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SelectedToday1Y Return

NDSNNordson Corp+ 0.27%+ 55.18%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc− 0.56%+ 3.00%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026
GWWWW Grainger Inc—+ 30.25%
Partial Period · Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026

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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+ 55.2%ITW+ 3.0%GWW+ 30.3%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	NDSNNordson Corp	ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc	GWWWW Grainger Inc
Return
Last Price	318.36	270.12	—
Daily Change	+ 0.27%	− 0.56%	—
Period ReturnPast Year	+ 55.18%	+ 3.00%Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026	+ 30.25%Sep 2, 2025 — Sep 4, 2026
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.7 B	$77.7 B	$62.5 B
P/E Ratio	32.21	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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