ITW vs KMT vs SNA Stock Comparison

Illinois Tool Works, Kennametal and Snap-on Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.54B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
KMT Kennametal Inc
$29.88 -3.7% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.36B
Div. yield
2.68%
Power Tools Industrials
3 wins
SNA Snap-on Inc
$357.43 -3.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.49B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.73%
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 4, Kennametal 3, Illinois Tool Works 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITWKMTSNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.54B $2.28B $18.49B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 6.7x 18.3x KMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 5.7x 19.5x KMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.68% 2.73% SNA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +31.2% +3.2% KMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -5.5%/yr +11.7%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 44.3% 19.1% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 65/100 65/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

ITWKMTSNA

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

AxisITWKMTSNA
Valuation 24 #154 of 203 71 #60 of 203 53 #97 of 203
Growth 35 #123 of 188 77 #45 of 188 33 #127 of 188
Profitability – 69 #57 of 183 67 #61 of 183
Financial Health – 51 #106 of 217 86 #32 of 217
Shareholder Returns 87 #21 of 153 55 #70 of 153 88 #19 of 153
Overall 49 65 65
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • KMT 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

PeriodITWKMTSNASPY
1 month +0.7%-3.7%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%-16.1%-14.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%-23.9%-5.3% +8.2%
Year to date +12.0%+5.2%+3.7% +12.9%
1 year +11.3%+31.2%+3.2% +12.3%
3 years +23.6%+32.8%+41.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%+9.9%+12.3% +23.3%
5 years +21.8%-24.8%+73.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%-5.5%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +143.5%+10.8%+132.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+1.0%+8.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITWKMTSNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%44.3%19.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%42.0%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.471.320.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.700.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-57.4%-21.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-30.9%-14.7% -1.2%
52-week high $299.60$43.27$419.26 $779.14
52-week low $241.07$21.95$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.

MultipleITWKMTSNA
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.2x 6.7xmedian 25.2x 18.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x 4.7xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 21.7x -28.1xmedian 21.7x 17.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 0.15median 1.32 12.82median 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 monthsITWKMTSNA
Revenue – $2.36B –
Gross profit – $969.96M –
Operating income – $472.53M $1.31B
Net income $3.23B $350.41M $1.04B
Free cash flow – -$80.91M –
EPS (diluted) – $4.42 $19.25
Cash & equivalents $809.00M $95.79M $1.67B
Total debt – $717.45M –
Shares (diluted) 287.00M 77.42M 52.52M
Enterprise value $78.54B $1.89B $18.51B

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
MetricITWKMTSNA
P/E 24.0x 6.7x 18.3x
P/FCF 26.0x -28.1x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x -568.2x 16.0x
P/S 4.6x 1.0x 3.6x
P/B 25.0x 1.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 30.2x 1.5x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 4.7x –
EV/EBIT – 6.1x –
EV/Revenue – 1.2x –
EV/FCF – -35.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x -723.3x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.15 12.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITWKMTSNA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 62.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 230.2% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.9% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 255.0% -0.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 41.6% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 269.9% 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.8% 1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% -101.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% -26.3% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -167.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -35.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITWKMTSNA
Gross margin – 41.2% –
EBITDA margin – 26.1% –
Operating margin – 20.1% –
Pretax margin – 19.6% –
Net margin – 14.5% –
FCF margin – -3.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – -0.2% –
Return on equity 106.9% 23.3% 17.0%
Return on assets – 11.9% 12.0%
Return on invested capital – 16.5% –
Return on capital employed – 20.8% –
Asset turnover – 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITWKMTSNA
Debt / assets – 22.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF – -8.9x –
Liabilities / assets – 49.1% 29.3%
Equity / assets – 50.9% 70.7%
Interest coverage – 16.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x 3.5x
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 3.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITWKMTSNA
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.7% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 3.5% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 17.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -75.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusITWKMTSNA
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 5.7xFY2027 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $5.25FY2027 $18.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 -4.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% -57.9% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.46BFY2026 $3.22BFY2027 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +36.5%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +13.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITWKMTSNA
Held by institutions 84.9% 100.0% 96.3%
Institutions holding 1,969 337 1,069
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 846 198 497
Institutions selling 750 95 370
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.08 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.

ITWKMTSNA
ITW 1.00 0.47 0.69
KMT 0.47 1.00 0.45
SNA 0.69 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITW, KMT and SNA?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.54B, Kennametal (KMT) $2.28B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITW, KMT and SNA?

Kennametal (KMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Kennametal (KMT) 6.7x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kennametal (KMT) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Kennametal (KMT) 5.7x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kennametal (KMT) returned the most: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Kennametal (KMT) +31.2%, Snap-on (SNA) +3.2%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Kennametal (KMT) -5.5%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest dividend yield: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.00%, Kennametal (KMT) 2.68%, Snap-on (SNA) 2.73%. Illinois Tool Works (ITW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Kennametal (KMT) 44.3%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITW, KMT 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 4. 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.