SNA vs LECO vs MMM Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Lincoln Electric Holdings and 3M Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNA Snap-on Inc
$365.02 -1.1% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.88B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
2.67%
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
MMM 3M Co
$178.37 +10.2% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$92.17B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.72%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 7, Lincoln Electric Holdings 4, 3M 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNALECOMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.88B $15.46B $92.17B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 27.0x 26.2x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 24.6x 20.1x SNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +11.1% +1.7% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 12.4% 14.0% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% 22.6% 22.0% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.0x 1.6x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.67% 1.11% 1.72% SNA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.8% +21.8% +7.1% LECO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +15.1%/yr +3.2%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.2% 31.1% 25.7% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 55/100 49/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SNALECOMMM

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

AxisSNALECOMMM
Valuation 65 #72 of 203 35 #133 of 203 35 #132 of 203
Growth 37 #119 of 189 46 #102 of 189 62 #73 of 189
Profitability 97 #7 of 187 93 #14 of 187 87 #25 of 187
Financial Health 87 #30 of 221 46 #121 of 221 19 #180 of 221
Shareholder Returns 89 #17 of 152 55 #69 of 152 40 #91 of 152
Overall 75 55 49
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LECO ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNALECOMMMSPY
1 month -1.1%+4.1%+10.2% -2.3%
3 months -10.8%+6.6%+0.6% -0.7%
6 months -1.9%+8.9%+26.0% +4.8%
Year to date +5.9%+19.1%+11.4% +10.3%
1 year +8.8%+21.8%+7.1% +10.3%
3 years +34.8%+55.2%+127.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +10.5%+15.8%+31.5% +20.1%
5 years +73.0%+101.9%+17.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +11.6%+15.1%+3.2% +10.1%
10 years +139.6%+349.3%+28.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.1%+16.2%+2.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNALECOMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.2%31.1%25.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.3%31.4%24.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.190.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.700.28 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-35.3%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-4.5%-3.0% -3.5%
52-week high $419.26$298.88$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$220.64$141.20 $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.

MultipleSNALECOMMM
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 25.6x 27.0xmedian 25.6x 26.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.3xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 14.4x 18.0xmedian 14.4x 16.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 22.5x 30.2xmedian 22.5x 34.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.2x 9.9xmedian 2.2x 22.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.30median 1.36 3.87median 1.36 0.73median 1.36

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 monthsSNALECOMMM
Revenue $5.27B $4.64B $25.25B
Gross profit $2.45B $1.65B $9.98B
Operating income $1.34B $802.52M $4.74B
Net income $1.06B $575.27M $3.58B
Free cash flow $1.11B $511.89M $2.68B
R&D – – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $19.68 $10.48 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $283.24M $4.84B
Total debt $1.20B $1.15B $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 52.52M 54.87M 522.60M
Enterprise value $12.35B $14.33B $74.58B

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
MetricSNALECOMMM
P/E 18.3x 27.0x 26.2x
P/FCF 17.0x 30.2x 34.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 23.2x 25.4x
P/S 3.6x 3.3x 3.7x
P/B 3.1x 9.9x 22.1x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 9.9x 43.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 18.0x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 20.3x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 3.5x 4.0x
EV/FCF 16.6x 31.9x 38.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 24.5x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.30 3.87 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNALECOMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 11.1% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 4.5% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.1% 7.7% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 5.5% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 12.9% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 7.0% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 9.6% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 4.9% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% 11.0% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 7.0% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 0.7% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 0.5% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% -6.3% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -3.6% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNALECOMMM
Gross margin 46.5% 35.5% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 19.5% 24.4%
Operating margin 25.4% 17.3% 18.8%
Pretax margin 25.7% 16.2% 17.5%
Net margin 19.6% 12.4% 14.0%
FCF margin 21.0% 11.0% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 14.4% 14.4%
Return on equity 17.6% 37.0% 101.3%
Return on assets 12.3% 14.9% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 14.5% 22.6% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 18.5% 27.7% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNALECOMMM
Debt / assets 13.9% 29.5% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 2.2x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 60.1% 89.5%
Equity / assets 70.2% 39.9% 10.5%
Interest coverage 26.6x – –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.33 7.78 4.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNALECOMMM
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.8% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 2.9% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.0% 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.7% 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -21.4%

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.

ConsensusSNALECOMMM
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.35FY2026 $11.62FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +0.4% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $4.84BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +5.5% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNALECOMMM
Held by institutions 96.3% 81.3% 74.5%
Institutions holding 1,071 703 2,212
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +5.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying 499 299 916
Institutions selling 370 266 839
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.12 1.09

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.

SNALECOMMM
SNA 1.00 0.56 0.37
LECO 0.56 1.00 0.50
MMM 0.37 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, LECO and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $18.88B, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $15.46B, 3M (MMM) $92.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, LECO and MMM?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 27.0x, 3M (MMM) 26.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Snap-on (SNA) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.9x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 24.6x, 3M (MMM) 20.1x). 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) +4.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +11.1%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.6%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +8.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +21.8%, 3M (MMM) +7.1%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +15.1%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest dividend yield: Snap-on (SNA) 2.67%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 1.11%, 3M (MMM) 1.72%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 31.1%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.