Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of ITW FY2025 Earnings

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Illinois Tool Works in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $10.47 for the year, down from their previous 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.

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

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Illinois Tool Works from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $260.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $281.00 to $312.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $236.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Illinois Tool Works from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Illinois Tool Works currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $257.30.

Illinois Tool Works Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ITW opened at $278.50 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $82.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.09, a P/E/G ratio of 4.30 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94. Illinois Tool Works has a 52 week low of $232.77 and a 52 week high of $279.13. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $264.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $250.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ITW. Financial Connections Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the second quarter worth about $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Illinois Tool Works by 1,060.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 116 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Illinois Tool Works in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.77% of the company’s stock.

Illinois Tool Works Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Illinois Tool Works’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.90%.

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.