Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW

274.32 2.32 0.85% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$77.5B
P/E
24.8×
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Insider Buys alert about insiders buying in the last 12 month

Insider Decisions

Total buys 1.88
Total sells 67.30
in millions of $
Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26
Buy — — 1 — — — — — 1 — — —
Sell — 1 — — 3 — — — — — 2 —
Insider Ownership 0.94%

Capital & Financial Ratios

Market Cap 77,470.00
Revenue 16,469.00
Net Income 3,194.00
Free Cash Flow 2,929.00
Net Debt 8,855.00
Current Ratio 1.11
Debt/Equity 3.35
P/E ratio 24.80
P/S ratio 4.77
P/B ratio 27.14
Past 5Y EPS Growth 8.63%
This Y EPS Growth 9.05%
Next Y EPS Growth 7.80%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 7.50%
in millions of $

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.52
Annual Dividend Rate 5.60
Annual Dividend Yield 2.18%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 6.46
1.61
1.61
1.72
2025 6.22
1.50
1.50
1.61
1.61
2024 5.80
1.40
1.40
1.50
1.50
2023 5.42
1.31
1.31
1.40
1.40
2022 5.06
1.22
1.22
1.31
1.31
2021 4.72
1.14
1.14
1.22
1.22
2020 4.42
1.07
1.07
1.14
1.14
2019 4.14
1.00
1.00
1.07
1.07
2018 3.56
0.78
0.78
1.00
1.00
2017 2.86
0.65
0.65
0.78
0.78
2016 2.40
0.55
0.55
0.65
0.65
predictions in italic, special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 1,065 948 851 839
Receivables 3,123 2,991 3,227 3,564
Inventory 1,707 1,605 1,659 1,756
Other — — — —
6,235 5,856 6,200 6,600
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 581 519 522 636
ST’ Debt 1,825 1,555 2,286 3,145
Other — — — —
4,675 4,308 5,126 5,953
in millions of $

Compound Annual Growth

10y 5y 3y
Sales 1.81% 4.99% 0.23%
Cash Flow 3.12% 2.18% 10.01%
Earnings 4.91% 7.77% 0.35%
Book Value (4.71%) 0.28% 1.46%

Revenue

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 4,016 4,301 — — —
’25 3,839 4,053 4,059 4,093 16,044
’24 3,973 4,027 3,966 3,932 15,898
’23 4,019 4,074 4,031 3,983 16,107
’22 3,939 4,011 4,011 3,971 15,932
’21 3,544 3,676 3,556 3,679 14,455
’20 3,228 2,564 3,307 3,475 12,574
in millions of $ · fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

Operating Cash Flow

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 623 723 — — —
’25 592 550 1,021 963 3,126
’24 589 687 891 1,114 3,281
’23 728 790 982 1,039 3,539
’22 323 501 713 811 2,348
’21 609 555 619 774 2,557
’20 614 737 683 773 2,807
in millions of $ · fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

Free Cash Flow

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 530 633 — — —
’25 499 453 904 862 2,718
’24 496 574 788 998 2,856
’23 618 707 862 917 3,104
’22 251 423 615 662 1,951
’21 543 478 551 697 2,269
’20 557 683 634 707 2,581
in millions of $ · fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

EPS

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2.66 2.84 — — —
’25 2.38 2.58 2.81 2.72 10.49
’24 2.73 2.54 3.91 2.54 11.71
’23 2.33 2.48 2.55 2.38 9.74
’22 2.11 2.37 2.35 2.95 9.77
’21 2.11 2.45 2.02 1.93 8.51
’20 1.77 1.01 1.83 2.02 6.63
fiscal quarters ending in the months shown

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

3.2
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
79.15 120.06 117.75 122.58 115.94 192.89 173.52 217.06 232.77 214.66

