Research Analysts Set Expectations for ITW FY2025 Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Illinois Tool Works in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $10.47 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $10.49. The consensus estimate for Illinois Tool Works’ current full-year earnings is $10.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Illinois Tool Works’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.19 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on ITW. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Illinois Tool Works from $236.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 7th. Evercore ISI lowered shares of Illinois Tool Works from an “in-line” rating to an “underperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $246.00 to $255.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $281.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. StockNews.com upgraded Illinois Tool Works from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Illinois Tool Works from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $257.30.

Illinois Tool Works Price Performance

Shares of ITW stock opened at $277.52 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $264.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $250.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Illinois Tool Works has a one year low of $232.77 and a one year high of $279.13. The company has a market capitalization of $81.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.01, a P/E/G ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.10.

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.53 by $0.12. Illinois Tool Works had a return on equity of 97.06% and a net margin of 21.66%. The business had revenue of $3.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.55 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Illinois Tool Works Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.16%. Illinois Tool Works’s payout ratio is 51.90%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wolverine Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,179,000. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 11.8% in the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 36,938 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,680,000 after buying an additional 3,903 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its holdings in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 144,995 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,999,000 after buying an additional 9,825 shares during the period. BDF Gestion purchased a new position in Illinois Tool Works during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,727,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Illinois Tool Works by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 175,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,686,000 after acquiring an additional 12,804 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.77% of the company’s stock.

About Illinois Tool Works

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.