ITW has maintained structural margin resilience with gross margins consistently hovering between 43% and 44%, though top-line growth remains stagnant with recent quarterly fluctuations.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 16.22B | 16.04B | 15.9B | 16.11B | 15.93B | 14.46B | 12.57B | 14.11B | 14.77B | 14.31B | 13.6B | 13.4B | 14.48B | 14.13B | 17.92B | 17.79B | 15.87B | 13.88B | 15.87B | 16.17B | 14.06B | 12.92B | 11.73B | 10.04B | 9.47B | 9.29B | 9.98B | 9.33B | 5.65B | 5.22B | 5B |
| Revenue Growth % | 2.9% | 0.92% | -1.3% | 1.1% | 10.22% | 14.96% | -10.88% | -4.46% | 3.17% | 5.26% | 1.45% | -7.45% | 2.47% | -21.14% | 0.77% | 12.07% | 14.36% | -12.55% | -1.86% | 15.05% | 8.77% | 10.15% | 16.9% | 6% | 1.88% | -6.92% | 6.97% | 65.25% | 8.19% | 4.48% | 20.34% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 9.06B | 8.97B | 8.96B | 9.43B | 9.56B | 8.62B | 7.53B | 8.35B | 8.79B | 8.52B | 8.12B | 8.12B | 8.91B | 8.8B | 11.74B | 11.77B | 10.2B | 9.35B | 10.46B | 10.61B | 9.18B | 8.43B | 7.63B | 6.53B | 6.21B | 6.19B | 6.19B | 5.77B | 3.47B | 3.24B | 3.14B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 55.9% | 56.35% | 58.54% | 60.02% | 59.65% | 59.88% | 59.15% | 59.54% | 59.49% | 59.71% | 60.57% | 61.55% | 62.29% | 65.52% | 66.19% | 64.3% | 67.36% | 65.89% | 65.64% | 65.34% | 65.26% | 65.03% | 65.05% | 65.63% | 66.62% | 62.03% | 61.86% | 61.37% | 62.02% | 62.89% |
| Gross Profit | 7.16B | 7.08B | 6.94B | 6.68B | 6.37B | 5.83B | 5.04B | 5.76B | 5.97B | 5.8B | 5.48B | 5.29B | 5.57B | 5.33B | 6.18B | 6.01B | 5.21B | 4.53B | 5.41B | 5.56B | 4.87B | 4.49B | 4.1B | 3.51B | 3.25B | 3.1B | 3.79B | 3.56B | 2.18B | 1.98B | 1.85B |
| Gross Margin % | 44.12% | 44.1% | 43.65% | 41.46% | 39.98% | 40.35% | 40.12% | 40.85% | 40.46% | 40.51% | 40.29% | 39.43% | 38.45% | 37.71% | 34.48% | 33.81% | 32.84% | 32.64% | 34.11% | 34.36% | 34.66% | 34.74% | 34.97% | 34.95% | 34.37% | 33.38% | 37.96% | 38.14% | 38.63% | 37.98% | 37.11% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 1.96% | 3.91% | 4.85% | 9.19% | 15.62% | -12.46% | -3.55% | 3.03% | 5.84% | 3.65% | -5.08% | 4.46% | -13.75% | 2.79% | 15.38% | 15.07% | -16.33% | -2.59% | 14.07% | 8.51% | 9.41% | 16.96% | 7.81% | 4.91% | -18.17% | 6.47% | 63.17% | 10.03% | 6.94% | 19.24% |
| Operating Expenses | 2.87B | 2.86B | 2.67B | 2.64B | 2.58B | 2.36B | 2.16B | 2.36B | 2.39B | 2.4B | 2.42B | 2.42B | 2.68B | 2.81B | 3.33B | 3.28B | 2.96B | 3.04B | 3.07B | 2.93B | 2.43B | 2.21B | 2.02B | 1.87B | 1.75B | 1.8B | 2.23B | 2.07B | 1.1B | 1.06B | 1.05B |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 17.82% | 16.83% | 16.38% | 16.19% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 16.73% | 16.19% | 16.77% | 17.76% | 18.03% | 18.49% | 19.92% | 18.59% | 18.45% | 18.63% | 21.89% | 19.36% | 18.12% | 17.31% | 17.14% | 17.26% | 18.68% | 18.46% | 19.32% | 22.3% | 22.21% | 19.52% | 20.22% | 21.09% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 2.79B | 2.78B | 2.38B | 2.35B | 2.31B | 