Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ITW Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
Illinois Tool Works Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.0 billion, up 0.92% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.12%, EPS grew 10.5%, free cash flow grew 39.7% and total debt rose 8.47%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Return on equity
Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 104.6%, up 10.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (93.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 31.5% (fiscal 2015) to 110.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 93.7% | (16.49) |
| FY2024 | 110.2% | 13.29 |
| FY2023 | 96.9% | 6.56 |
| FY2022 | 90.4% | 11.22 |
| FY2021 | 79.1% | 11.24 |
| FY2020 | 67.9% | (12.28) |
| FY2019 | 80.2% | 14.86 |
| FY2018 | 65.3% | 27.19 |
| FY2017 | 38.1% | (4.77) |
| FY2016 | 42.9% | 11.39 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 104.6% |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. compare | 33.7% |
| PH Parker-Hannifin Corporation compare | 25.1% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. compare | 20.3% |
| ETN Eaton Corporation, PLC compare | 19.7% |
| AME AMETEK, Inc. compare | 14.6% |
| EMR Emerson Electric Co. compare | 12.8% |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare | 9.40% |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare | −28.0% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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