Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Illinois Tool Works' (ITW) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $528.0 million in Q1 2026, up 6.45% year-on-year from $496.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 38.46% quarter-over-quarter from $858.0 million in Q4 2025.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Illinois Tool Works' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $528.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 6.45% year-over-year to $528.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $2.7 billion, a 3.76% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.7 billion, down 4.82% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to $528.0 million in Q1 2026 per ITW's latest filing, from $858.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $996.0 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $249.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $615.0 million (2023), against an average of $652.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 53.97% in 2022 and surged 146.99% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $655.0 million in 2022, then soared by 38.63% to $908.0 million in 2023, then gained by 9.69% to $996.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 13.86% to $858.0 million in 2025, then sank by 38.46% to $528.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ITW Free Cash Flow figures stand at $528.0 million (Q1 2026), $858.0 million (Q4 2025), and $904.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.11 Bn
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 314.00 Mn
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 974.00 Mn
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 120.00 Mn
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 694.00 Mn
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 528.00 Mn
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 426.05 Mn
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 274.00 Mn
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 163.40 Mn
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 Bn 803.00 Mn 18.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 528.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 528.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 858.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 858.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 904.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 904.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 449.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 449.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 496.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 496.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 996.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 996.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 783.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 783.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 571.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 571.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 494.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 494.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 908.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 908.00 Mn