Illinois Tool Wk SEC Filings

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) director David B. Smith, Jr. reported acquiring 157 shares of common stock on 11/07/2025 at $245.49 per share. The filing states the shares were received in lieu of a cash retainer under the 2024 Long‑Term Incentive Plan.

Following this transaction, beneficial ownership stood at 123,194 shares held directly, plus indirect holdings of 255,900 shares in a trust and 15,517 shares in various trusts where he has a pecuniary interest and serves as co‑trustee.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW)E. Scott Santi reported acquiring 142 shares of common stock at $245.49 on November 7, 2025, received in lieu of a cash retainer under the company’s 2024 Long‑Term Incentive Plan.

After the transaction, he beneficially owned 258,736 shares. This figure includes 4,717 deferred shares under the ITW Directors' Deferred Fee Plan as of November 7, 2025.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) reported an insider transaction by director Darrell L. Ford. On November 7, 2025, he acquired 142 shares of common stock at $245.49 per share, taken in lieu of a cash retainer under the company’s 2024 Long‑Term Incentive Plan.

Following the transaction, he beneficially owned 6,937 shares as of November 7, 2025. The footnote states this total includes 6,937 shares of deferred stock under the ITW Directors' Deferred Fee Plan. Ownership is reported as direct.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Director Pamela B. Strobel reported two transactions on November 5, 2025. She sold 1,521 shares of common stock at $245.25 per share and gifted 1,034 shares at $0. Following these transactions, she beneficially owns 38,215 shares directly. This amount includes 32,171 shares of deferred stock under the ITW Directors' Deferred Fee Plan as of November 5, 2025.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) received a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 covering 1,521 shares of common stock. The filing lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as broker, an aggregate market value of $373,017.65, trading on the NYSE, with an approximate sale date of 11/05/2025.

The shares were acquired through restricted stock vesting: 758 shares on 05/03/2024 and 763 shares on 05/02/2025, both labeled as compensation. As context, 290,100,000 shares were outstanding.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) reported solid Q3 results with operating revenue of $4,059 million, up 2.3% year over year, and operating income of $1,112 million, up 5.7%. Operating margin expanded to 27.4% from 26.5% as enterprise initiatives offset higher employee-related costs.

Diluted EPS was $2.81 versus $3.91 a year ago; the prior year included a sizable gain tied to the Wilsonart transaction. Segment performance was broad-based: Automotive OEM, Welding, Specialty Products, and Food Equipment grew, while Polymers & Fluids, Construction Products, and Test & Measurement and Electronics were softer. Year-to-date operating cash flow was $2,163 million.

The company repurchased ~1.5 million shares for $375 million in Q3 and declared dividends of $1.61 per share. Debt totaled $8,942 million, reflecting Euro note issuances and an amended Euro Credit Agreement now maturing as late as 2027. Shares outstanding were 290.1 million as of September 30, 2025.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) furnished an update on its business by announcing its third‑quarter 2025 results, disclosed in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The company highlighted several non‑GAAP measures used to evaluate performance. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less additions to plant and equipment. After‑tax ROIC is defined as operating income after taxes divided by average invested capital and is annualized in interim periods; it excludes net discrete tax benefits of $27 million in Q3 2025 and $21 million in Q1 2025, and excludes $121 million of net discrete tax benefits in Q3 2024 for comparability. The company also presented diluted EPS for 2024 periods excluding the sale of its noncontrolling interest in Wilsonart International Holdings LLC and the cumulative effect of a change in inventory accounting method.

Randall J. Scheuneman, VP & Chief Accounting Officer of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), reported option exercise and a subsequent sale on 09/11/2025. He exercised 6,802 employee stock options with an exercise price of $128 per share and acquired 6,802 common shares. The same number of shares (6,802) were sold that day at a weighted average price reported as $265.08, with execution prices ranging from $265.06 to $265.15. Following these transactions Scheuneman beneficially owned 10,314 shares. The filing includes a remark that the options vested in four equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) reported a proposed insider sale under Rule 144: 6,802 common shares are scheduled for sale on 09/11/2025 through Fidelity Brokerage Services, with an aggregate market value of $1,803,069.97. The shares to be sold were acquired in connection with an option (granted 02/10/2017) and the table indicates cash payment at the time of the reported sale. No other sales by the same person in the past three months are reported, and the filer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.