Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Illinois Tool Works' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 39.4% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 382.0% year-over-year to 39.4% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 39.4%, a 382.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 40.22%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 39.4% in Q1 2026 per ITW's latest filing, from 38.27% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 39.4% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 28.13% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 34.69% (2025), against an average of 33.68%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1025 bps in 2023 and slumped 825 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 34.89% in 2022, then rose by 7 bps to 37.47% in 2023, then slipped by 22 bps to 29.22% in 2024, then jumped by 31 bps to 38.27% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 39.4% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ITW Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 39.4% (Q1 2026), 38.27% (Q4 2025), and 34.8% (Q3 2025).