2.12B | 1.95B | 2.14B | 2.16B | 2.17B | 2.19B | 2.2B | 2.45B | 2.58B | 3.07B | 3.04B | 2.74B | 2.84B | 2.86B | 2.73B | 2.29B | 2.09B | 1.9B | 1.85B | 1.72B | 1.69B | 1.81B | 1.73B | 890.6M | 870.3M | 875.4M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 17.32% | 14.99% | 14.61% | 14.5% | 14.65% | 15.5% | 15.17% | 14.61% | 15.19% | 16.12% | 16.4% | 16.92% | 18.22% | 17.11% | 17.09% | 17.29% | 20.46% | 18.04% | 16.86% | 16.27% | 16.15% | 16.2% | 18.44% | 18.17% | 18.2% | 18.16% | 18.54% | 15.77% | 16.67% | 17.52% |
| Research & Development | 1.37B | 0 | 292M | 284M | 269M | 239M | 214M | 221M | 233M | 225M | 223M | 218M | 227M | 240M | 266M | 242.98M | 213.34M | 198.54M | 210.72M | 203.49M | 144.91M | 127.87M | 123.49M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | 1.84% | 1.76% | 1.69% | 1.65% | 1.7% | 1.57% | 1.58% | 1.57% | 1.64% | 1.63% | 1.57% | 1.7% | 1.48% | 1.37% | 1.34% | 1.43% | 1.33% | 1.26% | 1.03% | 0.99% | 1.05% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 80M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.28M | 27.93M | 104.58M | 413.37M | 343.3M | 211.8M | 185.4M | 178.2M |
| Operating Income | 4.29B | 4.22B | 4.26B | 4.04B | 3.79B | 3.48B | 2.88B | 3.4B | 3.58B | 3.49B | 3.06B | 2.87B | 2.89B | 2.51B | 2.85B | 2.73B | 2.36B | 1.39B | 2.34B | 2.62B | 2.42B | 2.26B | 2.06B | 1.63B | 1.51B | 1.31B | 1.56B | 1.49B | 1.08B | 927.1M | 800.6M |
| Operating Margin % | 26.42% | 26.28% | 26.82% | 25.08% | 23.79% | 24.05% | 22.92% | 24.11% | 24.27% | 24.41% | 22.53% | 21.39% | 19.94% | 17.79% | 15.88% | 15.35% | 14.85% | 9.99% | 14.73% | 16.23% | 17.22% | 17.48% | 17.53% | 16.28% | 15.9% | 14.06% | 15.66% | 15.93% | 19.11% | 17.76% | 16.02% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -1.13% | 5.54% | 6.6% | 9% | 20.65% | -15.29% | -5.08% | 2.58% | 14.03% | 6.87% | -0.73% | 14.88% | -11.7% | 4.25% | 15.88% | 70.04% | -40.73% | -10.88% | 8.38% | 7.16% | 9.85% | 25.91% | 8.48% | 15.29% | -16.46% | 5.18% | 37.73% | 16.42% | 15.8% | 27.79% |
| EBITDA | 4.6B | 4.61B | 4.67B | 4.43B | 4.2B | 3.89B | 3.31B | 3.83B | 4.04B | 3.96B | 3.53B | 3.34B | 3.39B | 3.03B | 3.46B | 3.32B | 2.89B | 1.95B | 2.87B | 3.14B | 2.85B | 2.63B | 2.39B | 1.94B | 1.81B | 1.69B | 1.98B | 1.83B | 1.29B | 1.11B | 978.8M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 28.37% | 28.72% | 29.35% | 27.53% | 26.36% | 26.89% | 26.32% | 27.13% | 27.39% | 27.64% | 25.99% | 24.93% | 23.42% | 21.46% | 19.29% | 18.67% | 18.22% | 14.09% | 18.11% | 19.44% | 20.26% | 20.33% | 20.36% | 19.33% | 19.13% | 18.21% | 19.8% | 19.61% | 22.86% | 21.31% | 19.59% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 2.54% | -1.24% | 5.21% | 5.6% | 8.05% | 17.47% | -13.56% | -5.36% | 2.25% | 11.94% | 5.75% | -1.47% | 11.8% | -12.26% | 4.14% | 14.84% | 47.94% | -31.98% | -8.58% | 10.4% | 8.35% | 10.02% | 23.1% | 7.09% | 7.04% | -14.39% | 8.03% | 41.72% | 16.05% | 13.66% | 25.75% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 317M | 392M | 402M | 395M | 410M | 410M | 427M | 426M | 461M | 462M | 470M | 475M | 504M | 520M | 611M | 589.67M | 534.95M | 568.6M | 535.21M | 519.34M | 426.13M | 368.38M | 331.57M | 306.55M | 305.75M | 386.31M | 413.37M | 343.3M | 211.8M | 185.4M | 178.2M |
