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W. W. Grainger vs Nordson (GWW vs NDSN)
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 Nordson (NDSN) +32.8%; so far this year the figures are +42.8% and +28.9%.
W. W. Grainger is the larger company by market value, about 3.9 times the size of Nordson.
On trailing earnings, GWW trades at 31.7 times and NDSN at 31.4 times.
Revenue grew +9.1% at GWW and +7.0% at NDSN over the last year.
GWW yields 0.66%. NDSN yields 1.10%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| GWW | NDSN | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,440.70 | $309.86 |
| 1-day | -0.74% | -0.20% |
| YTD | +42.78% | +28.88% |
| 1 year | +49.70% | +32.82% |
| 3 years | +94.14% | +46.49% |
| Market cap | $67.5B | $17.3B |
| P/E | 31.7 | 31.4 |
| P/S | 3.48 | 5.79 |
| P/B | 15.54 | 5.28 |
| Revenue growth | +9.10% | +7.00% |
| EPS growth | +27.60% | +24.10% |
| Gross margin % | 39.4 | 55.3 |
| Net margin % | 11.2 | 18.6 |
| ROE % | 49.8 | 17.0 |
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 0.47 |
| FCF yield % | 2.5 | 4.2 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.66 | 1.10 |
| Beta | 0.54 | 0.93 |
| RSI (14) | 66.4 | 37.3 |
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