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.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 382.0% year-over-year to 39.4%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 39.4% (up 382.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 40.22%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 39.4% for Q1 2026 at Illinois Tool Works, up from 38.27% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 39.4% in Q1 2026 to a low of 28.13% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 33.68% across 5 years, with a median of 34.69% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 1025 bps in 2023, then slumped 825 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 39.4% (Q1 2026), 38.27% (Q4 2025), and 34.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.