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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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 11.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 31.5% High 110.2%
Ten-year median 79.1%
Current reading's percentile 82

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%
SYM Symbotic Inc. compare 1.04%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 11.1%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

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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