Which is more profitable, Ametek or Illinois Tool Works?

Ametek keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Ametek or Illinois Tool Works?

Ametek grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Ametek or Illinois Tool Works?

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

Which has less debt, Ametek or Illinois Tool Works?

Ametek would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Ametek 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

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

Side by side

	Ametek	Illinois Tool Works
	$55.5 billion	$81.7 billion
	20.0%	19.1%
	+10.3%	+5.0%
	37.5×	26.7×
	0.8 years	1.8 years
	11.7%	27.7%
	0.6%	2.6%

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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.

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