MTD vs NDSN vs RRX Stock Comparison

Mettler Toledo International, Nordson and Regal Rexnord Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NDSN Nordson Corp
$329.10 -0.1% 1M +41.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.92B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
RRX Regal Rexnord Corp
$163.52 +4.9% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.36B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.06B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nordson leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nordson 6, Mettler Toledo International 4, Regal Rexnord 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTDNDSNRRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.76B $17.92B $10.36B MTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.3x 32.3x 32.0x RRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.2x 29.5x 16.1x RRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +7.0% +3.5% NDSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 18.6% 5.4% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.1% 13.1% 5.0% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.7x 3.5x MTD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% NDSN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.3% +41.1% +8.6% NDSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +5.3%/yr +1.4%/yr NDSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 22.2% 52.0% NDSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 58/100 39/100 NDSN

Percentile Scorecard

MTDNDSNRRX

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

AxisMTDNDSNRRX
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 30 #143 of 203 54 #94 of 203
Growth 39 #115 of 188 58 #80 of 188 40 #114 of 188
Profitability 100 #1 of 183 97 #6 of 183 49 #94 of 183
Financial Health 24 #165 of 216 53 #103 of 216 29 #154 of 216
Shareholder Returns 85 #23 of 152 54 #71 of 152 25 #114 of 152
Overall 52 58 39
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NDSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RRX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTDNDSNRRXSPY
1 month +11.7%-0.1%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months +24.2%+11.5%-19.3% +3.7%
6 months +34.6%+14.1%-24.0% +7.1%
Year to date +23.3%+36.9%+16.5% +12.8%
1 year +23.3%+41.1%+8.6% +11.9%
3 years +78.6%+55.1%+38.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.3%+15.8%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years +16.0%+29.5%+7.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.0%+5.3%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +328.9%+232.7%+179.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.7%+12.8%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTDNDSNRRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%22.2%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%21.3%55.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.882.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.711.860.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-39.9%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.7%-31.3% -1.2%
52-week high $1,718.48$334.70$238.19 $779.14
52-week low $1,025.53$226.69$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.

MultipleMTDNDSNRRX
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 25.8x 33.0xmedian 25.8x 33.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 14.6x 21.5xmedian 14.6x 12.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 22.2x 25.3xmedian 22.2x 23.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2,906xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.52median 1.45 7.50median 1.45 3.64median 1.45

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 monthsMTDNDSNRRX
Revenue $4.13B $2.98B $6.06B
Gross profit $2.49B $1.65B $2.29B
Operating income $1.23B $800.96M $706.80M
Net income $905.61M $555.18M $324.90M
Free cash flow $863.97M $724.01M $466.30M
R&D $208.01M – –
EPS (diluted) $44.91 $9.91 $4.84
Cash & equivalents $51.40M $113.43M $441.60M
Total debt $2.11B $1.73B $4.61B
Shares (diluted) 20.17M 56.03M 66.90M
Enterprise value $33.51B $17.48B $8.59B

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
MetricMTDNDSNRRX
P/E 38.2x 33.0x 33.6x
P/FCF 43.1x 25.3x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 38.2x 23.7x 19.6x
P/S 9.0x 6.2x 1.8x
P/B 2,906x 5.6x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -147.0x 6.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 28.9x 21.5x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 24.9x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 9.5x 6.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF 45.5x 27.6x 32.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.3x 25.8x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.52 7.50 3.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDNDSNRRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.0% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 4.7% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% 8.4% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 5.5% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% 18.4% 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 6.4% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 22.0% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 3.5% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% 23.5% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 4.4% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 26.2% -43.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 5.9% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 33.3% -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 5.6% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDNDSNRRX
Gross margin 60.3% 55.3% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 32.9% 31.2% 19.9%
Operating margin 29.7% 26.9% 11.7%
Pretax margin 26.5% 22.6% 6.6%
Net margin 21.9% 18.6% 5.4%
FCF margin 20.9% 24.3% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 26.0% 9.2%
Return on equity – 17.2% 4.7%
Return on assets 24.7% 9.3% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 47.1% 13.1% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 49.8% 15.3% 5.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDNDSNRRX
Debt / assets 57.5% 29.1% 33.5%
Debt / equity 164.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.7x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.4x 9.9x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 45.0% 49.7%
Equity / assets 0.3% 55.0% 50.3%
Interest coverage 17.7x 8.8x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 12.07 6.32 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDNDSNRRX
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 1.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 2.1% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.0% 28.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.3% 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 0.0%

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.

ConsensusMTDNDSNRRX
Forward P/E 34.2xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $50.31FY2026 $11.14FY2026 $10.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +21.5% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $3.19BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +5.7% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDNDSNRRX
Held by institutions 94.4% 76.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 805 756 611
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +3.1% +4.5%
Institutions buying 331 390 340
Institutions selling 324 240 181
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.63 1.88

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.

MTDNDSNRRX
MTD 1.00 0.38 0.24
NDSN 0.38 1.00 0.51
RRX 0.24 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTD, NDSN and RRX?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $33.76B, Nordson (NDSN) $17.92B, Regal Rexnord (RRX) $10.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTD, NDSN and RRX?

Regal Rexnord (RRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.3x, Nordson (NDSN) 32.3x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 32.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regal Rexnord (RRX) is cheapest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 34.2x, Nordson (NDSN) 29.5x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nordson (NDSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, Nordson (NDSN) +7.0%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, Nordson (NDSN) 18.6%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, Nordson (NDSN) 13.1%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nordson (NDSN) returned the most: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +23.3%, Nordson (NDSN) +41.1%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +8.6%. Over five years, Nordson (NDSN) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +3.0%/yr, Nordson (NDSN) +5.3%/yr, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nordson (NDSN) has the highest dividend yield: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 0.00%, Nordson (NDSN) 0.01%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 0.01%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nordson (NDSN) has been the steadiest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, Nordson (NDSN) 22.2%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTD, NDSN 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, Nordson (NDSN) 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.