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ITW vs BRK-A // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ITW 5
— BRK-A 7
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: ITW
LAST: $281.40 (+1.93%) • MKT CAP: $79.97B
roic
23.40%
LAST: $817,500.00 (+0.68%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
roic
11.47%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ITW VS. BRK-A)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ITW | BRK-A | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 52.90% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 23.40% | 11.47% | +11.93 | ITW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 18.8x | 9.7x | +9.12 | BRK-A | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.38% | 2.09% | +1.29 | ITW | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 26.30% | 27.80% | -1.50 | BRK-A | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.50% | 22.30% | -1.80 | BRK-A | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.90% | 3.93% | -3.03 | BRK-A | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.23% | 0.00% | +2.23 | ITW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 10.74 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | ITW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.2 | 68.1 | -5.90 | BRK-A | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.92 | 1.13 | -0.21 | BRK-A | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 22.6x | 24.3x | -1.74 | ITW | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $79.97B | $1.20T | -$1.12T | BRK-A | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ITW REV | BRK-A REV | ITW GROSS % | BRK-A GROSS % | ITW FCF | BRK-A FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $16.04B | $247.24B | 52.9% | — | $2.71B | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $15.90B | $249.71B | 52.2% | — | $2.84B | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $16.11B | $254.91B | — | — | $2.81B | $37.73B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ITW // BETA 0.92
BRK-A // BETA 1.13