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
Low Price
127.99 169.69 179.07 182.34 224.69 248.11 249.81 265.00 279.13 278.13
High Price
50,000 50,000 48,000 45,000 43,000 45,000 46,000 45,000 44,000 43,000
Employees
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Revenue/Emp
13,599 14,314 14,768 14,109 12,574 14,455 15,932 16,107 15,898 16,044
Revenue
41.85% 41.97% 41.74% 41.97% 41.35% 41.27% 40.82% 42.16% 44.28% 44.10%
Gross Margin
2,908 3,270 3,394 3,288 2,704 3,326 3,842 3,823 4,422 3,966
EBT
21.38% 22.84% 22.98% 23.30% 21.50% 23.01% 24.11% 23.74% 27.81% 24.72%
EBT Margin
2,035 1,687 2,563 2,521 2,109 2,694 3,034 2,957 3,488 3,066
Net Income
470 462 461 426 427 410 410 395 402 397
Depreciation
38.31 41.60 44.08 43.56 39.68 45.87 51.46 53.23 53.56 55.04
Revenue/Sh
5.73 4.90 7.65 7.78 6.66 8.55 9.80 9.77 11.75 10.52
Earnings/Sh
6.48 6.98 8.39 9.25 8.86 8.11 7.58 11.70 11.05 10.72
Cash Flow/Sh
(0.72) (0.82) (1.01) (0.93) (0.71) (0.91) (1.28) (1.44) (1.43) (1.40)
Capex/Sh
5.76 6.16 7.38 8.32 8.14 7.20 6.30 10.26 9.62 9.32
Free CF/Sh
12.00 13.34 9.73 9.35 10.04 11.51 9.98 9.96 11.18 11.07
Book Value/Sh
355 344 335 324 317 315 310 303 297 292
Shares
21.38 33.80 16.56 23.06 30.61 28.87 22.46 26.67 21.56 23.41
PE Ratio
3.20 3.97 2.87 4.12 5.14 5.38 4.28 4.90 4.73 4.48
PS Ratio
10.21 12.39 13.03 19.20 20.30 21.45 22.08 26.17 22.69 22.26
PB Ratio
3.59 4.34 3.27 4.53 5.58 5.81 4.72 5.34 5.17 4.98
EV/Sales
23.89 29.31 19.54 23.74 27.19 36.99 38.58 27.69 28.77 29.40
EV/FCF
2,302 2,402 2,811 2,995 2,807 2,557 2,348 3,539 3,281 3,126
Op' Cash Flow
(257) (283) (338) (301) (226) (288) (397) (435) (425) (408)
Capex
2,045 2,119 2,473 2,694 2,581 2,269 1,951 3,104 2,856 2,718
FCF
3,363 4,225 2,236 4,099 3,934 2,904 1,810 1,560 1,548 1,074
Working Cap'
7,829 8,328 7,380 7,758 8,122 7,687 7,763 8,164 7,863 8,969
Total Debt
5,357 5,234 5,876 5,777 5,558 6,160 7,055 7,099 6,915 8,118
Net Debt
4,259 4,589 3,258 3,030 3,182 3,626 3,089 3,013 3,317 3,226
Sh' Equity
13.16% 10.55% 16.20% 16.84% 13.75% 17.00% 19.26% 19.11% 22.81% 19.64%
ROA
19.86% 22.17% 24.52% 24.14% 20.61% 22.21% 23.35% 24.97% 26.05% 23.23%
ROIC
42.90% 38.13% 65.32% 80.18% 67.90% 79.14% 90.36% 96.92% 110.21% 93.72%
ROE
predictions in italic, sparklines do not include predictions

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) key facts

  • Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a Specialty Industrial Machinery company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.0 billion, up 0.92% from fiscal 2024.
  • Net income was $3.1 billion, or $10.52 per share (basic), a net margin of 19.1%.
  • As of September 25, 2026, ITW traded at $274.32, a market capitalization of $77.5 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 24.8× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 4.8× sales.
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc. pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share, a yield of 2.18%, with a payout ratio of 51.9%.
  • Return on equity was 93.7% and debt-to-equity 3.35.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Latest News

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23 Sep

3

StockStory flags Illinois Tool Works (ITW) as a stock to sell, highlighting subpar organic revenue growth, only about 4.1% projected sales growth over the next 12 months, and roughly 4% annual EPS growth in the past two years. At $270.06 a share, it trades about 22.8x forward earnings. The piece also notes Northwest Pipe as a buy and Tesla as another sell, underscoring ITW’s weaker fundamentals relative to peers. Subpar growth metrics and a rich valuation imply only modest upside and potential sentiment-driven downside.

18 Sep

3

Illinois Tool Works reported Q2 earnings placed in comparison with other general industrial machinery stocks. Q2 earnings data offers performance metrics that can shift near-term investor sentiment for ITW.

11 Sep

3

Illinois Tool Works maintains robust growth potential amid ongoing operational and market challenges. Strong prospects point to resilience and moderate positive effects on future performance despite headwinds.

27 Aug

3

Illinois Tool Works Inc. launches the Miller Copilot Builder with Blue iQ, delivering adaptive automation for real-world fabrication environments. New product launch may boost ITW's innovation in welding and automation sectors.

7 Aug

4

Illinois Tool Works Inc. raises its dividend by 7% and launches a $6 billion share repurchase program. Dividend increase plus $6 billion buyback signals strong cash generation and supports higher valuation.

