Campbell Soup Co. vs Illinois Tool Works Inc. — how do they compare? Campbell Soup Co. trades at $22.71 (market cap $6.78B), while Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.7 (market cap $83.49B). The key difference: Illinois Tool Works Inc. is far larger — about 12.3× Campbell Soup Co.'s market cap, and Campbell Soup Co. pays the higher dividend (6.87%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CPB | ITW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.78B | $83.49B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $34.03 | $299.60 |
52-Week Low | $20.00 | $241.07 |
Enterprise Value | $13.38B | $92.34B |
Dividend Yield | 6.87% | 2.35% |
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With a history that dates back around 150 years, Campbell Soup is now a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products, most notably soup. The firm's product assortment includes well-known brands like Campbell's, Pace, Prego, Swanson, V8, and Pepperidge Farm. Following the sale of its international snacking operations, which wrapped in calendar 2019, the firm derives nearly all of its sales from its home turf. Campbell has made a handful of acquisitions to reshape its product mix the past few years, including the tie-up with Snyder's-Lance (completed in March 2018), which enhances its exposure to the faster-growing on-trend snack food aisle, complementing its Pepperidge Farm lineup.
Read more on CPB →Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.
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