SNA vs ITW vs IR Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Illinois Tool Works and Ingersoll Rand 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
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
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

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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

SNAITWIR

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureSNAITWIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.0%21.3%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%20.7%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.471.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.770.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-28.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-6.1%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $419.26$299.60$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$241.07$68.54 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNAITWIR
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.3% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 4.4% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% 3.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% 2.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% -2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% -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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNAITWIR
Held by institutions 96.3% 84.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,070 1,970 895
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 498 847 368
Institutions selling 370 750 360
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.13 1.02

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.

SNAITWIR
SNA 1.00 0.69 0.63
ITW 0.69 1.00 0.72
IR 0.63 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, ITW and IR?

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

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, ITW and IR?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 18.2x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.6x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.4x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x). 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: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illinois Tool Works (ITW) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +6.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +16.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +0.3%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +12.0%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.3%/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%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%. 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%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.