| EBIT | 4.32B | 4.26B | 4.71B | 4.09B | 4.04B | 3.53B | 2.91B | 3.51B | 3.65B | 3.53B | 3.15B | 2.94B | 2.95B | 2.59B | 3.82B | 2.78B | 2.26B | 1.38B | 2.34B | 2.68B | 2.53B | 2.27B | 2.07B | 1.63B | 1.51B | 1.31B | 1.56B | 1.49B | 1.31B | 1.11B | 800.6M |
| Net Interest Income | -297M | -292M | -239M | -213M | -172M | -161M | -181M | -177M | -213M | -199M | -199M | -170M | -177M | -177M | -163M | -134.37M | -130.29M | -142.34M | -106.37M | -59.3M | 23.9M | -59.14M | -43.62M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 44M | 53M | 31M | 41M | 25M | 44M | 44M | 61M | 38M | 56M | 73M | 62M | 51M | 57.76M | 44.87M | 22.5M | 46.11M | 42.79M | 109.51M | 27.86M | 25.61M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 297M | 292M | 283M | 266M | 203M | 202M | 206M | 221M | 257M | 260M | 237M | 226M | 250M | 239M | 214M | 192.13M | 175.46M | 164.84M | 154.46M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -247M | -250M | 158M | -217M | 52M | -151M | -178M | -114M | -190M | -215M | -156M | -148M | -189M | -167M | 756M | -138.29M | -42.01M | -172.19M | -149.75M | 132.09M | 6.53M | -92.33M | -78.92M | -57.34M | -72.21M | -75.25M | -85.26M | -133.8M | -28.3M | -4.8M | -30.3M |
| Pretax Income | 4.04B | 3.97B | 4.42B | 3.82B | 3.84B | 3.33B | 2.7B | 3.29B | 3.39B | 3.27B | 2.91B | 2.72B | 2.7B | 2.35B | 3.6B | 2.59B | 2.21B | 1.21B | 2.19B | 2.58B | 2.45B | 2.18B | 2B | 1.58B | 1.43B | 1.23B | 1.48B | 1.35B | 1.06B | 924.4M | 770.3M |
| Pretax Margin % | 24.89% | 24.72% | 27.81% | 23.73% | 24.12% | 23.01% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 22.98% | 22.84% | 21.38% | 20.28% | 18.63% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 14.58% | 13.94% | 8.75% | 13.81% | 15.96% | 17.4% | 16.88% | 17.04% | 15.71% | 15.14% | 13.25% | 14.81% | 14.49% | 18.76% | 17.71% | 15.42% |
| Income Tax | 904M | 900M | 934M | 866M | 808M | 632M | 595M | 767M | 831M | 1.58B | 873M | 820M | 809M | 717M | 1.11B | 575.7M | 684.8M | 244.3M | 608.1M | 754.9M | 727.5M | 686.7M | 659.8M | 535.9M | 501.75M | 428.4M | 520.2M | 511.6M | 386.8M | 337.4M | 284M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 22.39% | 22.69% | 21.12% | 22.65% | 21.03% | 19% | 22% | 23.33% | 24.48% | 48.41% | 30.02% | 30.16% | 29.97% | 30.55% | 30.75% | 22.2% | 30.96% | 20.13% | 27.75% | 29.25% | 29.75% | 31.48% | 33% | 34% | 35% | 34.81% | 35.19% | 37.82% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.87% |
| Net Income | 3.13B | 3.07B | 3.49B | 2.96B | 3.03B | 2.69B | 2.11B | 2.52B | 2.56B | 1.69B | 2.04B | 1.9B | 2.95B | 1.68B | 2.87B | 2.07B | 1.53B | 947.01M | 1.52B | 1.87B | 1.72B | 1.49B | 1.34B | 1.02B | 712.59M | 805.66M | 957.98M | 841.1M | 672.8M | 587M | 486.3M |
