Illinois Tool Works Inc. vs Nomura Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $271.88 (market cap $78.17B), while Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B). The key difference: Illinois Tool Works Inc. is far larger — about 2.8× Nomura Holdings Inc's market cap, and Nomura Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (3.45%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ITW | NMR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $78.17B | $27.46B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $299.60 | $10.04 |
52-Week Low | $241.07 | $6.39 |
Enterprise Value | $86.49B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.37% | 3.45% |
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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.
Read more on ITW →Nomura is Japan's largest broker, about twice the size of rival Daiwa Securities and roughly three times the size of the securities units of the three megabanks. It is also the largest asset-management company in Japan, with a similar size differential compared with its rivals. Despite its topnotch brand name in retail broking and asset management in Japan, Nomura has struggled to compete effectively in the institutional securities business against larger global rivals. In 2008, Nomura bought European and Asian assets of the failed Lehman Brothers, which led to a sharply higher cost base but did not provide commensurate revenue. Nomura has reduced the scale of these businesses but maintains its ambition to compete globally with the top players.
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