IDEX vs ITT
IEX and ITT side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IEX and ITT compare
IDEX and ITT are about the same size, with market caps of $17.2B and $17.7B.
On earnings, IDEX is cheaper: it trades at 33.6× trailing earnings, against 38.9× for ITT.
ITT grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (28.1% versus 7.3% for IDEX).
IDEX keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.5% compared with 8.9% at ITT.
Both pay dividends: IDEX yields 1.2% and ITT 0.76%.
IDEX scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 12 for ITT), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IEX | ITT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $17.2B | $17.7B |
| Share price | $233.84 | $198.50 |
| Change, 1 year | 34.9% | 1.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −0.29% | 90.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 8,700 | 12K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.6× (better) | 38.9× |
| P/S | 4.8× | 3.7× (better) |
| P/B | 4.3× | 3.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.9× | 23.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 26.9× (better) | 34.8× |
| PEG | – | 3.32 |
| FCF yield | 3.7% (better) | 2.9% |
| Fair value | $179.16 | $127.50 |
| Margin of safety | −30.5% (better) | −55.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.3% | 28.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.0% | 9.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.7% (better) | −18.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.4% (better) | −19.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 5.3% | 49.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.7% (better) | 35.2% |
| Operating margin | 20.7% (better) | 14.4% |
| Net margin | 14.5% (better) | 8.9% |
| FCF margin | 17.9% (better) | 10.8% |
| Return on equity | 13.0% (better) | 11.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.7% (better) | 8.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.46 (better) | 0.78 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.67 (better) | 3.49 |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.05 (better) | 1.26 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.56 (better) | 2.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% (better) | 0.76% |
| Payout ratio | 41.1% | 29.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 13 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% | 15.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 1.7% (better) | 0.70% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 1.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 98.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.23% | 0.60% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.3M (better) | −$12.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- IEX stock overview
- IEX income statement
- IEX valuation and score
- ITT stock overview
- ITT income statement
- ITT valuation and score
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