Equinor ASA vs Illinois Tool Works Inc. — how do they compare? Equinor ASA trades at $40.81 (market cap $97.58B), while Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.7 (market cap $83.49B). The key difference: Equinor ASA is the larger of the two by market cap, and Equinor ASA pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EQNR | ITW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $97.58B | $83.49B |
Sector | Energy | Industrials |
52-Week High | $42.40 | $299.60 |
52-Week Low | $22.41 | $241.07 |
Enterprise Value | $106.28B | $92.34B |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | 2.35% |
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Equinor is a Norway-based integrated oil and gas company. It has been publicly listed since 2001, but the government retains a 67% stake. Operating primarily on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the firm produced 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 (52% oil) and ended the year with 5.4 billion barrels of proven reserves (49% oil). Operations also include offshore wind, solar, oil refineries and natural gas processing, marketing, and trading.
Read more on EQNR →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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