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After finishing at $252.4 in the prior trading day, Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) closed at $251.18, down -0.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. ITW stock price reached its highest trading level at $254.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $250.6725.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ITW by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 79.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.39.
On November 18, 2025, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $255.
Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on August 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $243.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’25 when SMITH DAVID BYRON JR bought 6,709 shares for $250.13 per share. The transaction valued at 1,678,122 led to the insider holds 6,709 shares of the business.
STROBEL PAMELA B sold 1,521 shares of ITW for $373,025 on Nov 05 ’25. The Director now owns 39,249 shares after completing the transaction at $245.25 per share. On Nov 05 ’25, another insider, STROBEL PAMELA B, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,521 shares for $245.25 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ITW now has a Market Capitalization of 73218965504 and an Enterprise Value of 80886317056. As of this moment, Illinois’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 33.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 22.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.093 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.611.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ITW is 1.16, which has changed by -0.02480489 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ITW has reached a high of $278.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $214.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.08%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1127940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 290.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 289.14M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.69% stake in the company. Shares short for ITW as of 1764288000 were 7992083 with a Short Ratio of 6.95, compared to 1761868800 on 7678246. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7992083 and a Short% of Float of 2.76.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ITW’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.11, compared to 6.11 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024207609. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.22. The current Payout Ratio is 49.52% for ITW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 13.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.55, with high estimates of $2.64 and low estimates of $2.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.5 and $10.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.46. EPS for the following year is $11.3, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $12.19 and $10.95.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $4.07B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.09B to a low estimate of $4.03B. As of. The current estimate, Illinois Tool Works, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.93BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $4B. There is a high estimate of $4.07B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.89B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ITW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.07B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.9BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.82B and the low estimate is $16.29B.
