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SelectedToday5Y Return

NDSNNordson Corp+ 0.23%+ 42.26%
PHParker-Hannifin Corp− 0.39%+ 238.27%
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc− 0.76%+ 23.22%
GWWWW Grainger Inc—+ 218.16%

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NDSN+ 42.3%PH+ 238.3%ITW+ 23.2%GWW+ 218.2%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	318.21	960.72	269.58	—
Daily Change	+ 0.23%	− 0.39%	− 0.76%	—
Period ReturnPast 5 Years	+ 42.26%	+ 238.27%	+ 23.22%	+ 218.16%
Valuation
Market Cap	$17.7 B	$121 B	$77.6 B	$62.5 B
P/E Ratio	32.20	33.72	24.43	—
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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