Trimble vs Vontier
TRMB and VNT side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TRMB and VNT compare
Trimble is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Vontier ($13.0B against $5.9B).
Trimble grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.9% versus 0.29% for Vontier).
Vontier pays a dividend yielding 0.23%; Trimble does not pay one.
Trimble scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for Vontier), 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 | TRMB | VNT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.0B | $5.9B |
| Share price | $55.64 | $43.64 |
| Change, 1 year | −32.3% | 17.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −37.2% | 28.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.35 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 12K | 7,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 3.4× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.6× (better) | 4.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.1× | 11.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.3× | 14.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | 7.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $80.97 | $55.42 |
| Margin of safety | 31.3% (better) | 21.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.9% (better) | 0.29% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.6% (better) | 2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −144% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −148% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.6% | 6.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 69.6% | – |
| Operating margin | 16.5% | 19.4% (better) |
| Net margin | −4.1% | – |
| FCF margin | 20.7% (better) | 13.6% |
| Return on equity | −2.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 15.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 (better) | 1.57 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.58 (better) | 2.58 |
| Interest coverage | 8.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 1.23 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.29 (better) | 3.27 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.23% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 5.4% | 6.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% | 7.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 110% |
| Held by insiders | 0.41% | 0.79% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.4M | −$688K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.8% | 9.0% |
Go deeper
- TRMB stock overview
- TRMB income statement
- TRMB valuation and score
- VNT stock overview
- VNT income statement
- VNT valuation and score
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