Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW SPX
Illinois Tool Works Inc. provides industrial products and equipment in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. 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, cooking, refrigeration, and food processing equipment; kitchen exhaust, ventilation, and pollution control systems; and food equipment maintenance and repair services. The Test & Measurement and Electronics segment produce and sells test and measurement; and electronic manufacturing and maintenance, repair, and operations solutions. 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 provides beverage packaging equipment and consumables, product coding and marking equipment and consumables, and appliance components and fasteners. The company serves automotive OEM and aftermarket, commercial food equipment, construction, general industrial, industrial capital goods, consumer durables, and other markets, as well as MRO markets. It 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.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 96.8%.
- Healthy ROCE of 38.6%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 2.60%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. SPX | 247.28 | 22.94 | $71.14B | 2.60% | 38.63% | 96.85% | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| 2 | CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPX | 875.87 | 43.66 | $403.42B | 0.69% | 19.42% | 51.33% | 4.38% | 9.83% |
| 3 | GE GE Aerospace SPX | 323.76 | 40.17 | $338.27B | 0.58% | 11.89% | 45.43% | 16.32% | 195.89% |
| 4 | GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXAI | 968.32 | 28.33 | $260.21B | 0.21% | 6.30% | 75.71% | 8.68% | 92.84% |
| 5 | RTX RTX Corporation SPX | 179.66 | 33.64 | $241.95B | 1.54% | 9.41% | 11.57% | 9.72% | 9.01% |
| 6 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPX | 262.64 | 21.60 | $155.93B | 2.10% | 16.19% | 40.69% | -0.49% | 0.66% |
| 7 | ETN Eaton Corporation plc SPXAI | 400.60 | 39.20 | $155.55B | 1.10% | 16.23% | 20.84% | 9.77% | 18.41% |
| 8 | HON Honeywell International Inc. NDXSPX | 237.86 | 38.00 | $150.72B | 2.00% | 13.57% | 24.26% | 1.82% | -1.62% |
| 9 | DE Deere & Company SPX | 542.18 | 30.67 | $146.45B | 1.20% | 12.82% | 18.35% | -4.50% | -11.00% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.74B | 3.83B | 3.61B | 3.58B | 3.55B | 3.61B | 3.48B | 3.47B | 3.23B | 2.56B | 3.31B | 3.48B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.02B | 4.07B | 4.03B | 3.97B | 4.03B | 3.97B | 3.84B | 4.05B | 4.06B | 4.09B | 4.02B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.16B | 2.27B | 2.25B | 2.28B | 2.26B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.68B | 1.78B | 1.81B | 1.81B | 1.76B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 727.00M | 714.00M | 694.00M | 724.00M | 740.00M |
| Operating Income | 730.00M | 761.00M | 679.00M | 722.00M | 792.00M | 808.00M | 742.00M | 807.00M | 872.00M | 960.00M | 846.00M | 903.00M | 932.00M | 889.00M | 860.00M | 839.00M | 871.00M | 868.00M | 824.00M | 761.00M | 449.00M | 789.00M | 883.00M | 905.00M | 893.00M | 845.00M | 895.00M | 926.00M | 983.00M | 972.00M | 1.01B | 1.07B | 1.13B | 1.05B | 1.05B | 951.00M | 1.07B | 1.11B | 1.08B | 1.02B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.06B | 1.17B | 1.22B | 1.20B | 1.14B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.00M | 74.00M | 75.00M | 75.00M | 73.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 895.00M | 998.00M | 1.05B | 1.02B | 967.00M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 195.00M | 243.00M | 228.00M | 234.00M | 199.00M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 700.00M | 755.00M | 821.00M | 790.00M | 768.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.30 | 1.39 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.69 | 1.85 | -0.22 | 1.90 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 1.91 | 2.04 | 1.99 | 1.77 | 1.01 | 1.83 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 2.45 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.48 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 2.54 | 3.91 | 2.38 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 2.72 | 2.66 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.60B | 14.31B | 14.77B | 14.11B | 12.57B | 14.46B | 15.93B | 16.11B | 15.90B | 16.04B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.43B | 9.32B | 8.86B | 8.97B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.50B | 6.79B | 7.04B | 7.08B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.71B | 2.75B | 2.78B | 2.86B |
| Operating Income | 2.63B | 2.50B | 1.38B | 2.25B | 2.36B | 2.48B | 2.51B | 2.89B | 2.87B | 3.06B | 3.48B | 3.58B | 3.40B | 2.88B | 3.48B | 3.79B | 4.04B | 4.26B | 4.22B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.46B | 4.48B | 5.11B | 4.66B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 203.00M | 266.00M | 283.00M | 292.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.84B | 3.82B | 4.42B | 3.97B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 808.00M | 866.00M | 934.00M | 900.00M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.03B | 2.96B | 3.49B | 3.07B |
