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MetricITTITT INC.XYLXylem Inc.SYMSymbotic Inc.SNASnap-on IncMedian of the restexcluding ITT
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$188.26▼ 12.08 (6.03%)
$106.35▲ 1.33 (1.27%)
$40.36▼ 1.37 (3.28%)
$356.46▼ 12.45 (3.37%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/109.0/106.0/108.7/108.7/10
Market value$15.32B$25.91B$23.85B$18.50B
Revenue$3.94B$9.04B$2.25B$4.71B
Profit$488.0M$957.0M-$16.9M$1.02B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.8.5%5.5%25.7%0.7%5.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.35.4%38.5%18.8%—28.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.17.4%13.5%-5.1%28.2%13.5%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.4%10.6%-0.8%21.6%10.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.13.9%10.1%—21.4%15.7%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.11.9%8.3%-7.7%17.1%8.3%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.17.9%8.3%—18.4%13.3%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.31.40x27.07x—18.20x22.63x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.17.04x14.67x—12.67x13.67x
Price to book3.75x2.26x107.76x3.12x3.12x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.0.54x0.51x8.67x0.41x0.51x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/97/94/86/86.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafesafe

How ITT compares with the others

  • ITT's operating margin of 17.4% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (13.5%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 8.5% against 5.5%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 31.4x against 22.6x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.