Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures a diversified range of industrial products and equipment with 88 divisions in 49 countries. The company's operations are organized and managed based on similar product offerings and end markets.
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Analysis
Quality compounder
Illinois Tool Works Inc. earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 23.4×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 8% a year, against analyst forecasts of 9%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202324
4
2023202420252026
All-time high
24
Jan 2023
All-time low
1
Mar 2026
Average rank
6
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
24
3
9
11
Price/Earnings
41
13
18
22
Price/Book
1
1
1
1
Dividend Yield
99
88
92
88
Value (overall)
40
11
18
22
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.