SNA vs IR vs LECO Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Ingersoll Rand and Lincoln Electric Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNA Snap-on Inc
$366.49 -0.6% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$19.02B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$81.80 +3.3% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.29B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNAIRLECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.02B $32.29B $14.87B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 23.3x 25.8x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 23.9x 22.8x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +8.0% +11.1% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 17.2% 12.4% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 10.5% 22.6% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.4x 1.0x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% LECO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% +4.3% +19.2% LECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +7.4%/yr +13.7%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 33.6% 31.0% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 66/100 54/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SNAIRLECO

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

AxisSNAIRLECO
Valuation 59 #85 of 204 50 #103 of 204 31 #141 of 204
Growth 32 #130 of 191 81 #38 of 191 44 #107 of 191
Profitability 97 #7 of 189 83 #33 of 189 93 #14 of 189
Financial Health 88 #27 of 221 57 #95 of 221 46 #120 of 221
Shareholder Returns 89 #18 of 159 58 #68 of 159 54 #74 of 159
Overall 73 66 54
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LECO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNAIRLECOSPY
1 month -0.6%+3.3%-1.2% -5.9%
3 months -11.6%-7.3%-2.4% -4.6%
6 months -1.1%+5.5%+0.4% +0.2%
Year to date +6.4%+3.3%+13.6% +7.5%
1 year +6.9%+4.3%+19.2% +8.2%
3 years +36.3%+25.4%+48.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.9%+7.8%+14.2% +19.0%
5 years +72.9%+42.9%+89.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +11.6%+7.4%+13.7% +9.4%
10 years +138.2%—+321.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+15.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSNAIRLECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%33.6%31.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.2%31.4%31.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.541.121.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.130.62 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-36.6%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-17.2%-9.0% -5.9%
52-week high $419.26$98.76$298.88 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$68.54$220.64 $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.

MultipleSNAIRLECO
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x 25.7xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 13.4x 17.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 21.9x 20.7xmedian 21.9x 28.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 9.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 12.45median 1.02 0.98median 1.02 3.69median 1.02

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 monthsSNAIRLECO
Revenue $5.27B $8.05B $4.64B
Gross profit $2.45B $3.47B $1.65B
Operating income $1.31B $1.84B $802.52M
Net income $1.04B $1.39B $575.27M
Free cash flow $1.07B $1.52B $511.89M
EPS (diluted) $19.30 $3.53 $10.48
Cash & equivalents $1.67B $1.34B $283.24M
Total debt $1.21B $4.74B $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 52.40M 391.90M 54.87M
Enterprise value $12.33B $27.25B $13.74B

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
MetricSNAIRLECO
P/E 18.7x 23.0x 25.7x
P/FCF 17.6x 20.7x 28.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x 19.1x 22.1x
P/S 3.6x 3.9x 3.2x
P/B 3.1x 3.0x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 4.8x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 14.6x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 18.9x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.3x 3.4x
EV/FCF 17.2x 22.9x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 21.2x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.45 0.98 3.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNAIRLECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 8.0% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 6.4% 4.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.2% 6.4% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 8.0% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 62.6% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 18.6% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.3% 152.7% 9.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 21.7% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.7% 158.7% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 23.5% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 18.8% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 12.6% 0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.6% 21.4% -6.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 13.4% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNAIRLECO
Gross margin 46.6% 43.1% 35.5%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 29.7% 19.5%
Operating margin 24.9% 22.9% 17.3%
Pretax margin 25.1% 20.1% 16.2%
Net margin 19.2% 17.2% 12.4%
FCF margin 20.4% 18.8% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 20.4% 14.4%
Return on equity 17.0% 13.4% 37.0%
Return on assets 12.0% 7.6% 14.9%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 10.5% 22.6%
Return on capital employed 17.8% 11.8% 27.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNAIRLECO
Debt / assets 13.9% 25.4% 29.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.3% 43.2% 60.1%
Equity / assets 70.7% 56.8% 39.9%
Interest coverage 25.9x 7.2x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.40 3.54 7.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNAIRLECO
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 3.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.2% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.2% 30.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.0% 33.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.1% 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.4% 6.3%

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.

ConsensusSNAIRLECO
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 23.9xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.35FY2026 $3.42FY2026 $11.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +20.2% +0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026 $4.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +7.5% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNAIRLECO
Held by institutions 96.3% 100.0% 81.3%
Institutions holding 1,072 896 705
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.5% +5.5%
Institutions buying 498 369 299
Institutions selling 370 360 266
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.03 1.12

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.

SNAIRLECO
SNA 1.00 0.63 0.55
IR 0.63 1.00 0.64
LECO 0.55 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, IR and LECO?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $19.02B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.29B, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $14.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, IR and LECO?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 18.8x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.3x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 20.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Snap-on (SNA) +2.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Snap-on (SNA) 14.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +6.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +4.3%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +19.2%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.4%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) has the highest dividend yield: Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 0.01%. 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) 19.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNA, IR and LECO?

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.