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SelectedToday1M Return

NDSNNordson Corp—+ 16.48%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc− 0.56%− 5.87%
Partial Period · Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026
GWWWW Grainger Inc—− 4.18%
Partial Period · Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026

Period Return

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+ 16.5%ITW− 5.9%GWW− 4.2%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	NDSNNordson Corp	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc	GWWWW Grainger Inc
Return
Last Price	—	270.12	—
Daily Change	—	− 0.56%	—
Period ReturnPast Month	+ 16.48%	− 5.87%Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026	− 4.18%Jul 31, 2026 — Sep 4, 2026
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.7 B	$77.7 B	$62.5 B
P/E Ratio	—	24.48	—
Dividend Yield	1.16%	2.32%	0.92%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	18.6%	19.4%	9.9%
Risk
Beta	1.00	0.95	0.96
52-Week Range	220.35 — $339.12	238.82 — $303.16	906.52 — $1,419.91
Company
Sector	Industrials	Industrials	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Machinery	Trading Companies & Distributors

Company

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

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