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

Illinois Tool Works' Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.02%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per ITW's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.01% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q4 2024.
• The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2025), against an average of 0.01%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital decreased 2 bps in 2022 and changed 0 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then fell by 20 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then fell by 23 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then soared by 78 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ITW Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025).