KRNT vs ITW vs FTV Stock Comparison

Kornit Digital, Illinois Tool Works and Fortive Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.20 +17.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$842.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.58B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$61.62 +9.8% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.65B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.41%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionKRNTITWFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $842.49M $78.58B $18.65B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.5x 24.0x 35.1x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 91.0x 25.9x 19.3x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% — +5.6% FTV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% — 12.4% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.37% 0.41% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +11.3% +24.6% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.7%/yr +4.0%/yr -3.8%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 21.3% 26.7% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 49/100 47/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

KRNTITWFTV

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

AxisKRNTITWFTV
Valuation 47 #108 of 203 24 #154 of 203 45 #112 of 203
Growth 41 #112 of 188 35 #123 of 188 19 #153 of 188
Profitability 23 #142 of 183 – 73 #50 of 183
Financial Health 99 #3 of 217 – 39 #133 of 217
Shareholder Returns 11 #137 of 153 87 #21 of 153 61 #61 of 153
Overall 44 49 47
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKRNTITWFTVSPY
1 month +17.0%+0.7%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months +19.1%-6.5%-4.0% +3.9%
6 months +18.2%+2.8%-0.2% +8.2%
Year to date +26.6%+12.0%+11.6% +12.9%
1 year +19.9%+11.3%+24.6% +12.3%
3 years +32.8%+23.6%-5.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.9%+7.3%-1.8% +23.3%
5 years -89.0%+21.8%-17.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.7%+4.0%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +74.2%+143.5%+29.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.7%+9.3%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKRNTITWFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%21.3%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%20.7%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.470.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.530.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-28.9%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-7.9%-4.0% -1.2%
52-week high $18.31$299.60$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $12.31$241.07$49.16 $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.

MultipleKRNTITWFTV
P/E now vs peer median -40.5xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 35.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -17.1xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 17.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x 19.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.11median 1.32 —median 1.32 -4.25median 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 monthsKRNTITWFTV
Revenue $215.85M – $4.32B
Gross profit $97.83M – $2.73B
Operating income -$40.02M – $786.70M
Net income -$20.32M $3.23B $534.40M
Free cash flow $26.70M – $937.60M
R&D $20.41M – $262.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 – $1.74
Cash & equivalents $33.81M $809.00M $374.20M
Total debt – – $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 45.24M 287.00M 307.60M
Enterprise value -$700.35M $78.59B $17.12B

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
MetricKRNTITWFTV
P/E -40.5x 24.0x 35.1x
P/FCF 31.6x 26.0x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.3x 24.1x 17.7x
P/S 3.9x 4.6x 4.3x
P/B 1.3x 25.0x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 30.2x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA -17.1x – 17.6x
EV/EBIT -11.7x – 27.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x – 5.0x
EV/FCF 17.6x – 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 24.1x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.11 – -4.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKRNTITWFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% – 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – -10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% – 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – -7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -28.0% – 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -80.4% 6.7% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 0.9% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.3% – -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.6% – -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.1% -0.5% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.9% -0.5% -6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.6% – -34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKRNTITWFTV
Gross margin 45.3% – 63.2%
EBITDA margin -12.7% – 28.6%
Operating margin -18.5% – 18.2%
Pretax margin -9.0% – 15.6%
Net margin -9.4% – 12.4%
FCF margin 12.4% – 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% – 24.4%
Return on equity -3.0% 106.9% 8.8%
Return on assets -2.7% – 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 7.4%
Return on capital employed -5.9% – 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKRNTITWFTV
Debt / assets – – 30.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% – 47.7%
Equity / assets 88.6% – 52.3%
Interest coverage – – 12.8x
Current ratio 8.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 6.6x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 5.7x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKRNTITWFTV
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -4.6% – 10.6%
Shareholder yield -4.6% 2.4% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -48.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -17.0%

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.

ConsensusKRNTITWFTV
Forward P/E 91.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -35.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +19.3% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $229.31MFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +11.4% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKRNTITWFTV
Held by institutions 90.9% 84.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 118 1,969 803
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +0.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 65 846 350
Institutions selling 35 750 301
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.13 1.16

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.

KRNTITWFTV
KRNT 1.00 0.18 0.15
ITW 0.18 1.00 0.57
FTV 0.15 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KRNT, ITW and FTV?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kornit Digital (KRNT) $842.49M, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B, Fortive (FTV) $18.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, KRNT, ITW and FTV?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -40.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Fortive (FTV) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 91.0x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Fortive (FTV) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fortive (FTV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Kornit Digital (KRNT) +19.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Fortive (FTV) +24.6%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.8%/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%, Fortive (FTV) 0.41%. Kornit Digital (KRNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Fortive (FTV) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KRNT, ITW and FTV?

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.