| Diluted EPS | 3.36 | 2.91 | 1.94 | 2.99 | 4.19 | 6.06 | 3.74 | 7.28 | 5.13 | 5.70 | 4.86 | 7.60 | 7.74 | 6.63 | 8.51 | 9.77 | 9.74 | 11.71 | 10.49 |
| R&D Expense | - | 212.66M | 191.86M | 213.00M | 221.00M | 240.00M | 240.00M | 227.00M | 218.00M | 223.00M | 225.00M | 233.00M | 221.00M | 214.00M | 239.00M | 269.00M | 284.00M | 292.00M | 302.00M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.23% |
| 1 Year: | 4.60% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.35% |
| 1 Year: | 11.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +3.45% |
| 6 Months: | +0.85% |
| 3 Months: | -14.38% |
| 1 Month: | -6.92% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 15.20B | 16.08B | 16.41B | 17.98B | 19.31B | 19.60B | 17.46B | 15.73B | 15.20B | 16.78B | 14.87B | 15.07B | 15.61B | - | 15.42B | 15.52B | 15.07B | 16.15B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.27B | 6.24B | 5.86B | 6.20B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 590.21M | 827.52M | 860.99M | 1.35B | 1.19B | 1.18B | 2.78B | 3.62B | 3.99B | 3.09B | 2.47B | 3.09B | 1.50B | 1.98B | 2.56B | - | 708.00M | 1.06B | 948.00M | 851.00M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.05B | 1.71B | 1.60B | 1.66B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.17B | 3.12B | 2.99B | 3.23B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.33B | 12.51B | 11.75B | 12.92B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 4.83B | 2.84B | 3.02B | 2.98B | 2.65B | 6.03B | 3.52B | 2.37B | 2.76B | 3.05B | 3.54B | 2.15B | 2.59B | - | 4.46B | 4.67B | 4.31B | 5.13B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 1.25B | 2.91B | 2.54B | 3.49B | 4.59B | 2.79B | 5.94B | 6.90B | 7.18B | 7.48B | 6.03B | 7.75B | 7.77B | - | 6.17B | 6.34B | 6.31B | 6.68B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.95B | 8.37B | 8.08B | 9.21B |
| Total Equity | - | - | 7.68B | 8.82B | 9.57B | 10.03B | 10.57B | 9.71B | 6.82B | 5.23B | 4.26B | 4.59B | 3.26B | 3.03B | 3.18B | - | 3.09B | 3.01B | 3.32B | 3.23B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 550.00M | 550.00M | 550.00M | 550.00M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.48B | 2.22B | 2.17B | 1.49B | 1.96B | 2.07B | 2.53B | 1.62B | 2.30B | 2.30B | 2.40B | 2.81B | 3.00B | 2.81B | - | 2.35B | 3.54B | 3.28B | 3.13B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -924.05M | -1.76B | -514.00M | -672.00M | -1.58B | 1.05B | -456.00M | 2.84B | -210.00M | -532.00M | -251.00M | -325.00M | -183.00M | -214.00M | - | -110.00M | -403.00M | -144.00M | -521.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.39B | -461.48M | -1.26B | -1.05B | -321.00M | -1.57B | -1.14B | -3.55B | -2.53B | -2.25B | -1.67B | -3.96B | -2.33B | -2.05B | - | -3.00B | -2.78B | -3.19B | -2.74B |
| Capital Expenditure | -353.36M | -362.31M | -255.74M | -288.00M | -353.00M | -382.00M | -368.00M | -361.00M | -284.00M | -273.00M | -297.00M | -364.00M | -326.00M | -236.00M | - | -412.00M | -455.00M | -437.00M | -419.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.13B | 1.86B | 1.91B | 1.20B | 1.60B | 1.69B | 2.16B | 1.25B | 2.02B | 2.03B | 2.10B | 2.45B | 2.67B | 2.57B | - | 1.94B | 3.08B | 2.84B | 2.71B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -762.00M | 354.00M | -52.00M | -139.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 1.76B | 1.39B | 0 | 350.00M | 950.00M | 2.02B | 2.11B | 4.35B | 2.00B | 2.00B | 1.00B | 2.00B | 1.50B | 706.00M | 1.00B | 1.75B | 1.50B | 1.50B | 1.50B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.8% | 42.2% | 44.3% | 44.1% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.5% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 23.8% | 25.1% | 26.8% | 26.3% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.0% | 18.4% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| ROE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98.3% | 98.2% | 105.2% | 95.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 24.1% | 10.4% | 16.8% | 15.7% | 14.9% | 18.5% | 20.7% | 21.5% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 31.6% | 26.3% | 22.1% | - | 34.6% | 37.3% | 39.6% | 38.3% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briar Hall Management LLC | 8.98% | 25.84M | $6.39B |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.12% | 23.37M | $5.78B |
| 3 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 7.31% | 21.03M | $5.20B |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.06% | 17.43M | $4.31B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.40% | 12.66M | $3.13B |
| 6 | Northern Trust Corporation | 3.89% | 11.20M | $2.77B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.45% | 7.06M | $1.75B |
| 8 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.36% | 6.80M | $1.68B |
| 9 | Morgan Stanley | 1.88% | 5.40M | $1.34B |
| 10 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.65% | 4.76M | $1.18B |
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