Industrials
Illinois Tool Works Inc.(ITW)
Live Price
Offline$254.45
+1.71% today
1Y Change
+7.99%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $73.12B
- Revenue Growth
- +0.9%
- EPS Growth
- -10.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.5%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $73.12B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $254.45 and up 8.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.9%, EPS growth of -10.5%, a dividend yield of 2.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.9%, EPS -10.5%, free cash flow -4.8% with operating margin 26.4% and ROIC 24.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.5%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 23.3 and price/sales 4.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ITW price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.9% vs +6.8% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+26.4% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
23.3 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +0.9% and EPS is at -10.5%, with operating margin around 26.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.5%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.9% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | โ | -2.9% | -1.9% | -6.0% |
2026 Feb 3, 2026 | +1.1% | +3.5% | +5.5% | +3.0% |
2025 Oct 24, 2025 | +2.2% | +0.8% | -0.7% | +0.8% |
Benchmark Edge
ITW vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ITW Max Drawdown
-17.95%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ITW and SPY.
Company Overview
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment worldwide. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. The Automotive OEM segment offers plastic and metal components, fasteners, and assemblies for automobiles, light trucks, and other industrial uses. The Food Equipment segment provides warewashing, refrigeration, cooking, and food processing equipment; kitchen exhaust, ventilation, and pollution control systems; and food equipment maintenance and repair services. The Test & Measurement and Electronics segment produces and sells equipment, consumables, and related software for testing and measuring of materials and structures, as well as equipment and consumables used in the production of electronic subassemblies and microelectronics. The Welding segment produces arc welding equipment; and metal arc welding consumables and related accessories. The Polymers & Fluids segment produces adhesives, sealants, lubrication and cutting fluids, and fluids and polymers for auto aftermarket maintenance and appearance. The Construction Products segment offers engineered fastening systems and solutions for the residential construction, renovation/remodel, and commercial construction markets. The Specialty Products segment offers beverage packaging equipment and consumables, product coding and marking equipment and consumables, and appliance components and fasteners. It serves the automotive OEM/tiers, commercial food equipment, construction, general industrial, and automotive aftermarket end markets. The company distributes its products directly to industrial manufacturers, as well as through independent distributors. Illinois Tool Works Inc. was founded in 1912 and is based in Glenview, Illinois.
- Leadership
- Christopher A. O'Herlihy
- IPO Date
- Mar 13, 1973
- Employees
- 44.0k
- Street Address
- 155 Harlem Avenue
- Mailing
- Glenview, IL, 60025-4075
- Region
- Glenview, IL, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 847 724 7500
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 23.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.6
- Price/Sales
- 4.5
- Price/Book
- 22.7
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.9%
- EPS
- -10.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -4.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 44.1%
- Operating Margin
- 26.4%
- Net Margin
- 19.3%
- ROE
- 97.4%
- ROIC
- 24.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 2.83
- Current Ratio
- 1.19
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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