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W. W. Grainger vs Xylem (GWW vs XYL)
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 Xylem (XYL) -35.1%; so far this year the figures are +42.8% and -28.2%.
W. W. Grainger is the larger company by market value, about 3.0 times the size of Xylem.
On trailing earnings, GWW trades at 31.7 times and XYL at 21.6 times.
Revenue grew +9.1% at GWW and +1.9% at XYL over the last year.
GWW yields 0.66%. XYL yields 1.73%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| GWW | XYL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,440.70 | $97.83 |
| 1-day | -0.74% | -2.22% |
| YTD | +42.78% | -28.16% |
| 1 year | +49.70% | -35.07% |
| 3 years | +94.14% | +3.55% |
| Market cap | $67.5B | $22.4B |
| P/E | 31.7 | 21.6 |
| P/S | 3.48 | 2.48 |
| P/B | 15.54 | 2.18 |
| Revenue growth | +9.10% | +1.90% |
| EPS growth | +27.60% | +16.50% |
| Gross margin % | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| Net margin % | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| ROE % | 49.8 | 10.5 |
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 0.28 |
| FCF yield % | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.66 | 1.73 |
| Beta | 0.54 | 0.60 |
| RSI (14) | 66.4 | 45.1 |
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