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SelectedToday3M Return

NDSNNordson Corp+ 0.27%+ 13.17%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc− 0.56%+ 9.89%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

NDSN+ 13.2%ITW+ 9.9%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	NDSNNordson Corp	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc
Return
Last Price	318.36	270.12
Daily Change	+ 0.27%	− 0.56%
Period ReturnPast 3 Months	+ 13.17%	+ 9.89%
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.7 B	$77.7 B
P/E Ratio	32.21	24.48
Dividend Yield	1.16%	2.32%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.6%	19.4%
Risk
Beta	1.00	0.95
52-Week Range	220.35 — $339.12	238.82 — $303.16
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Machinery

Company

NDSNIndustrials · Machinery
ITWIndustrials · Machinery

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