GE Vernova Inc vs Illinois Tool Works Inc

We do not publish a verdict for GE Vernova Inc (GEV) and Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW) is overvalued.

We publish an intrinsic value for ITW but not for GEV, so the two cannot be ranked on price.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

GE Vernova Inc (GEV)

We do not publish a value for this company: it has no growth history of its own to project.

Leak Score 37/100 on 6 of 12 signals

Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $133.46; the price of $270.47 is 103% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 62/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricGEVITW
VerdictNot valuedOvervalued
Price$950.28$270.47
Intrinsic value$133.46
Margin of safety-103%
Leak Score37/100 (6/12)62/100 (10/12)
Market cap$253.1B$77.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years5.0%
Operating margin5.3%26.5%
Net margin23.1%19.4%
Return on equity91.5%104.7%
Debt to equity0.243.35
P/E27.2x24.5x
Forward P/E38.7x21.9x
P/B21.2x26.6x
Dividend yield0.2%2.4%

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