ITW vs PSIX vs DOV Stock Comparison

Illinois Tool Works, Power Solutions International and Dover Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.03 +0.8% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.45B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
DOV DOVER Corp
$207.99 +8.7% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.01B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.58B
Div. yield
1.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 6, Illinois Tool Works 5, Dover 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITWPSIXDOVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.45B $1.12B $28.01B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.3x 16.5x 24.0x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 15.6x 20.4x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +13.2% +8.2% PSIX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 10.0% — ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% 26.5% — ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x — PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.37% — 1.00% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -40.2% +15.7% DOV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +62.5%/yr +4.2%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.2% 110.0% 24.9% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 75/100 42/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

ITWPSIXDOV

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

AxisITWPSIXDOV
Valuation 29 #145 of 203 78 #45 of 203 47 #109 of 203
Growth 34 #124 of 188 64 #69 of 188 46 #103 of 188
Profitability 100 #2 of 184 85 #29 of 184 –
Financial Health 26 #160 of 217 74 #57 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 62 #59 of 153 – 34 #102 of 153
Overall 50 75 42
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITWPSIXDOVSPY
1 month +0.8%+6.7%+8.7% +0.9%
3 months -5.6%+91.0%+5.0% +5.9%
6 months +3.9%-27.4%-6.4% +8.5%
Year to date +12.1%-15.0%+6.5% +13.3%
1 year +12.3%-40.2%+15.7% +12.4%
3 years +23.6%+1,604.6%+62.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.3%+157.5%+17.4% +23.5%
5 years +21.1%+1,029.8%+23.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.9%+62.5%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +142.5%+415.2%+280.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.3%+17.8%+14.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureITWPSIXDOVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.2%110.0%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%118.4%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.473.540.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.370.63 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-78.0%-36.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-50.8%-10.9% -0.9%
52-week high $299.60$98.77$233.31 $779.14
52-week low $241.07$25.44$178.03 $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.

MultipleITWPSIXDOV
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.4x 16.5xmedian 25.4x 24.0xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 14.3x 11.8xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 21.8x 16.7xmedian 21.8x 21.7xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.41median 1.41 0.38median 1.41 4.21median 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 monthsITWPSIXDOV
Revenue $16.65B $676.19M $8.58B
Gross profit $7.38B $161.31M $3.40B
Operating income $4.43B $87.91M –
Net income $3.23B $67.87M –
Free cash flow $2.87B $67.09M –
R&D – $19.16M –
EPS (diluted) $11.31 $2.94 $8.60
Cash & equivalents $809.00M $70.06M –
Total debt $9.37B $66.19M –
Shares (diluted) 285.30M 23.07M 135.55M
Enterprise value $75.12B $914.31M $28.01B

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
MetricITWPSIXDOV
P/E 24.3x 16.5x 24.0x
P/FCF 27.4x 16.7x 21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 15.1x 19.9x
P/S 4.7x 1.7x 3.3x
P/B 25.0x 5.5x –
P/Tangible book 30.2x 5.6x –
EV/EBITDA 18.0x 11.8x –
EV/EBIT 19.6x 12.7x –
EV/Revenue 5.2x 1.7x 3.3x
EV/FCF 30.3x 16.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 15.0x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.41 0.38 4.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITWPSIXDOV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 13.2% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 10.6% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% -7.3% 8.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 15.8% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.4% -14.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 29.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% -38.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 44.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.1% -38.8% -47.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 43.9% 5.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 5.2% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 15.8% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.8% 7.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 13.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITWPSIXDOV
Gross margin 44.3% 23.9% –
EBITDA margin 29.0% 14.0% –
Operating margin 26.6% 13.0% –
Pretax margin 25.2% 12.1% –
Net margin 19.4% 10.0% –
FCF margin 17.2% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 11.0% 16.4%
Return on equity 106.9% 34.9% –
Return on assets 19.6% 15.4% –
Return on invested capital 27.1% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 38.9% 27.1% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITWPSIXDOV
Debt / assets 56.8% 14.6% –
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 55.2% –
Equity / assets 19.0% 44.8% –
Interest coverage 14.3x 13.4x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 8.17 5.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITWPSIXDOV
Dividend yield 2.4% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% – 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.2% – –
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.

ConsensusITWPSIXDOV
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $3.11FY2026 $10.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +22.5% +11.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.46BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026 $8.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +31.5% +17.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITWPSIXDOV
Held by institutions 84.9% 36.4% 91.1%
Institutions holding 1,969 158 1,163
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +24.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 846 91 500
Institutions selling 750 45 405
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.02 1.23

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.

ITWPSIXDOV
ITW 1.00 0.11 0.60
PSIX 0.11 1.00 0.26
DOV 0.60 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITW, PSIX and DOV?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.45B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.12B, Dover (DOV) $28.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITW, PSIX and DOV?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.3x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.5x, Dover (DOV) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.6x, Dover (DOV) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%, Dover (DOV) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dover (DOV) returned the most: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -40.2%, Dover (DOV) +15.7%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +62.5%/yr, Dover (DOV) +4.2%/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) 2.37%, Dover (DOV) 1.00%. Power Solutions International (PSIX) 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%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 110.0%, Dover (DOV) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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