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Illinois Tool Works ITW

US equityMarket cap rank #216Specialty Industrial Machinery
$270.76
−$2.67 (-0.97%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $273.42 0.00%
Open$271.80
Prev close$273.42
Day range$270.56 – $274.14
Volume366.9K
Market cap$77.11B
P/E (TTM)24.5
Dividend yield2.38%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

ITW at a glance

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is trading at $270.76, down 0.97% on the day. Its market value of $77.11B makes it the 216th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $234.38 and $301.92, so it sits 10.3% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 6.9% over twelve months, and up 3.3% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($279.89) but above the 200-day ($266.31); RSI is 50, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 14% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $4.30B of revenue, up 6.1% from a year earlier, with $815.00M of net profit (a 19.4% margin).

Buyers are paying 24.5 times trailing earnings, about in line with its own five-year average of 24.2. The median for its industry group is 34.0.

5 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $313.75, sits 15.9% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Illinois Tool Works: the business

Illinois Tool Works makes engineered parts, welding gear, food equipment and polymers through many small decentralized units.

What tends to move it. Margin improvement through its internal efficiency program, rather than sales growth, is what investors look for.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.0%
1 week
+1.3%
1 month
-4.6%
3 months
+3.3%
6 months
+3.4%
Year to date
+11.3%
1 year
+6.9%
Day range
$270.56$274.14
52-week range
$234.38$301.92

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

3 bullish · 4 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-0.1%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-3.3%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+1.7%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)49.9Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-2.95Bullish
Bollinger band position48%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$270.71 / $270.87
Average price today$272.11
Volume366.9KAvg (90d) 1.33M
Turnover$99.85M
Turnover rate0.14%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.36vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.31%
Market cap$77.11B
Float market cap$69.78B
Shares outstanding257.73M
EPS (TTM)$10.49
P/E (TTM)24.52
P/B26.64
Book value / share$10.16
Earnings yield1.09%
Dividend (TTM)$6.44 / shareYield 2.38%
Net profit (TTM)$2.99B
Net assets$2.89B
30-day volatility14.2%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.65%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-17.4%-8.9% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How ITW ranks on BeStock

Market value#216 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#143 of 283
Dividend yield#90 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#109 of 300
Dollar volume today#248 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.30B+6.1% YoY
Operating profit$1.15B+7.4% YoY
Net profit$815.00M+7.9% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.84+10.1% YoY
Free cash flow$631.00M+40.5% YoY
Operating cash flow$723.00M

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.0BSep '24$3.9BDec '24$3.8BMar '25$4.1BJun '25$4.1BSep '25$4.1BDec '25$4.0BMar '26$4.3BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.2BSep '24$750.0MDec '24$700.0MMar '25$755.0MJun '25$821.0MSep '25$790.0MDec '25$768.0MMar '26$815.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin44.2%
Operating margin26.5%
Net margin19.4%
Return on equity104.7%
Return on assets19.6%
Return on invested capital27.7%
Current ratio1.11
Liabilities / assets82.4%
Cash & investments$839.00M
Total debt$9.69B
Net cash (debt)-$8.86B
Free cash flow / sales17.7%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)$857.00M 19.9%
  • Test & Measurement and Electronics$769.00M 17.9%
  • Food Equipment$692.00M 16.1%
  • Welding$549.00M 12.8%
  • Construction Products$494.00M 11.5%
  • Polymers & Fluids$476.00M 11.1%
  • Specialty products$468.00M 10.9%
Average move on report day±2.8%last 16 reports
Closed higher7 of 1644% of the time
Best reaction+5.6%
Worst reaction-4.6%

Stock move on the day after each report

+3.2%2024/Q3-0.2%2024/Q4-0.8%2025/Q1-2.2%2025/Q2-4.5%2025/Q3+5.6%2025/Q4-2.9%2026/Q1+3.6%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings24.3x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 53rd percentile, 5-year average 24.2x

#1822 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book26.4x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 96th percentile, 5-year average 22.6x

#5156 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales4.6x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 52nd percentile, 5-year average 4.6x

#3743 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

19x22x26x29xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$249.00
Price vs. fair value+8.7%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts5
Average target$313.75+15.9% vs. price
  • Buy 20%
  • Hold 80%
Low $297.00Now $270.76Avg $313.75High $350.00

Latest rating actions

  • 10 Aug 2026CitiHOLD
  • 29 Jul 2026UBSHOLD · PT $300.00
  • 29 Jul 2026Truist FinancialHOLD · PT $308.00
  • 29 Jul 2026BairdHOLD · PT $297.00
  • 29 Jul 2026CitiHOLD · PT $317.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership86.6%-0.08 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,220-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)12 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest3.08% of floatDays to cover 9.5 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share18.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%19%27%35%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$19.37M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)2.38%
Upcoming dividend$1.72Ex-date 30 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$1.61
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.5620184.1420194.4220204.7220215.0620225.4220235.8020246.222025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 8.3% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Illinois Tool Works(ITW.US) Director Sells US$11.89 Million in Common StockMarket news · 22 Aug 2026
  • Citi Maintains Illinois Tool Works(ITW.US) With Hold RatingMarket news · 10 Aug 2026
  • Truist Financial Maintains Illinois Tool Works(ITW.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $301Market news · 7 Jul 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Illinois Tool Works(ITW.US), With a Forecast Between $297 to $350Market news · 30 Jul 2026
  • Earnings Flash (ITW) Illinois Tool Works Inc. Reports Q2 Revenue $4.30B, Vs. FactSet Est of $4.19BMT Newswires · 28 Jul 2026
  • Truist Financial Maintains Illinois Tool Works(ITW.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $301Market news · 2 Jul 2026

ITW stock: common questions

Where is ITW trading right now?

$270.76 is the latest print for ITW, a move of -0.97% against yesterday's close of $273.42. Today's low and high so far: $270.56 and $274.14.

How big is Illinois Tool Works?

Equity value comes to $77.11B at the current price. By that measure it is number 216 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is ITW expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 24.5 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $10.49). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 24.2, and today's level ranks in the 53rd percentile of its own history.

Where does ITW sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $234.38 and the ceiling $301.92. Shares are 10.3% away from that ceiling.

Does ITW send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 2.38% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was June 30, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Illinois Tool Works?

Of 5 analysts, 20% say buy, 80% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $313.75, with the most cautious at $297.00 and the most optimistic at $350.00.

What does Illinois Tool Works do?

Illinois Tool Works makes engineered parts, welding gear, food equipment and polymers through many small decentralized units.

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