SNA vs IR vs MSA Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Ingersoll Rand and MSA Safety 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
6 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$73.46 -3.7% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.07B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.94B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$182.35 -0.3% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.07B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 6, MSA Safety 3, Ingersoll Rand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNAIRMSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.50B $29.07B $7.07B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 30.3x 22.5x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 21.9x 19.5x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +7.8% +6.5% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 12.1% 16.1% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% 7.6% 15.9% MSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x 0.8x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% -8.6% +9.4% MSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr +6.3%/yr +3.3%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.1% 33.0% 25.4% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 58/100 77/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

SNAIRMSA

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

AxisSNAIRMSA
Valuation 62 #78 of 203 43 #117 of 203 55 #93 of 203
Growth 39 #116 of 188 72 #54 of 188 87 #25 of 188
Profitability 97 #7 of 187 71 #55 of 187 96 #8 of 187
Financial Health 87 #30 of 222 49 #114 of 222 76 #55 of 222
Shareholder Returns 90 #17 of 153 58 #65 of 153 72 #44 of 153
Overall 75 58 77
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MSA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNAIRMSASPY
1 month -3.5%-3.7%-0.3% -1.0%
3 months -11.7%-13.0%+4.4% +2.9%
6 months -5.6%-12.3%+7.4% +6.4%
Year to date +3.6%-7.3%+13.9% +11.4%
1 year +3.0%-8.6%+9.4% +13.1%
3 years +40.6%+23.1%+22.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+7.2%+7.1% +21.5%
5 years +69.7%+35.5%+17.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%+6.3%+3.3% +10.9%
10 years +125.2%—+216.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.5%—+12.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSNAIRMSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.1%33.0%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%31.4%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.210.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.260.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-36.6%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-25.6%-10.2% -2.5%
52-week high $419.26$98.76$203.08 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$68.54$152.94 $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.

MultipleSNAIRMSA
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.9x 29.9xmedian 25.9x 22.4xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.7x 16.3xmedian 13.7x 15.2xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 21.1x 23.4xmedian 21.1x 19.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 6.16median 1.19 2.40median 1.19 0.12median 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 monthsSNAIRMSA
Revenue $5.27B $7.94B $1.95B
Gross profit $2.45B $3.40B $925.88M
Operating income $1.34B $1.44B $413.17M
Net income $1.06B $966.00M $314.01M
Free cash flow $1.11B $1.22B $354.30M
R&D – – $68.19M
EPS (diluted) $19.68 $2.45 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $1.17B $200.06M
Total debt $1.20B $4.77B $599.74M
Shares (diluted) 52.52M 391.90M 38.70M
Enterprise value $11.94B $24.19B $6.35B

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
MetricSNAIRMSA
P/E 17.9x 29.9x 22.4x
P/FCF 16.7x 23.4x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 21.1x 17.3x
P/S 3.5x 3.6x 3.6x
P/B 3.0x 2.8x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 4.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 16.3x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 22.4x 18.0x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 4.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 16.3x 26.3x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 23.8x 18.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.16 2.40 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNAIRMSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 7.8% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 7.2% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.1% 5.6% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 9.5% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 28.9% 10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 13.7% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 82.8% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 10.9% 186.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% 87.6% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 12.4% 188.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% -5.8% 26.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 9.5% 96.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% -6.1% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 9.6% 72.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNAIRMSA
Gross margin 46.5% 42.8% 47.6%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 24.8% 25.1%
Operating margin 25.4% 18.1% 21.2%
Pretax margin 25.7% 15.2% 21.1%
Net margin 19.6% 12.1% 16.1%
FCF margin 21.0% 15.4% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 17.0% 20.9%
Return on equity 17.6% 9.4% 22.8%
Return on assets 12.3% 5.3% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 14.5% 7.6% 15.9%
Return on capital employed 18.5% 9.2% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNAIRMSA
Debt / assets 13.9% 26.2% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.9x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 43.7% 46.1%
Equity / assets 70.2% 56.3% 53.9%
Interest coverage 26.6x 5.6x 12.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 7.23 3.22 5.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNAIRMSA
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.9% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 3.0% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -1.0% –

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.

ConsensusSNAIRMSA
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.85FY2026 $3.35FY2026 $9.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.9% +21.5% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $8.35BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +6.4% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNAIRMSA
Held by institutions 96.3% 100.0% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,069 894 457
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.5% +3.0%
Institutions buying 497 367 236
Institutions selling 370 360 147
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.02 1.61

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.

SNAIRMSA
SNA 1.00 0.63 0.48
IR 0.63 1.00 0.56
MSA 0.48 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, IR and MSA?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $18.50B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $29.07B, MSA Safety (MSA) $7.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, IR and MSA?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 17.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 30.3x, MSA Safety (MSA) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 18.9x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 21.9x, MSA Safety (MSA) 19.5x). 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: Snap-on (SNA) +4.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 12.1%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%). On return on invested capital, MSA Safety (MSA) leads (Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 7.6%, MSA Safety (MSA) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MSA Safety (MSA) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +3.0%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) -8.6%, MSA Safety (MSA) +9.4%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +11.2%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +6.3%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%, MSA Safety (MSA) 0.00%. Snap-on (SNA) and MSA Safety (MSA) 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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.