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W. W. Grainger vs Illinois Tool Works (GWW vs ITW)
The two stocks side by side, as of the latest close. Performance is rebased to 100 at the start of the window.
Over the past year W. W. Grainger (GWW) returned +49.7% and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +14.7%; so far this year the figures are +42.8% and +14.1%.
Illinois Tool Works is the larger company by market value, though the two are close in size.
On trailing earnings, GWW trades at 31.7 times and ITW at 25.0 times.
Revenue grew +9.1% at GWW and +4.8% at ITW over the last year.
GWW yields 0.66%. ITW yields 2.33%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| GWW | ITW | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,440.70 | $280.95 |
| 1-day | -0.74% | -1.56% |
| YTD | +42.78% | +14.07% |
| 1 year | +49.70% | +14.65% |
| 3 years | +94.14% | +25.12% |
| Market cap | $67.5B | $79.8B |
| P/E | 31.7 | 25.0 |
| P/S | 3.48 | 4.80 |
| P/B | 15.54 | 25.41 |
| Revenue growth | +9.10% | +4.80% |
| EPS growth | +27.60% | +8.80% |
| Gross margin % | 39.4 | 53.1 |
| Net margin % | 11.2 | 19.4 |
| ROE % | 49.8 | 102.7 |
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 2.98 |
| FCF yield % | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.66 | 2.33 |
| Beta | 0.54 | 0.50 |
| RSI (14) | 66.4 | 53.7 |
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