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W. W. Grainger vs Kadant (GWW vs KAI)
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 Kadant (KAI) +7.4%; so far this year the figures are +42.8% and +2.7%.
W. W. Grainger is the larger company by market value, about 19.5 times the size of Kadant.
On trailing earnings, GWW trades at 31.7 times and KAI at 31.5 times.
Revenue grew +9.1% at GWW and +12.5% at KAI over the last year.
GWW yields 0.66%. KAI yields 0.49%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| GWW | KAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,440.70 | $292.74 |
| 1-day | -0.74% | -2.24% |
| YTD | +42.78% | +2.71% |
| 1 year | +49.70% | +7.37% |
| 3 years | +94.14% | +24.38% |
| Market cap | $67.5B | $3.5B |
| P/E | 31.7 | 31.5 |
| P/S | 3.48 | 3.00 |
| P/B | 15.54 | 3.38 |
| Revenue growth | +9.10% | +12.50% |
| EPS growth | +27.60% | +3.60% |
| Gross margin % | 39.4 | 44.4 |
| Net margin % | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| ROE % | 49.8 | 10.7 |
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 0.50 |
| FCF yield % | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.66 | 0.49 |
| Beta | 0.54 | 1.23 |
| RSI (14) | 66.4 | 60.8 |
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