Trimble Inc. (TRMB) vs Vontier Corporation (VNT)

Trimble Inc. and Vontier Corporation are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Trimble Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $12.5B against $5.4B — 2.3× the size. Trimble Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Vontier Corporation trades at 17.0×. Trimble Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.88% against 0.29%. Vontier Corporation has the higher net margin (11.3% vs −4.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.5% vs 6.30%). Across the 21 metrics below, Vontier Corporation leads on 14 and Trimble Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric TRMB VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E n/m 17.05 28.21
P/S 3.27 1.86 4.46
P/B 2.53 4.67 3.10
Price to free cash flow 15.91 13.61 24.15
EV/EBITDA 16.61 9.98 18.28
EV/Sales 3.61 2.30 4.64
Earnings yield (1.27%) 5.87% 0.68%
Free cash flow yield 6.28% 7.35% 1.98%

Profitability

Metric TRMB VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 69.60% 47.24% 47.24%
Operating margin 16.48% 19.41% 8.96%
Net margin (4.08%) 11.28% 1.92%
Free cash flow margin 20.74% 13.65% 10.59%
Return on equity (2.92%) 28.04% 2.66%
Return on assets (1.79%) 8.14% 1.12%
Return on invested capital 6.30% 14.51% 4.79%

Growth

Metric TRMB VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.88% 0.29% 9.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (71.10%) 0.36% 13.24%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.65% 2.60% 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 1.69% 3.50% 0.00%

Health

Metric TRMB VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.31 1.31 0.00
Current ratio 0.93 1.23 2.30
Net debt to EBITDA 1.44 1.60 0.45

Dividend

Metric TRMB VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — 0.24% 0.62%
Payout ratio — 0.04 0.22

Size

Metric TRMB VNT Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 12.51b 5.39b 549.07m

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