stockrowAMETEK, Inc. (AME) vs Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
- AMETEK, Inc. AME 223.39 −5.78%
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW 285.33 −2.77%
AMETEK, Inc. and Illinois Tool Works Inc. are both Specialty Industrial Machinery companies. Illinois Tool Works Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $81.1B against $51.1B — 1.6× the size. Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 25.4× against 31.4×. AMETEK, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.3% against 4.80%. AMETEK, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.9% vs 19.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.53% vs 23.7%). Both pay a dividend; Illinois Tool Works Inc. yields more (2.30% vs 0.60%). Across the 23 metrics below, AMETEK, Inc. leads on 12 and Illinois Tool Works Inc. on 11.
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| Metric | AME | ITW | Specialty Industrial Machinery median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 36.42% | 44.32% | 35.46% |
| Operating margin | 26.05% | 26.61% | 10.04% |
| Net margin | 19.91% | 19.39% | 7.24% |
| Free cash flow margin | 23.59% | 17.30% | 9.04% |
| Return on equity | 14.68% | 101.65% | 10.73% |
| Return on assets | 8.46% | 19.78% | 4.51% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.53% | 23.65% | 5.00% |
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