Illinois Tool Works Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Illinois Tool Works has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.7%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 15% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.8% per year. Illinois Tool Works's return on equity is 101.9%, and it has net margins of 21.7%.

Key information

7.7%

Earnings growth rate

9.4%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth10.7%
Revenue growth rate4.8%
Return on equity101.9%
Net Margin21.7%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Illinois Tool Works makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:ILT Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2415,9493,4552,6460
30 Jun 2416,0143,0672,6030
31 Mar 2416,0613,0622,6060
31 Dec 2316,1072,9572,6050
30 Sep 2316,0953,1472,5880
30 Jun 2316,0753,1022,5970
31 Mar 2316,0123,0862,5640
31 Dec 2215,9323,0342,5380
30 Sep 2215,6402,7362,5200
30 Jun 2215,1852,6482,4800
31 Mar 2214,8502,6852,4140
31 Dec 2114,4552,6942,3330
30 Sep 2114,2512,7272,2700
30 Jun 2114,0022,6702,2520
31 Mar 2112,8902,2142,1530
31 Dec 2012,5742,1092,1500
30 Sep 2012,5682,1082,1760
30 Jun 2012,7402,1862,1800
31 Mar 2013,7852,4902,2890
31 Dec 1914,1092,5212,3370
30 Sep 1914,2202,4872,3310
30 Jun 1914,3542,4652,3460
31 Mar 1914,5762,5082,3690
31 Dec 1814,7682,5632,3710
30 Sep 1814,8171,8802,4030
30 Jun 1814,8191,8822,4140
31 Mar 1814,5871,8032,4040
31 Dec 1714,3141,6872,4030
30 Sep 1714,0842,2702,3950
30 Jun 1713,9642,1652,4120
31 Mar 1713,7962,1032,4240
31 Dec 1613,5992,0352,4030
30 Sep 1613,4751,9782,4160
30 Jun 1613,3341,9542,3930
31 Mar 1613,3371,9092,3980
31 Dec 1513,4051,8992,4170
30 Sep 1513,6341,9102,4630
30 Jun 1513,9721,9062,5570
31 Mar 1514,2571,9202,6120
31 Dec 1414,4841,8902,6780
30 Sep 1414,5341,8362,7230
30 Jun 1414,4101,7352,7240
31 Mar 1414,2841,6572,7940

Quality Earnings: ILT has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ILT's current net profit margins (21.7%) are higher than last year (19.6%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ILT's earnings have grown by 7.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ILT's earnings growth over the past year (9.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (7.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ILT earnings growth over the past year (9.8%) exceeded the Machinery industry -8.6%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst ILT's Return on Equity (101.86%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 04:55
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Illinois Tool Works Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Richard RadbourneAtlantic Equities LLP
Mircea DobreBaird