Illinois Tool Works Inc (ITW) stock
ITWNYSEGeneral Industrial Machinery & EquipmentFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 9/3030% above fair value
$286.75−1.97 (-0.68%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $81.49BP/E –Yield 2.13%
Illinois Tool Works statistics
88 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 2, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 30, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 24.98
- 15.80
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.41
- 2.35
- EV / EBIT
- 20.33
- 20.25
- EV / FCF
- 31.40
- 22.46
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.97%
- 0.49%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.21%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 283M
- 51M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.29%
- 5.17%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 85.7%
- 81.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 9M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 3.08%
- -0.88%
- Short % of Float
- 3.01%
- 4.17%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.01%
- 3.65%
- Days to Cover
- 5.80
- 3.58
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $303.15
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $238.82
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $281.21
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $272.94
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $271.91
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $6.61
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.47%
- 5.13%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 6.41%
- -5.32%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -1.40%
- -15.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 14.3%
- -11.3%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 16.4%
- 6.24%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 16.9%
- 5.98%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 23.5%
- 33.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 20.2%
- 15.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 131.4%
- 92.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.50
- 0.78
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 57.7
- 45.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 22.1%
- 53.7%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.82
- 1.06
MarginsIndustry
- EBITDA Margin
- 26.6%
- 9.73%
- FCF Margin
- 17.2%
- 7.10%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 38.9%
- 6.81%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.29
- 2.02
- Quick Ratio
- 0.85
- 0.96
- Debt / EBITDA
- 2.12
- 1.99
- Debt / FCF
- 3.27
- 2.68
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 1.93
- 1.24
- Interest Coverage
- 14.29
- 4.87
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 4.80%
- 9.19%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 0.81%
- 15.9%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.23%
- 3.31%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.99%
- 7.11%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 2.40%
- 7.25%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 9.61%
- 15.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.02
- 0.70
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.40
- 3.64
- Revenue Per Employee
- $387.12K
- $427.56K
- Employee Count
- 43,000
- 1,633
- WACC
- 8.47%
- 9.50%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$8.56B
- $600.42K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$30.13
- $0.00
- Working Capital
- $1.50B
- $231.24M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$394.00M
- -$26.59M
- FCF Per Share
- $10.09
- $1.38
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 3.52%
- 3.52%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.13%
- 1.05%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.99%
- 1.35%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.12%
- 1.88%
- Dividend Per Share
- $6.11
- $1.14
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 7.19%
- 5.27%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 12
- 4
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 64.6%
- 24.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $310.00M
- $18.27M
- Income Tax
- $974.00M
- $18.38M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 8.31
- 3.08
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ITW | S&P 500 | Difference | ITW per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +8.2% | -2.7% | +10.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -1.3% | -1.7% | +0.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +18.6% | +11.9% | +6.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +19.8% | +12.0% | +7.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +32.5% | +78.2% | −45.7 pts | +9.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +35.3% | +73.2% | −37.9 pts | +6.2% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +193.2% | +309.6% | −116.4 pts | +11.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
9M ITW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.1% from the previous report, or 3.01% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 5.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 70.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 8,540,937 | +3.1% | 1,472,502 | 5.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 8,286,076 | -9.8% | 1,258,725 | 6.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9,189,704 | +4.9% | 1,525,778 | 6.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 8,757,539 | -0.0% | 1,220,402 | 7.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8,759,556 | +0.0% | 925,905 | 9.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 8,755,439 | -1.8% | 977,185 | 9.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 8,917,903 | -6.5% | 1,840,723 | 4.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 9,536,648 | -5.9% | 1,175,048 | 8.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,136,715 | +6.5% | 1,702,237 | 6.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,514,135 | -1.2% | 1,269,925 | 7.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,631,212 | +2.6% | 1,567,570 | 6.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 9,386,842 | +4.1% | 1,232,284 | 7.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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