SNA vs IEX vs ESAB Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Idex and Esab Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNA Snap-on Inc
$358.26 -2.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.53B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.72%
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$239.46 +3.9% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.59B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.66B
Div. yield
1.21%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
ESAB ESAB Corp
$74.13 +9.7% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.61B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.59%
Power Tools Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 6, Idex 4, Esab 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNAIEXESABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.53B $17.59B $4.61B SNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 32.9x 26.6x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 26.2x 14.5x ESAB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.9% +9.7% ESAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.6% 5.7% IEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% 6.2% IEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 4.7x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.72% 1.21% 0.59% SNA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +38.1% -35.2% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +1.5%/yr — SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.0% 22.0% 46.1% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 36/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SNAIEXESAB

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

AxisSNAIEXESAB
Valuation 55 #93 of 203 37 #128 of 203 60 #82 of 203
Growth 36 #120 of 188 43 #107 of 188 25 #141 of 188
Profitability 67 #62 of 183 90 #19 of 183 48 #95 of 183
Financial Health 86 #31 of 216 72 #62 of 216 21 #170 of 216
Shareholder Returns 89 #18 of 152 47 #81 of 152 23 #117 of 152
Overall 66 58 36
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ESAB ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNAIEXESABSPY
1 month -2.4%+3.9%+9.7% +0.7%
3 months -12.4%+2.4%-13.4% +3.7%
6 months -6.6%+9.9%-24.6% +7.1%
Year to date +4.0%+34.6%-33.6% +12.8%
1 year +6.3%+38.1%-35.2% +11.9%
3 years +40.8%+25.7%+17.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.1%+7.9%+5.4% +22.8%
5 years +76.3%+7.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%+1.5%— +10.9%
10 years +133.8%+177.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.9%+10.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNAIEXESABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.0%22.0%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%19.9%45.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.691.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.331.73-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-35.9%-52.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-0.4%-45.0% -1.2%
52-week high $419.26$240.52$134.82 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$161.68$64.45 $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.

MultipleSNAIEXESAB
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 25.8x 32.9xmedian 25.8x 26.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 19.2xmedian 14.6x 14.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 22.2x 26.4xmedian 22.2x 23.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.85median 1.45 -8.64median 1.45 -3.68median 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 monthsSNAIEXESAB
Revenue – $3.66B $3.00B
Gross profit – $1.64B $1.11B
Operating income $1.31B $763.90M $362.44M
Net income $1.04B $535.80M $178.52M
Free cash flow – $667.10M $196.61M
EPS (diluted) $19.25 $7.24 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $1.67B $602.10M $217.49M
Total debt – $1.75B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 52.52M 74.00M 61.63M
Enterprise value $18.56B $15.20B $3.03B

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
MetricSNAIEXESAB
P/E 18.3x 32.9x 26.6x
P/FCF 17.2x 26.4x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 23.4x 17.8x
P/S 3.6x 4.8x 1.5x
P/B 3.0x 4.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 6.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 19.2x 14.7x
EV/EBIT – 24.5x 18.7x
EV/Revenue – 5.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 28.1x 34.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 24.9x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.85 -8.64 -3.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNAIEXESAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.9% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.1% 7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 12.2% -16.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.3% 12.1% -32.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -4.6% -6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 13.9% -33.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.4% -3.8% -7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 17.0% -16.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 3.3% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.2% -23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% -4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNAIEXESAB
Gross margin – 44.9% 37.0%
EBITDA margin – 26.7% 15.4%
Operating margin – 20.9% 12.1%
Pretax margin – 19.2% 8.7%
Net margin – 14.6% 5.7%
FCF margin – 18.2% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.6% 8.6%
Return on equity 17.0% 13.4% 7.4%
Return on assets 12.0% 7.8% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% 6.2%
Return on capital employed – 12.2% 6.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNAIEXESAB
Debt / assets – 25.5% 36.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 4.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 12.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.3% 41.6% 60.6%
Equity / assets 70.7% 58.4% 39.4%
Interest coverage – – 3.5x
Current ratio 3.5x 2.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.75 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNAIEXESAB
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.9% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –

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.

ConsensusSNAIEXESAB
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.35FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $5.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 -2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +12.0% +27.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +3.0% +19.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNAIEXESAB
Held by institutions 96.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,070 687 348
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.1% +11.0%
Institutions buying 498 351 187
Institutions selling 370 202 111
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.74 1.68

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.

SNAIEXESAB
SNA 1.00 0.60 0.49
IEX 0.60 1.00 0.52
ESAB 0.49 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, IEX and ESAB?

Snap-on (SNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $18.53B, Idex (IEX) $17.59B, Esab (ESAB) $4.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, IEX and ESAB?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x, Idex (IEX) 32.9x, Esab (ESAB) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Esab (ESAB) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x, Idex (IEX) 26.2x, Esab (ESAB) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Esab (ESAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +6.9%, Esab (ESAB) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idex (IEX) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.6%, Esab (ESAB) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Idex (IEX) leads (Idex (IEX) 10.0%, Esab (ESAB) 6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +6.3%, Idex (IEX) +38.1%, Esab (ESAB) -35.2%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +12.0%/yr, Idex (IEX) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest dividend yield: Snap-on (SNA) 2.72%, Idex (IEX) 1.21%, Esab (ESAB) 0.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.0%, Idex (IEX) 22.0%, Esab (ESAB) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNA, IEX and ESAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Snap-on (SNA) 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.