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After finishing at $267.32 in the prior trading day, Illinois Tool Works, Inc (NYSE: ITW) closed at $262.49, down -1.81%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.17 million shares were traded. ITW stock price reached its highest trading level at $264.645 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $261.4179.
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 97.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.09. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.40.
On July 31, 2025, Truist Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $283.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on May 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $220.
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 Jun 12 ’25 when Schott Jennifer Kaplan bought 3,536 shares for $246.33 per share.
SMITH DAVID BYRON JR bought 872 shares of ITW for $210,292 on Jun 02 ’25. The Director now owns 122,884 shares after completing the transaction at $241.16 per share. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Schott Jennifer Kaplan, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 3,559 shares for $245.00 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 76515835904 and an Enterprise Value of 84665835520. As of this moment, Illinois’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.03, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 35.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.362 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.669.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ITW is 1.11, which has changed by 0.08493841 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ITW has reached a high of $279.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $214.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 955.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 925590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 291.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 290.45M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.26% stake in the company. Shares short for ITW as of 1753920000 were 6087499 with a Short Ratio of 6.37, compared to 1751241600 on 7503886. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6087499 and a Short% of Float of 2.1.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ITW’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.0, compared to 6.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02244501The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.21. The current Payout Ratio is 49.52% for ITW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-05-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW) is the result of assessments by 12.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.74, with high estimates of $2.85 and low estimates of $2.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.48 and $10.33 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.4. EPS for the following year is $11.29, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $12.14 and $11.0.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $4.09B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.15B to a low estimate of $4.04B. As of the current estimate, Illinois Tool Works, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.97BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.1B. There is a high estimate of $4.21B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.04B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ITW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.25B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.99B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $16.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.9BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $16.88B and the low estimate is $16.33B.