31 Jul

3

ITW stands out as a surging stock with competitive advantages while two other stocks face headwinds. ITW's highlighted competitive advantages may moderately support investor sentiment and performance without major trajectory shifts.

29 Jul

4

Illinois Tool Works raised 2026 guidance and boosted share buybacks, driving an 8.5% stock increase. Guidance increase and larger buybacks indicate stronger future results plus direct capital returns to shareholders.

28 Jul

4

Illinois Tool Works Inc posted record operating income in its Q2 2026 earnings call. Record operating income signals strong profitability likely to lift investor sentiment and share performance.

4

Illinois Tool Works stock rose 5.1% after the company raised its guidance. Raised guidance signals stronger expected results and lifts the company's near-term trajectory and sentiment.

4

Illinois Tool Works Inc. beat Q2 earnings and revenue estimates while raising its 2026 outlook. Beating estimates and lifting 2026 guidance point to stronger results and improved long-term prospects.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. reported second quarter 2026 results and raised full year 2026 guidance. Raised full year guidance signals stronger expected performance and positive market reaction ahead.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. presented Q2 2026 financial results and outlook during its earnings call. Quarterly earnings updates typically influence short-term sentiment and valuations without major strategic shifts.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) released Q2 earnings call highlights covering financial results, segment performance, and management outlook. Q2 earnings and outlook details typically deliver moderate influence on near-term stock movement and sentiment without altering long-term strategy.

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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) reported Q2 earnings with key metrics compared against analyst estimates. Q2 earnings metrics versus estimates may shift near-term sentiment without altering long-term trajectory.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. exceeded Q2 earnings and revenue estimates. Q2 earnings and revenue beat signals stronger financial results that may lift near-term stock performance.

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Illinois Tool Works reported Q2 CY2026 sales that beat expectations. Q2 sales beat indicates stronger quarterly performance than anticipated.

27 Jul

3

ITW prepares to release Q2 earnings with the report outlining key financial expectations, guidance, and market context ahead of the announcement. Quarterly earnings data and previews typically drive short-term sentiment shifts while leaving long-term strategy and positioning largely unchanged.

20 Jul

3

Miller expands Deltaweld and Auto Deltaweld lineup with new 600-amp system for enhanced industrial welding performance. New 600-amp welding system adds product capability in core segment with moderate competitive upside.

11 Jul

3

Illinois Tool Works files new debt shelf registration while prioritizing margin expansion, signaling potential shifts in capital allocation strategy and debt management. Debt shelf filing combined with margin focus points to financial strategy tweaks that moderately affect capital structure and performance outlook.

10 Jul

3

Illinois Tool Works Inc. exhibits strong growth prospects despite ongoing headwinds in operations and markets. Resilient prospects point to moderate upside in future performance and investor view.

16 May

3

Wells Fargo analysts identify improving demand trends for Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW). Analyst observations of improving demand trends indicate potential moderate effects on ITW market performance.

3 May

3

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) reported first-quarter results, prompting analysts to forecast the company's performance for the full year. Q1 results and analyst forecasts influence expectations for ITW's annual financial performance and market sentiment.

2 May

3

ITW Q1 results show CapEx segments strengthening while consumer markets lag, with full-year guidance maintained. Segment strength offsets consumer weakness to sustain unchanged guidance amid mixed quarterly performance.

1 May

4

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) released Q1 earnings call highlights, covering financial results, segment performance, dividend increases, and optimistic outlook amid industrial market challenges. Q1 earnings highlights reveal strong financial performance and strategic updates that significantly shape ITW's market trajectory and investor confidence.

30 Apr

4

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) beat Q1 earnings estimates and issued an updated 2026 outlook. Beating Q1 earnings and updating 2026 guidance signals strong performance and enhances long-term investor sentiment.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Q1 2026 earnings call summary covers quarterly financial results, operating performance, and forward guidance. Q1 2026 earnings call summary discloses financial metrics and outlook that significantly shape ITW's market performance and investor expectations.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Q1 2026 earnings call transcript details first-quarter financial results, operating performance, and management's outlook. Q1 earnings transcript discloses financial metrics, guidance, and strategic updates that significantly shape ITW's market performance and investor expectations.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Q1 earnings key metrics compared to analyst estimates, highlighting performance across core segments. Q1 earnings metrics versus estimates significantly impact stock price, investor sentiment, and near-term market performance.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) reported first quarter 2026 results. Quarterly earnings announcements significantly impact stock price and investor expectations for future performance.

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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) reported Q1 earnings and revenues that beat analyst estimates. Exceeding Q1 earnings and revenue estimates boosts short-term financial performance and investor sentiment without fundamentally altering long-term trajectory.

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