Illinois Tool Works Inc. vs Western Digital Corp — how do they compare? Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.28 (market cap $83.49B), while Western Digital Corp trades at $450.86 (market cap $150.95B). The key difference: Western Digital Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.35%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ITW | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $83.49B | $150.95B |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $299.60 | $746.23 |
52-Week Low | $241.07 | $74.66 |
Enterprise Value | $92.34B | $150.42B |
Dividend Yield | 2.35% | 0.14% |
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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 →Western Digital is a vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
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