PSIX vs ROK vs ITW Stock Comparison

Power Solutions International, Rockwell Automation and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$444.02 +3.0% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.90B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 6, Illinois Tool Works 4, Rockwell Automation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSIXROKITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.12B $49.90B $80.03B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 41.5x 24.8x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 35.5x 25.9x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +11.3% +4.8% PSIX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 13.4% 19.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 21.0% 27.1% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.3x 1.8x PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.2% +22.7% +12.3% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +62.5%/yr +6.8%/yr +3.9%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.0% 31.3% 21.2% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 54/100 50/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

PSIXROKITW

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

AxisPSIXROKITW
Valuation 78 #45 of 203 16 #170 of 203 29 #145 of 203
Growth 64 #69 of 188 51 #93 of 188 34 #124 of 188
Profitability 85 #29 of 184 96 #9 of 184 100 #2 of 184
Financial Health 74 #57 of 217 34 #143 of 217 26 #160 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 74 #41 of 153 62 #59 of 153
Overall 75 54 50
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSIXROKITWSPY
1 month +6.7%+3.0%+0.8% +0.9%
3 months +91.0%-3.3%-5.6% +5.9%
6 months -27.4%+10.9%+3.9% +8.5%
Year to date -15.0%+14.1%+12.1% +13.3%
1 year -40.2%+22.7%+12.3% +12.4%
3 years +1,604.6%+69.5%+23.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +157.5%+19.2%+7.3% +23.5%
5 years +1,029.8%+39.0%+21.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +62.5%+6.8%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +415.2%+273.8%+142.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.8%+14.1%+9.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePSIXROKITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.0%31.3%21.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 118.4%31.8%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.541.400.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.720.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.0%-45.6%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-10.3%-7.9% -0.9%
52-week high $98.77$495.08$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $25.44$348.51$241.07 $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.

MultiplePSIXROKITW
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 25.4x 41.1xmedian 25.4x 24.3xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.3x 24.9xmedian 14.3x 18.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 21.8x 32.8xmedian 21.8x 27.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.2x 14.1xmedian 2.2x 25.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.41 -9.36median 1.41 8.41median 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 monthsPSIXROKITW
Revenue $676.19M $8.97B $16.65B
Gross profit $161.31M $4.41B $7.38B
Operating income $87.91M $1.77B $4.43B
Net income $67.87M $1.20B $3.23B
Free cash flow $67.09M $1.50B $2.87B
R&D $19.16M $716.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.94 $10.76 $11.31
Cash & equivalents $70.06M $479.00M $809.00M
Total debt $66.19M $13.81B $9.37B
Shares (diluted) 23.07M 111.60M 285.30M
Enterprise value $909.93M $48.08B $76.70B

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
MetricPSIXROKITW
P/E 16.5x 41.1x 24.3x
P/FCF 16.7x 32.8x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 28.5x 24.0x
P/S 1.7x 5.5x 4.7x
P/B 5.5x 14.1x 25.0x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 17.7x 30.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 24.9x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 29.4x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.8x 5.2x
EV/FCF 16.6x 34.6x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 30.1x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 -9.36 8.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSIXROKITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 11.3% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 1.3% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.3% 1.9% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 7.5% 2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -14.4% -7.1% 6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 2.9% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.8% 23.8% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.2% -5.5% 0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.8% 25.2% 9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.9% -4.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.2% 13.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 22.8% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 13.9% 0.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 23.6% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSIXROKITW
Gross margin 23.9% 49.1% 44.3%
EBITDA margin 14.0% 23.3% 29.0%
Operating margin 13.0% 19.7% 26.6%
Pretax margin 12.1% 14.7% 25.2%
Net margin 10.0% 13.4% 19.4%
FCF margin 9.9% 16.8% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 19.3% 19.6%
Return on equity 34.9% 30.9% 106.9%
Return on assets 15.4% 9.8% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 21.0% 27.1%
Return on capital employed 27.1% 23.6% 38.9%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSIXROKITW
Debt / assets 14.6% 29.4% 56.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.9x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.2x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 55.2% 68.5% 81.0%
Equity / assets 44.8% 31.5% 19.0%
Interest coverage 13.4x 12.8x 14.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.45 6.00 8.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSIXROKITW
Dividend yield – 1.2% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 2.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusPSIXROKITW
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.11FY2026 $12.50FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -37.6%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.5% +12.3% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $656.20MFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.5% +19.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSIXROKITW
Held by institutions 36.4% 89.2% 84.9%
Institutions holding 158 1,541 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +24.1% +3.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 91 806 846
Institutions selling 45 437 750
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.84 1.13

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.

PSIXROKITW
PSIX 1.00 0.21 0.11
ROK 0.21 1.00 0.38
ITW 0.11 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PSIX, ROK and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.12B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.90B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $80.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, PSIX, ROK and ITW?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.4x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.6x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x). 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: Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Power Solutions International (PSIX) -40.2%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Power Solutions International (PSIX) +62.5%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.8%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Power Solutions International (PSIX) 0.00%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%. Power Solutions International (PSIX) and Rockwell Automation (ROK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Power Solutions International (PSIX) 110.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.