Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Illinois Tool Works' Cash & Current Investments was $839 million in Q2 2026, up 6.5% from $788 million a year earlier and up 1.5% from the prior quarter.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Current Investments at Illinois Tool Works came in at $851 million, down 10.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Current Investments was $948 million in FY2024 (-11.0%), $1.07 billion in FY2023 (+50.4%), $708 million in FY2022 (-53.6%) and $1.53 billion in FY2021 (-40.4%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has moved between $708 million (Q4 2022) and $1.99 billion (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Current Investments was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.5%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 50.4%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 61.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, ITW's Cash & Current Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $827 million (Q1 2026), $851 million (Q4 2025) and $924 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 6.71 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 695.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.76 Bn | 69.90 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 3.92 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 839.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 827.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 851.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 924.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 788.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 873.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 948.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 947.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 862.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 959.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 990.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 922.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 708.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 774.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 879.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.99 Bn |
Illinois Tool Works Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ITW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "ITW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ITW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();