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Dated answer · 2026-09-01

Which is safer: COST or ITW?

Safety has three computed layers here: business quality (COST 100/100 vs ITW 100/100), signal maturity (10 vs 307 bars), and your position sizing — which only you control. We publish the pieces and the method, not a single verdict.

Snapshot2026-09-01 · source: yahoo
COST (Costco)ITW (Illinois Tool)
Market / sectorus · Consumer Staplesus · Industrials
Price$934.66$281.67
Quality score100/100100/100
Engine signalLONG · 10 bars · uPnL -2.8%LONG · 307 bars · uPnL +13.8%
Total return-10.4%+13.8%

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Balance Labs Research Desk (2026-09-01). "Which is safer: COST or ITW?." balancelabs.app · https://balancelabs.app/stocks/compare/cost-vs-itw/q/cost-or-itw-safer · CC BY 4.0

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