ITW vs ROK

Illinois Tool Works and Rockwell Automation, both Industrials

Illinois Tool Works is the larger company at $76B against $53B. On trailing earnings ITW is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 25.9 against 40.4, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year ROK returned +33% against +13% for ITW. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts ITW ahead, 8/10 against 7/10.

Illinois Tool Works and Rockwell Automationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureITWROK
Last close$286$432
Market cap$76B$53B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better25.940.4
Dividend yield2.2%1.2%
1-year return+13%+33%
5-year return+41%+53%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–108/107/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Illinois Tool Works

Revenue of $4.3B in Q2 2026, net income $815M. Its largest reported line is Automotive OEM, 20% of the disclosed total.

Rockwell Automation

Revenue of $2.3B in Q3 2026, net income $408M. Its largest reported line is US, 56% of the disclosed total.

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