| Net Margin % | 19.32% | 19.11% | 21.94% | 18.36% | 19.04% | 18.64% | 16.77% | 17.87% | 17.36% | 11.79% | 14.96% | 14.17% | 20.34% | 11.88% | 16.01% | 11.65% | 9.62% | 6.82% | 9.57% | 11.56% | 12.22% | 11.57% | 11.41% | 10.2% | 7.53% | 8.67% | 9.6% | 9.01% | 11.91% | 11.24% | 9.73% |
| Net Income Growth % | -6.98% | -12.1% | 17.96% | -2.54% | 12.62% | 27.74% | -16.34% | -1.64% | 51.93% | -17.1% | 7.16% | -35.54% | 75.46% | -41.5% | 38.55% | 35.63% | 61.26% | -37.66% | -18.76% | 8.86% | 14.91% | 11.67% | 30.77% | 43.66% | -11.55% | -15.9% | 13.9% | 25.01% | 14.62% | 20.71% | 25.46% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 3.13B | 3.07B | 3.49B | 2.96B | 3.03B | 2.69B | 2.11B | 2.52B | 2.56B | 1.69B | 2.04B | 1.9B | 1.89B | 1.63B | 2.5B | 2.02B | 1.45B | 969.49M | 1.69B | 1.83B | 1.72B | 1.49B | 1.34B | 1.04B | 931.81M | 802.45M | 957.98M | 841.1M | 809.7M | 691.6M | 486.3M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06B | 49M | 375M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.78M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 1M | 4M | 4M | 4M | 5M | 4M | 5M | 6M | 9M | 16.27M | 10.97M | 9.67M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 10.84 | 10.49 | 11.71 | 9.74 | 9.77 | 8.51 | 6.63 | 7.74 | 7.60 | 4.86 | 5.70 | 5.13 | 7.28 | 3.74 | 6.06 | 4.19 | 2.99 | 1.89 | 2.91 | 3.36 | 3.01 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.66 | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 0.57 | 0.24 |
| EPS Growth % | -5.28% | -10.42% | 20.23% | -0.31% | 14.81% | 28.36% | -14.34% | 1.84% | 56.38% | -14.74% | 11.11% | -29.53% | 94.65% | -38.28% | 44.63% | 40.13% | 58.2% | -35.05% | -13.39% | 11.63% | 131.54% | 18.18% | -33.73% | 43.1% | -12.12% | -16.46% | 14.49% | 3.76% | 133.33% | 137.5% | 20% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 10.52 | 11.75 | 9.77 | 9.80 | 8.55 | 6.66 | 7.78 | 7.65 | 4.90 | 5.73 | 5.16 | 7.33 | 3.76 | 6.11 | 4.21 | 3.00 | 1.89 | 2.93 | 3.39 | 3.04 | 1.31 | 1.11 | 1.67 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.40 | 1.62 | 0.58 | 0.25 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 289.1M | 292.3M | 297.8M | 303.6M | 310.7M | 316.4M | 318.3M | 325.6M | 337.1M | 346.8M | 357.1M | 370.1M | 404.6M | 449.3M | 473.2M | 494.6M | 503.3M | 501.92M | 518.61M | 556.03M | 570.68M | 579.02M | 615.31M | 616.67M | 616.96M | 612.67M | 608.24M | 609.49M | 608.8M | 499.2M | 496.08M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 288.3M | 292.28M | 296.8M | 302.6M | 309.6M | 315.1M | 316.9M | 323.9M | 335M | 344.1M | 355M | 367.9M | 401.7M | 446.2M | 469.8M | 491.4M | 500.8M | 500.18M | 518.61M | 551.55M | 565.05M | 574.67M | 610.44M | 614.82M | 611.67M | 608.04M | 602.5M | 600.79M | 500.26M | 499.2M | 496.08M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 58.22% | 48.6% | 54.62% | 50.82% | 54.31% | 65.39% | 52.4% | 43.85% | 55.78% | 40.34% | 39.07% | 24.13% | 31.45% | 30.14% | 32.84% | 41.66% | 65.44% | 39.41% | 26.87% | 23.22% | 22.42% | 22.75% | 27.88% | 38.22% | 30.92% | 23.28% | 21.83% | 22.43% | 18.25% | 17.58% |
