How to buy Illinois Tool Works (ITW) stocks

Illinois Tool Works is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. Illinois Tool Works shares (ITW) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $258.82 – a decrease of 4.88% over the previous week. Illinois Tool Works employs 45,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $15.9 billion.

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Illinois Tool Works stock price (NYSE: ITW)

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Illinois Tool Works stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$258.82
52-week range	$230.29 - $279.13
50-day moving average more info button	$267.29
200-day moving average more info button	$253.70
Wall St. target price	$263.89
PE ratio more info button	22.6173
Dividend yield more info button	$5.7 (2.3%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$11.55

Is it a good time to buy Illinois Tool Works stock?

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Illinois Tool Works price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $258.82 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.88%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-5.52%
3 months (2024-09-20)	1.77%
6 months (2024-06-21)	7.66%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-1.18%
2 years (2022-12-22)	22.96%
3 years (2021-12-22)	16.67%
5 years (2019-12-20)	61.27%

Is Illinois Tool Works stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Illinois Tool Works stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Illinois Tool Works's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Illinois Tool Works's P/E ratio

Illinois Tool Works's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, Illinois Tool Works shares trade at around 23x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Illinois Tool Works's PEG ratio

Illinois Tool Works's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.9803. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Illinois Tool Works's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Illinois Tool Works's EBITDA

Illinois Tool Works's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4.7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Illinois Tool Works's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Illinois Tool Works financials

Revenue TTM	$15.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	26.75%
Gross profit TTM	$6.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	17.03%
Return on equity TTM	108.04%
Profit margin	21.66%
Book value	$11.48
Market Capitalization more info button	$77.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Illinois Tool Works stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 51.28% of net profits

Recently Illinois Tool Works has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Illinois Tool Works shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Illinois Tool Works's case, that would currently equate to about $5.7 per share.

Illinois Tool Works's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Illinois Tool Works's most recent dividend payout was on 9 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 30 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Illinois Tool Works's stocks ever split?

Illinois Tool Works's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 25 May 2006 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Illinois Tool Works stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Illinois Tool Works stocks, which in turn could have impacted Illinois Tool Works's stock price.

Illinois Tool Works stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Illinois Tool Works's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $230.2899 up to $279.1299. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Illinois Tool Works's is 1.109. This would suggest that Illinois Tool Works's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Illinois Tool Works overview

Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment in the United States and internationally. 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, refrigeration, cooking, and food processing equipment; kitchen exhaust, ventilation, and pollution control systems; and food equipment maintenance and repair services. The Test & Measurement and Electronics segment produces and sells equipment, consumables, and related software for testing and measuring of materials and structures, as well as equipment and consumables used in the production of electronic subassemblies and microelectronics. The Welding segment produces arc welding equipment; and metal arc welding consumables and related accessories.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Illinois Tool Works is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.744% of Illinois Tool Works stocks are held by insiders and 83.152% by institutions. How many people work for Illinois Tool Works?
Latest data suggests 45,000 work at Illinois Tool Works. When does the fiscal year end for Illinois Tool Works?
Illinois Tool Works's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Illinois Tool Works based?
Illinois Tool Works's address is: 155 Harlem Avenue, Glenview, IL, United States, 60025 What is Illinois Tool Works's ISIN number?
Illinois Tool Works's international securities identification number is: US4523081093 What is Illinois Tool Works's CUSIP number?
Illinois Tool Works's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 452308109

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