Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 39.4% for Q1 2026, up 382.0% year-over-year from 8.17% in Q1 2025, and up 2.95% quarter-over-quarter from 38.27% in Q4 2025.
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
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 for Q1 2026 stood at 39.4%, up from 38.27% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 39.4% in Q1 2026, with the low 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%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 1025 bps in 2023, then sank 825 bps in 2024.
- Illinois Tool Works' Return on Capital Employed stood at 34.89% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 37.47% in 2023, then decreased by 22 bps to 29.22% in 2024, then soared by 31 bps to 38.27% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 39.4% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ITW's Return on Capital Employed at 39.4% in Q1 2026, 38.27% in Q4 2025, and 34.8% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.27% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 34.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 33.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.09% |