SNA vs IR vs ITW Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Ingersoll Rand and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNA Snap-on Inc
$358.26 -2.4% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$18.37B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$79.93 +4.5% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$31.26B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$281.43 +5.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.39B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Snap-on 5, Ingersoll Rand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNAIRITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.37B $31.26B $79.39B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 32.6x 24.6x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 23.9x 26.4x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% +4.8% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.1% 19.4% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.6% 27.1% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.8x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.3% +0.3% +16.3% ITW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +8.3%/yr +4.3%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.0% 33.5% 21.3% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 58/100 50/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SNAIRITW

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

AxisSNAIRITW
Valuation 55 #93 of 203 42 #118 of 203 28 #147 of 203
Growth 36 #120 of 188 70 #57 of 188 35 #122 of 188
Profitability 67 #62 of 183 71 #54 of 183 100 #2 of 183
Financial Health 86 #31 of 216 50 #109 of 216 26 #161 of 216
Shareholder Returns 89 #18 of 152 57 #66 of 152 62 #58 of 152
Overall 66 58 50
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR 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

PeriodSNAIRITWSPY
1 month -2.4%+4.5%+5.3% +0.7%
3 months -12.4%-5.1%-0.8% +3.7%
6 months -6.6%+0.1%+9.1% +7.1%
Year to date +4.0%+0.9%+14.3% +12.8%
1 year +6.3%+0.3%+16.3% +11.9%
3 years +40.8%+32.0%+25.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.1%+9.7%+8.0% +22.8%
5 years +76.3%+48.7%+23.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%+8.3%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +133.8%—+147.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.9%—+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNAIRITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.0%33.5%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%31.4%20.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.220.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.010.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-36.6%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-19.1%-6.1% -1.2%
52-week high $419.26$98.76$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$68.54$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.

MultipleSNAIRITW
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 25.8x 32.5xmedian 25.8x 24.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 17.6xmedian 14.6x 18.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 22.2x 25.4xmedian 22.2x 27.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 25.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.85median 1.45 2.61median 1.45 8.57median 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 monthsSNAIRITW
Revenue – $7.94B $16.65B
Gross profit – $3.40B $7.38B
Operating income $1.31B $1.44B $4.43B
Net income $1.04B $966.00M $3.23B
Free cash flow – $1.22B $2.87B
EPS (diluted) $19.25 $2.45 $11.31
Cash & equivalents $1.67B $1.17B $809.00M
Total debt – $4.77B $9.37B
Shares (diluted) 52.52M 391.90M 285.30M
Enterprise value $18.37B $26.38B $76.06B

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
MetricSNAIRITW
P/E 18.3x 32.5x 24.8x
P/FCF 17.2x 25.4x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 23.0x 24.5x
P/S 3.6x 3.9x 4.8x
P/B 3.0x 3.0x 25.5x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 5.0x 30.8x
EV/EBITDA – 17.6x 18.3x
EV/EBIT – 24.1x 20.0x
EV/Revenue – 4.4x 5.3x
EV/FCF – 28.4x 30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 25.7x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.85 2.61 8.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNAIRITW
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.6% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 28.9% 6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 13.7% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.3% 82.8% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 10.9% 0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% 87.6% 9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 12.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% -5.8% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 9.5% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.1% 0.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNAIRITW
Gross margin – 42.8% 44.3%
EBITDA margin – 24.8% 29.0%
Operating margin – 18.1% 26.6%
Pretax margin – 15.2% 25.2%
Net margin – 12.1% 19.4%
FCF margin – 15.4% 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.0% 19.6%
Return on equity 17.0% 9.4% 106.9%
Return on assets 12.0% 5.3% 19.6%
Return on invested capital – 7.6% 27.1%
Return on capital employed – 9.2% 38.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNAIRITW
Debt / assets – 26.2% 56.8%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 29.3% 43.7% 81.0%
Equity / assets 70.7% 56.3% 19.0%
Interest coverage – 5.6x 14.3x
Current ratio 3.5x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.41 8.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNAIRITW
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.8% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.3% 57.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% 64.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.8% 5.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% 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.

ConsensusSNAIRITW
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.35FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +21.5% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +6.4% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNAIRITW
Held by institutions 96.3% 100.0% 84.9%
Institutions holding 1,070 895 1,970
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 498 368 847
Institutions selling 370 360 750
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.02 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.

SNAIRITW
SNA 1.00 0.63 0.69
IR 0.63 1.00 0.72
ITW 0.69 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, IR and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $18.37B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $31.26B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $79.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, IR and ITW?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 18.2x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illinois Tool Works (ITW) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +6.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +16.3%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +12.0%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%/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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, 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) 19.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNA, IR 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, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 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.