ITW vs MTD vs TTC Stock Comparison

Illinois Tool Works, Mettler Toledo International and Toro Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.03 +0.8% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$80.03B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
TTC Toro Co
$104.67 +7.8% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 5, Toro 4, Mettler Toledo International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITWMTDTTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.03B $34.52B $10.21B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.8x 38.1x 28.1x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 33.8x 22.1x TTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +6.9% +5.2% MTD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 21.9% 7.6% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% 47.1% 16.4% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.5x 1.2x TTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% +21.0% +40.0% TTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +2.8%/yr +1.9%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 33.0% 25.7% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 51/100 59/100 TTC

Percentile Scorecard

ITWMTDTTC

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

AxisITWMTDTTC
Valuation 29 #145 of 203 13 #177 of 203 55 #91 of 203
Growth 34 #124 of 188 37 #118 of 188 54 #87 of 188
Profitability 100 #2 of 184 100 #1 of 184 93 #14 of 184
Financial Health 26 #160 of 217 24 #165 of 217 40 #130 of 217
Shareholder Returns 62 #59 of 153 82 #28 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Overall 50 51 59
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TTC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITWMTDTTCSPY
1 month +0.8%+10.0%+7.8% +0.9%
3 months -5.6%+22.3%+13.3% +5.9%
6 months +3.9%+37.0%+11.6% +8.5%
Year to date +12.1%+21.9%+33.0% +13.3%
1 year +12.3%+21.0%+40.0% +12.4%
3 years +23.6%+74.0%+28.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.3%+20.3%+8.8% +23.5%
5 years +21.1%+14.7%+9.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.9%+2.8%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years +142.5%+324.1%+121.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.3%+15.5%+8.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureITWMTDTTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%33.0%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%34.0%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.820.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.641.56 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-43.5%-45.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%0.0%-0.7% -0.9%
52-week high $299.60$1,699.16$105.42 $779.14
52-week low $241.07$1,025.53$67.99 $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.

MultipleITWMTDTTC
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.4x 37.8xmedian 25.4x 27.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 8.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 14.3x 28.6xmedian 14.3x 16.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 21.8x 42.6xmedian 21.8x 13.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 2.2x 2,873xmedian 2.2x 7.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.41median 1.41 5.46median 1.41 16.26median 1.41

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 monthsITWMTDTTC
Revenue $16.65B $4.13B $4.75B
Gross profit $7.38B $2.49B $1.59B
Operating income $4.43B $1.23B $489.80M
Net income $3.23B $905.61M $363.30M
Free cash flow $2.87B $863.97M $711.50M
R&D – $208.01M –
EPS (diluted) $11.31 $44.91 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $809.00M $51.40M $175.30M
Total debt $9.37B $2.11B $962.00M
Shares (diluted) 285.30M 20.17M 95.60M
Enterprise value $76.70B $34.28B $9.32B

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
MetricITWMTDTTC
P/E 24.3x 37.8x 27.4x
P/FCF 27.4x 42.6x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 37.8x 12.6x
P/S 4.7x 8.9x 2.1x
P/B 25.0x 2,873x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 30.2x -145.4x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.0x 28.6x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 31.6x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 9.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 30.3x 45.0x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 39.9x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.41 5.46 16.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITWMTDTTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 6.9% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 1.5% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 7.5% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 2.0% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.3% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 9.1% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 3.7% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.1% 12.2% 13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 6.9% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 2.5% 34.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 0.2% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.8% 1.9% 44.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 0.2% 79.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITWMTDTTC
Gross margin 44.3% 60.3% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 29.0% 32.9% 13.4%
Operating margin 26.6% 29.7% 10.3%
Pretax margin 25.2% 26.5% 9.7%
Net margin 19.4% 21.9% 7.6%
FCF margin 17.2% 20.9% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 23.6% 16.6%
Return on equity 106.9% – 26.9%
Return on assets 19.6% 24.7% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 27.1% 47.1% 16.4%
Return on capital employed 38.9% 49.8% 19.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITWMTDTTC
Debt / assets 56.8% 57.5% 27.2%
Debt / equity 3.0x 164.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.5x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 2.4x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 99.7% 62.2%
Equity / assets 19.0% 0.3% 37.8%
Interest coverage 14.3x 17.7x 8.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.17 12.00 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITWMTDTTC
Dividend yield 2.4% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 2.0% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 2.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.4% – 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.6% – 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.2% – -0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 2.9%

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.

ConsensusITWMTDTTC
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 33.8xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $50.31FY2026 $4.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +5.0% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.46BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $4.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +3.8% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITWMTDTTC
Held by institutions 84.9% 94.4% 92.3%
Institutions holding 1,969 804 590
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 846 331 295
Institutions selling 750 324 194
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.02 1.52

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.

ITWMTDTTC
ITW 1.00 0.35 0.49
MTD 0.35 1.00 0.21
TTC 0.49 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITW, MTD and TTC?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $80.03B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $34.52B, Toro (TTC) $10.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITW, MTD and TTC?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.8x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 38.1x, Toro (TTC) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Toro (TTC) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.8x, Toro (TTC) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, Toro (TTC) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, Toro (TTC) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, Toro (TTC) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toro (TTC) returned the most: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +21.0%, Toro (TTC) +40.0%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.8%/yr, Toro (TTC) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%, Toro (TTC) 0.01%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 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) 21.2%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, Toro (TTC) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITW, MTD and TTC?

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