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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) stock analysis

$276.80+0.67%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • ITW gained 3.0% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 235th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +11.1%, 4.7 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 7.0% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 3 cut; forward EPS moved −0.3% (+1.2% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Machinery, fluids & tools segment of the Industrial Automation & Equipment, where the 1-month median return is +3.7%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$78.8B
12-month return+11.1%
Forward P/E22.3×
Mean target vs price+6.4%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

ITW+3.0%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
ITW0.0%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
ITW+3.6%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
ITW+11.1%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500235 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials177 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

59 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.6%, positive 54% of the time, against +0.9% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$12.35
30-day change−0.3%
90-day change+1.2%
Mean target$294.57 +6.4%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 3

14 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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PeersGEV · ETN · PH · EMR

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrial Automation & Equipment · Control & equipment

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Its segment
Machinery, fluids & tools+3.7%
ITW+3.0%1 monthCMI+3.1%1 monthIR+7.1%1 monthDOV+7.1%1 monthSNA−0.8%1 monthSWK+3.6%1 monthIEX+4.6%1 monthNDSN+3.7%1 month

Power, compressed air and tools serve production and maintenance.

Sells into
Factory, infrastructure & farm customers−8.9%
CAT−8.4%1 monthDE−9.3%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−17.4%
Volatility, 60D18.3%
From 52-week high−7.0%
From 52-week low+16.3%
Trailing P/E25.0×
Forward P/E22.3×
CMICumminsIRIngersoll Rand Inc.DOVDover CorporationSNASnap-On IncorporatedSWKStanley Black & Decker, Inc.IEXIDEX CorporationNDSNNordson CorporationCATCaterpillar

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