Both in General Industrial Machinery
Illinois Tool Works vs Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
Over the past year ITW returned +14.6% and ZWS returned −4.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.48.
ITW +14.6% ZWS −4.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | ITW | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $278.55 | $44.80 |
| Market cap | $79.16B | $7.40B |
| Today | −1.01% | +0.16% |
| 1 month | +6.8% | −5.1% |
| 6 months | +9.0% | −12.6% |
| Year to date | +13.1% | −3.6% |
| 1 year | +15.1% | −6.6% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +4.4% | +8.7% |
| Gross margin | 45.1% | 49.6% |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| P/E (TTM) | 24.5× | 25.5× |
| Price / sales | 4.8× | 4.0× |
| Net cash | -$8.56B | -$193.2M |
| Dividend yield | 2.47% | 0.98% |
| Volatility (60d) | 17.3% | 30.3% |
| Short % of float | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).