ITW vs RBC vs RRX Stock Comparison

Illinois Tool Works, RBC Bearings and Regal Rexnord Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$286.57 +9.0% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$83.43B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.50 -3.7% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.04B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
RRX Regal Rexnord Corp
$180.00 +12.7% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.49B
P/E
49.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, RBC Bearings 4, Regal Rexnord 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITWRBCRRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.43B $15.04B $11.49B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x 42.4x 49.5x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x 35.5x 17.7x RRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +17.4% +4.7% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 17.5% 3.8% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% 9.1% 3.9% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 3.6x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% +15.9% +31.4% RRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +16.7%/yr +1.7%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 29.3% 53.1% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 55/100 40/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

ITWRBCRRX

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

AxisITWRBCRRX
Valuation 29 #145 of 204 16 #172 of 204 57 #89 of 204
Growth 36 #123 of 191 90 #20 of 191 42 #112 of 191
Profitability 100 #2 of 189 77 #44 of 189 47 #101 of 189
Financial Health 27 #162 of 221 74 #58 of 221 30 #156 of 221
Shareholder Returns 59 #65 of 158 16 #133 of 158 24 #121 of 158
Overall 50 55 40
  • ITW ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RRX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITWRBCRRXSPY
1 month +9.0%-3.7%+12.7% -2.0%
3 months -2.8%-12.3%-18.2% -2.2%
6 months +12.6%-18.3%-18.9% +4.2%
Year to date +16.3%+10.7%+28.3% +10.6%
1 year +17.9%+15.9%+31.4% +10.4%
3 years +22.9%+125.2%+70.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.1%+31.1%+19.4% +20.2%
5 years +23.2%+115.9%+8.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +4.3%+16.7%+1.7% +10.1%
10 years +152.4%+607.8%+214.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +9.7%+21.6%+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITWRBCRRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%29.3%53.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%31.2%55.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.172.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.820.540.59 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-35.5%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-23.5%-24.4% -3.2%
52-week high $299.60$648.89$238.19 $779.14
52-week low $241.07$423.39$128.75 $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.

MultipleITWRBCRRX
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 25.4x 44.2xmedian 25.4x 51.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.5x 26.7xmedian 14.5x 14.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 23.6x 40.8xmedian 23.6x 24.7xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.73median 1.21 1.72median 1.21 0.29median 1.21

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 monthsITWRBCRRX
Revenue $16.65B $2.02B $6.15B
Gross profit $7.38B $921.20M $2.32B
Operating income $4.43B $494.50M $613.80M
Net income $3.23B $354.40M $232.40M
Free cash flow $2.87B $399.20M $486.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.31 $11.17 $3.48
Cash & equivalents $809.00M $89.30M $449.60M
Total debt $9.37B $710.50M $4.45B
Shares (diluted) 285.30M 31.71M 66.60M
Enterprise value $80.11B $14.66B $9.67B

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
MetricITWRBCRRX
P/E 25.3x 44.2x 51.7x
P/FCF 28.4x 40.8x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 33.5x 20.7x
P/S 4.9x 8.0x 1.9x
P/B 25.9x 4.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 31.3x 7.4x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 26.7x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 34.2x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 8.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 31.4x 42.3x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x 34.8x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.73 1.72 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITWRBCRRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 17.4% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 10.0% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 20.6% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 12.5% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.4% 28.4% -4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 14.5% 18.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% 36.8% -10.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 23.7% 198.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.1% 36.9% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 25.6% 178.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 34.3% -44.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 25.3% -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.8% 31.1% -48.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 23.1% -6.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITWRBCRRX
Gross margin 44.3% 45.5% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 29.0% 31.2% 18.0%
Operating margin 26.6% 24.4% 10.0%
Pretax margin 25.2% 22.3% 5.2%
Net margin 19.4% 17.5% 3.8%
FCF margin 17.2% 19.7% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 24.0% 9.4%
Return on equity 106.9% 10.1% 3.4%
Return on assets 19.6% 6.8% 1.7%
Return on invested capital 27.1% 9.1% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 38.9% 10.3% 5.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITWRBCRRX
Debt / assets 56.8% 13.7% 32.8%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.0x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.8x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 81.0% 31.4% 49.4%
Equity / assets 19.0% 68.6% 50.6%
Interest coverage 14.3x 4.1x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 8.31 7.40 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITWRBCRRX
Dividend yield 2.3% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 0.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 57.4% – 40.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 64.6% – 19.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.2% – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – 0.2%

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.

ConsensusITWRBCRRX
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $13.97FY2026 $10.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +13.4% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.46BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +24.1% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITWRBCRRX
Held by institutions 84.9% 95.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,971 687 612
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.5% +4.5%
Institutions buying 847 362 340
Institutions selling 751 240 182
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.51 1.87

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.

ITWRBCRRX
ITW 1.00 0.38 0.37
RBC 0.38 1.00 0.62
RRX 0.37 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITW, RBC and RRX?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $83.43B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.04B, Regal Rexnord (RRX) $11.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITW, RBC and RRX?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.8x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.4x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 49.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regal Rexnord (RRX) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.9x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 17.7x). 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) +4.8%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 3.8%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regal Rexnord (RRX) returned the most: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +17.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.9%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +31.4%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.7%/yr, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +1.7%/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%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 0.01%. 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) 21.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 53.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.