Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Illinois Tool Works' Cash & Equivalents came in at $809 million for Q3 2026, down 12.4% from $924 million a year earlier and down 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Illinois Tool Works' Cash & Equivalents was $851 million, down 10.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -19.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents 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%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 6.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 50.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 61.0%).
- Business Quant data shows ITW's Cash & Equivalents at $839 million (Q2 2026), $827 million (Q1 2026) and $851 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 271.69 Bn | 242.99 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 7.93 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 188.84 Bn | 183.54 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 4.17 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.31 Bn | 149.40 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 135.80 Bn | 132.74 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 528.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.88 Bn | 117.76 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 711.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.07 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 4.84 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 92.37 Bn | 84.85 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 82.08 Bn | 78.75 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 809.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 76.10 Bn | 64.95 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 3.51 Bn |
| 10 | Tenaris | 64.51 Bn | 35.76 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 9.55 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 809.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Illinois Tool Works Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=ITW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=ITW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();