITWDOVRBC

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

AxisITWDOVRBC
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 47 #109 of 203 14 #175 of 203
Growth 33 #125 of 187 46 #102 of 187 90 #19 of 187
Profitability 100 #2 of 185 – 78 #41 of 185
Financial Health 23 #170 of 219 – 70 #67 of 219
Shareholder Returns 59 #63 of 153 32 #104 of 153 17 #127 of 153
Overall 48 41 54
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITWDOVRBCSPY
1 month +0.7%+5.6%-5.6% -0.8%
3 months -3.0%-1.6%-18.3% +3.5%
6 months +2.3%-10.5%-19.1% +7.0%
Year to date +12.1%+3.7%+6.6% +12.2%
1 year +12.3%+14.1%+15.9% +13.0%
3 years +23.6%+57.7%+121.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.3%+16.4%+30.3% +23.1%
5 years +24.2%+22.3%+115.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.4%+4.1%+16.6% +11.0%
10 years +143.4%+265.5%+579.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.3%+13.8%+21.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureITWDOVRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%24.9%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%25.2%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.931.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.570.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-36.3%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-13.2%-26.3% -1.8%
52-week high $299.60$233.31$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $241.07$177.96$406.45 $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.

MultipleITWDOVRBC
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 26.0x 23.4xmedian 26.0x 47.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 27.3xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 21.4x 21.7xmedian 21.4x 40.7xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.37median 1.26 4.10median 1.26 2.01median 1.26

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 monthsITWDOVRBC
Revenue $16.47B $8.58B $1.95B
Gross profit $7.27B $3.40B $882.80M
Operating income $4.36B – $460.70M
Net income $3.19B – $320.60M
Free cash flow $2.92B – $385.20M
EPS (diluted) $11.13 $8.60 $10.11
Cash & equivalents $839.00M – $124.50M
Total debt $9.69B – $806.20M
Shares (diluted) 287.00M 135.55M 31.71M
Enterprise value $75.51B $27.78B $14.87B

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
MetricITWDOVRBC
P/E 24.7x 23.4x 47.0x
P/FCF 26.9x 21.7x 40.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 19.3x 33.5x
P/S 4.8x 3.2x 8.0x
P/B 27.2x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book 33.6x – 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x – 27.3x
EV/EBIT 20.0x – 35.5x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.2x 8.4x
EV/FCF 29.9x – 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x 19.3x 35.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.37 4.10 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITWDOVRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 8.2% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 4.1% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 8.3% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 6.1% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.4% – 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.1% – 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.1% -47.2% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 5.7% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.8% 14.3% 47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 12.1% 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% – 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITWDOVRBC
Gross margin 44.2% – 45.2%
EBITDA margin 28.9% – 30.6%
Operating margin 26.5% – 23.6%
Pretax margin 25.0% – 21.1%
Net margin 19.4% – 16.4%
FCF margin 17.7% – 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 16.4% 23.9%
Return on equity 104.3% – 9.4%
Return on assets 19.5% – 6.2%
Return on invested capital 27.1% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 41.9% – 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITWDOVRBC
Debt / assets 58.8% – 15.5%
Debt / equity 3.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.3x – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 82.4% – 33.4%
Equity / assets 17.6% – 66.6%
Interest coverage 14.5x – 4.4x
Current ratio 1.1x – 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.00 – 6.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITWDOVRBC
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 1.0% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 62.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –

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.

ConsensusITWDOVRBC
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 34.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $10.22FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +11.4% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.46BFY2026 $8.16BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +17.8% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITWDOVRBC
Held by institutions 84.9% 91.1% 95.3%
Institutions holding 1,969 1,163 685
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -0.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 846 500 360
Institutions selling 750 405 240
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.23 1.50

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.

ITWDOVRBC
ITW 1.00 0.60 0.38
DOV 0.60 1.00 0.55
RBC 0.38 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITW, DOV and RBC?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.95B, Dover (DOV) $27.78B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITW, DOV and RBC?

Dover (DOV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.7x, Dover (DOV) 23.8x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dover (DOV) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Dover (DOV) 19.8x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Dover (DOV) +14.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.9%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.1%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Dover (DOV) 0.00%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Dover (DOV) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITW, DOV and RBC?

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