Which is more profitable, Automatic Data Processing or Illinois Tool Works?

Automatic Data Processing keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Automatic Data Processing or Illinois Tool Works?

Automatic Data Processing grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Automatic Data Processing or Illinois Tool Works?

Illinois Tool Works costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Automatic Data Processing or Illinois Tool Works?

Automatic Data Processing would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

Automatic Data ProcessingADPvs

Illinois Tool WorksITW

Automatic Data Processing vs Illinois Tool Works stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Automatic Data Processing is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt. Illinois Tool Works is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Automatic Data Processing	Illinois Tool Works
	$122 billion	$81.7 billion
	20.1%	19.1%
	+7.9%	+5.0%
	27.7×	26.7×
	0.2 years	1.8 years
	44.4%	27.7%
	2.9%	2.6%

Open Automatic Data Processing Open Illinois Tool Works

How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

More comparisons: Automatic Data Processing vs Reddit · Automatic Data Processing vs RELX · Automatic Data Processing vs RTX · Automatic Data Processing vs SpaceX · Illinois Tool Works vs Ametek · Illinois Tool Works vs Caterpillar · Illinois Tool Works vs Canadian Pacific Kansas City · Illinois Tool Works vs Cintas