Which is more profitable, Illinois Tool Works or RELX?

RELX keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Illinois Tool Works or RELX?

Illinois Tool Works grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Illinois Tool Works or RELX?

RELX costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Illinois Tool Works or RELX?

Illinois Tool Works would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Illinois Tool Works vs RELX stock

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

In one sentence

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

Side by side

	Illinois Tool Works	RELX
	$81.7 billion	$70.3 billion
	19.1%	21.5%
	+5.0%	+3.9%
	26.7×	25.8×
	1.8 years	2.1 years
	27.7%	22.0%
	2.6%	2.2%

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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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