Stagnant Organic Revenue Growth
According to recent quarterly financial disclosures, ITW's revenue growth has fluctuated within a narrow band, most recently posting a 4.6% increase in 2026Q1 after several periods of negative or near-zero growth, suggesting that the company's reliance on price-led expansion is facing significant demand-side headwinds.
The inconsistent revenue trajectory reflects the inherent tension between the company's intentional product line simplification and the broader cyclical slowdown in industrial end-markets. Investors should monitor whether the recent uptick in growth represents a sustainable recovery or merely a temporary deviation from the prevailing trend of stagnation.
As reported in the company's income statements, ITW has maintained a robust gross margin profile, consistently hovering around the 43-44% range, which underscores the efficacy of its 80/20 business model in preserving pricing power despite fluctuating input costs and varying global industrial demand environments.
This margin stability appears to be a direct result of the company's disciplined focus on high-value-add product segments and the systematic pruning of lower-margin business units. The ability to sustain these levels suggests that ITW possesses a structural competitive advantage that allows it to outperform peers who are more susceptible to commodity-driven margin compression.
Based on the provided financial data, ITW has demonstrated an ability to maintain operating margins in the mid-20% range, with 2026Q1 operating income of $1.0 billion reflecting a disciplined approach to managing SG&A expenses relative to the company's gross profit generation across its seven distinct segments.
The company's decentralized management structure appears to facilitate rapid cost adjustments, which serves as a critical buffer during periods of top-line weakness. This operational agility suggests that ITW can protect its bottom line more effectively than centralized industrial peers, though the sustainability of this leverage depends on continued success in its enterprise-wide simplification initiatives.
Financial filings indicate that while ITW's 80/20 process has historically driven superior profitability, the recent stagnation in organic growth suggests that the company may be approaching a point of diminishing returns where extreme focus on current high-margin customers potentially sacrifices long-term market share and future growth opportunities.
Short-term margin preservation may be masking a structural risk where the company fails to capture emerging technologies or lower-margin, high-growth markets. Investors should consider whether the current strategy of pruning the 'tail' is inadvertently narrowing the company's competitive moat by limiting its exposure to the next generation of industrial demand.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ITW stock.
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