RBC vs ITW vs RRX Stock Comparison

RBC Bearings, Illinois Tool Works and Regal Rexnord Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$483.52 -4.5% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.33B
P/E
47.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.02B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
RRX Regal Rexnord Corp
$158.32 +1.3% 1M +8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.74B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.06B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

RBC Bearings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (RBC Bearings 7, Illinois Tool Works 3, Regal Rexnord 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBCITWRRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.33B $79.02B $10.74B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.8x 24.0x 33.1x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.6x 25.9x 15.6x RRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.3% — +3.5% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% — 5.4% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.4% — 5.0% RBC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — 3.5x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.6% +11.3% +8.1% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +4.0%/yr +0.8%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 21.3% 52.1% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 49/100 39/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

RBCITWRRX

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

AxisRBCITWRRX
Valuation 14 #174 of 203 24 #154 of 203 53 #96 of 203
Growth 90 #19 of 188 35 #123 of 188 39 #115 of 188
Profitability 78 #41 of 183 – 48 #95 of 183
Financial Health 69 #67 of 217 – 29 #155 of 217
Shareholder Returns 16 #128 of 153 87 #21 of 153 26 #114 of 153
Overall 54 49 39
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW 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

PeriodRBCITWRRXSPY
1 month -4.5%+0.7%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months -16.1%-6.5%-22.0% +3.9%
6 months -18.7%+2.8%-24.5% +8.2%
Year to date +7.8%+12.0%+12.8% +12.9%
1 year +17.6%+11.3%+8.1% +12.3%
3 years +123.7%+23.6%+33.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.8%+7.3%+10.1% +23.3%
5 years +111.6%+21.8%+4.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.2%+4.0%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years +596.3%+143.5%+170.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.4%+9.3%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRBCITWRRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%21.3%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%20.7%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.130.472.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.530.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-28.9%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-7.9%-33.5% -1.2%
52-week high $648.89$299.60$238.19 $779.14
52-week low $406.45$241.07$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.

MultipleRBCITWRRX
P/E now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 32.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x 12.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x 22.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.03median 1.32 —median 1.32 3.52median 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 monthsRBCITWRRX
Revenue $1.95B – $6.06B
Gross profit $882.80M – $2.29B
Operating income $460.70M – $706.80M
Net income $320.60M $3.23B $324.90M
Free cash flow $385.20M – $466.30M
EPS (diluted) $10.11 – $4.84
Cash & equivalents $124.50M $809.00M $441.60M
Total debt $806.20M – $4.61B
Shares (diluted) 31.71M 287.00M 66.90M
Enterprise value $14.95B $79.02B $8.97B

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
MetricRBCITWRRX
P/E 47.6x 24.0x 32.5x
P/FCF 41.1x 26.0x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 33.9x 24.1x 18.9x
P/S 8.1x 4.6x 1.7x
P/B 4.6x 25.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 30.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 27.6x – 12.2x
EV/EBIT 35.9x – 20.8x
EV/Revenue 8.5x – 2.4x
EV/FCF 42.9x – 31.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.3x 24.1x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.03 – 3.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBCITWRRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.3% – 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.2% – 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% – 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% – 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.6% 6.7% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 0.9% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% – 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% – 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.8% -0.5% -43.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -0.5% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.3% – -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.3% – -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBCITWRRX
Gross margin 45.2% – 37.8%
EBITDA margin 30.6% – 19.9%
Operating margin 23.6% – 11.7%
Pretax margin 21.1% – 6.6%
Net margin 16.4% – 5.4%
FCF margin 19.7% – 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% – 9.2%
Return on equity 9.4% 106.9% 4.7%
Return on assets 6.2% – 2.4%
Return on invested capital 8.4% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 9.9% – 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBCITWRRX
Debt / assets 15.5% – 33.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – 9.9x
Liabilities / assets 33.4% – 49.7%
Equity / assets 66.6% – 50.3%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 2.1x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.82 – 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBCITWRRX
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.4% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusRBCITWRRX
Forward P/E 34.6xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.97FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $10.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +19.3% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.00BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.1% +11.4% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBCITWRRX
Held by institutions 95.3% 84.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 685 1,969 610
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.8% +4.5%
Institutions buying 360 846 339
Institutions selling 240 750 181
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.13 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.

RBCITWRRX
RBC 1.00 0.38 0.58
ITW 0.38 1.00 0.39
RRX 0.58 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBC, ITW and RRX?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.33B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $79.02B, Regal Rexnord (RRX) $10.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBC, ITW and RRX?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.8x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regal Rexnord (RRX) is cheapest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 15.6x). 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: RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, RBC Bearings (RBC) leads (RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +8.1%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.00%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 0.01%. RBC Bearings (RBC) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RBC, ITW 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, RBC Bearings (RBC) leads on 7. 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.