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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricPHParker-Hannifin CorpITWILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INCIRIngersoll Rand Inc.OTISOtis Worldwide CorpMedian of the restexcluding PH
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$944.61▼ 21.65 (2.24%)
$279.24▲ 2.44 (0.88%)
$79.06▲ 0.47 (0.60%)
$72.35▲ 0.28 (0.39%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.9.0/108.7/108.0/106.0/108.0/10
Market value$119.07B$80.59B$30.92B$28.69B
Revenue$21.50B$16.04B$7.65B$14.43B
Profit$3.65B$3.07B$581.4M$1.38B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.8.3%0.9%5.7%1.2%1.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.37.7%44.1%43.6%—43.9%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.23.6%26.3%15.0%14.8%15.0%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.17.0%19.1%7.6%9.6%9.6%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.18.2%16.9%15.9%10.0%15.9%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.23.7%95.0%5.8%-25.7%5.8%
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.17.6%33.1%5.2%121.8%33.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.32.63x26.28x53.19x20.73x26.28x
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.23.38x19.29x20.88x15.31x19.29x
Price to book7.73x24.98x3.06x-5.32x3.06x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.00x4.01x0.81x-2.95x0.81x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.9/95/96/95/85.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafesafegrey

How PH compares with the others

  • PH's operating margin of 23.6% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (15.0%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 8.3% against 1.2%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 32.6x against 26.3x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.0x against 0.8x.

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