Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 65
- Profitability 60
- Business Quality 65
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 59/100 — Acceptable
A usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
Company overview
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a Specialty Industrial Machinery company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Illinois Tool Works Inc. 59/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Moderate
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 25.02
- Forward P/E 22.35
- PEG 2.57
- EV/Revenue 5.31
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 6.1%
- Gross Margin 44.2%
- Operating Margin 26.9%
- Net Margin 19.4%
- ROE 104.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $839.00M
- Debt $9.69B
- Net Cash $-8.86B
- Free Cash Flow $2.71B
- Current Ratio 1.11
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- GE Vernova Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery GEV$895.08 70 Health 70 / 100
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- Symbotic Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery SYM$38.98 69 Health 69 / 100
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- Flowserve Corporation Specialty Industrial Machinery FLS$70.84 67 Health 67 / 100
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Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
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