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SelectedToday6M Return

NDSNNordson Corp—+ 8.80%
PHParker-Hannifin Corp− 0.20%− 5.16%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc—− 6.95%
GWWWW Grainger Inc—+ 19.81%

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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+ 8.8%PH− 5.2%ITW− 6.9%GWW+ 19.8%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	NDSNNordson Corp	PHParker-Hannifin Corp	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc	GWWWW Grainger Inc
Return
Last Price	—	962.59	—	—
Daily Change	—	− 0.20%	—	—
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 8.80%	− 5.16%	− 6.95%	+ 19.81%
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.7 B	$121 B	$77.7 B	$62.5 B
P/E Ratio	—	33.79	—	—
Dividend Yield	1.16%	1.37%	2.32%	0.92%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.6%	17.0%	19.4%	9.9%
Risk
Beta	1.00	1.14	0.95	0.96
52-Week Range	220.35 — $339.12	715.37 — $1,099.94	238.82 — $303.16	906.52 — $1,419.91
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Machinery	Machinery	Trading Companies & Distributors

Company

NDSNIndustrials · Machinery
PHIndustrials · Machinery
ITWIndustrials · Machinery
GWWIndustrials · Trading Companies & Distributors

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