SNA vs IEX vs ITW Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Idex and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNA Snap-on Inc
$357.09 -3.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.50B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$229.09 -0.2% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.10B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.75 +0.8% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.10B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 7, Illinois Tool Works 3, Idex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNAIEXITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.50B $17.10B $79.10B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 32.9x 24.8x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 25.1x 25.8x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +7.3% +4.3% IEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 14.5% 19.4% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% 9.6% 27.1% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.3x 1.9x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +36.1% +7.1% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr +0.7%/yr +4.2%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.1% 22.1% 21.8% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 55/100 48/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SNAIEXITW

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

AxisSNAIEXITW
Valuation 62 #78 of 203 36 #131 of 203 24 #154 of 203
Growth 39 #116 of 188 42 #110 of 188 33 #127 of 188
Profitability 97 #7 of 187 84 #31 of 187 100 #2 of 187
Financial Health 87 #30 of 222 72 #64 of 222 23 #172 of 222
Shareholder Returns 90 #17 of 153 45 #85 of 153 60 #62 of 153
Overall 75 55 48
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IEX 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

PeriodSNAIEXITWSPY
1 month -3.5%-0.2%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -11.7%+2.7%-2.6% +2.9%
6 months -5.6%+11.9%+2.4% +6.4%
Year to date +3.6%+28.7%+12.0% +11.4%
1 year +3.0%+36.1%+7.1% +13.1%
3 years +40.6%+18.9%+23.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+5.9%+7.3% +21.5%
5 years +69.7%+3.6%+22.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%+0.7%+4.2% +10.9%
10 years +125.2%+165.4%+143.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.5%+10.3%+9.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSNAIEXITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.1%22.1%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%19.7%21.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.670.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.161.630.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-35.9%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-4.8%-8.0% -2.5%
52-week high $419.26$240.52$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$161.68$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.

MultipleSNAIEXITW
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.9x 32.6xmedian 25.9x 24.7xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.7x 19.0xmedian 13.7x 18.3xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 21.1x 26.3xmedian 21.1x 26.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.3x 27.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 6.16median 1.19 -9.99median 1.19 8.36median 1.19

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 monthsSNAIEXITW
Revenue $5.27B $3.59B $16.47B
Gross profit $2.45B $1.60B $7.27B
Operating income $1.34B $741.70M $4.36B
Net income $1.06B $519.50M $3.19B
Free cash flow $1.11B $641.50M $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $19.68 $7.00 $11.13
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $621.30M $839.00M
Total debt $1.20B $1.86B $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 52.52M 74.20M 287.00M
Enterprise value $11.94B $14.71B $75.66B

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
MetricSNAIEXITW
P/E 17.9x 32.6x 24.7x
P/FCF 16.7x 26.3x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 23.6x 23.6x
P/S 3.5x 4.7x 4.8x
P/B 3.0x 4.2x 27.1x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 5.9x 33.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 19.0x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 24.4x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 5.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF 16.3x 28.3x 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 25.3x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.16 -9.99 8.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNAIEXITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 7.3% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 2.5% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.1% 8.1% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 2.5% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 11.8% 6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -1.2% 3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 10.7% -5.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -4.0% 1.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% 12.6% -3.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -3.3% 3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 11.1% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 3.1% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 9.3% 7.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 4.0% 4.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNAIEXITW
Gross margin 46.5% 44.7% 44.2%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 26.6% 28.9%
Operating margin 25.4% 20.7% 26.5%
Pretax margin 25.7% 19.0% 25.0%
Net margin 19.6% 14.5% 19.4%
FCF margin 21.0% 17.9% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 20.0% 20.2%
Return on equity 17.6% 12.9% 104.3%
Return on assets 12.3% 7.5% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 14.5% 9.6% 27.1%
Return on capital employed 18.5% 11.7% 41.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNAIEXITW
Debt / assets 13.9% 26.8% 58.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 42.2% 82.4%
Equity / assets 70.2% 57.8% 17.6%
Interest coverage 26.6x – 14.5x
Current ratio 3.4x 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.23 5.49 8.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNAIEXITW
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.3% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 57.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.3% 62.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.4% 5.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 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.

ConsensusSNAIEXITW
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.85FY2026 $9.14FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.9% +12.0% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +3.0% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNAIEXITW
Held by institutions 96.3% 100.0% 84.9%
Institutions holding 1,069 686 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 497 351 846
Institutions selling 370 201 750
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.75 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.

SNAIEXITW
SNA 1.00 0.58 0.69
IEX 0.58 1.00 0.57
ITW 0.69 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, IEX and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $18.50B, Idex (IEX) $17.10B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $79.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, IEX and ITW?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 17.9x, Idex (IEX) 32.9x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 18.9x, Idex (IEX) 25.1x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idex (IEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Snap-on (SNA) +4.0%, Idex (IEX) +7.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%, Idex (IEX) 14.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%, Idex (IEX) 9.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +3.0%, Idex (IEX) +36.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +7.1%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +11.2%/yr, Idex (IEX) +0.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%. Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%, Idex (IEX) 22.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNA, IEX 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, Snap-on (SNA) 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.