Illinois Tool Works Inc. filings document a Delaware industrial manufacturer with NYSE-listed common stock and multiple NYSE-listed Euro notes. The company's 8-K reports regularly furnish quarterly operating results and related non-GAAP measures, including free cash flow, free cash flow conversion, and after-tax return on invested capital.
ITW's regulatory record also includes proxy materials covering board matters, executive compensation, equity awards, pension-related compensation adjustments, and shareholder voting items. Material-event filings describe capital and liquidity arrangements such as credit agreements, while securities disclosures identify the company's common stock and Euro note series within its public capital structure.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. director Ernest Scott Santi reported a large option exercise and related stock sales. On February 4, 2026, he exercised 167,345 employee stock options at an exercise price of $144.21 per share, receiving an equal number of common shares.
That same day he sold multiple blocks of Illinois Tool Works common stock in open-market transactions at weighted average prices ranging from $288.72 to $293.43 per share. After these transactions, he directly held 258,766 common shares, including 4,747 deferred stock shares under the ITW Directors' Deferred Fee Plan as of February 4, 2026. All reported holdings are listed as directly owned.
An affiliate of ITW has filed a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 for 17,279 shares of common stock through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE. The filing lists an aggregate market value of $5,043,659.46 for these shares, with 290,100,000 shares outstanding of the same class.
The shares to be sold were acquired on 02/06/2026 by exercising a stock option originally granted on 02/15/2018, with the exercise price paid in cash. The approximate date of sale is also given as 02/06/2026, and the filer represents that they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about ITW.
A holder of ITW common stock filed a Rule 144 notice to sell 4,223 shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $1,225,584.09. The filing reports 290,100,000 common shares outstanding and an approximate sale date of 02/05/2026.
The shares to be sold were acquired on 02/05/2026 via cash exercises of stock options originally granted on 02/10/2017 and 02/15/2018, for 2,248 and 1,975 shares respectively. The filer represents they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
Illinois Tool Works disclosed a planned sale of restricted stock under Rule 144. A holder intends to sell 167,345 shares of common stock through Fidelity Brokerage Services, with an aggregate market value of $47,141,086.50, on or about 02/04/2026 on the NYSE. The shares were acquired by exercising an option granted on 02/15/2019 and paid for in cash. Common shares outstanding were 290,100,000 at the time referenced, which provides a baseline for the size of this planned transaction.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. filed an 8-K to note it has announced its 2025 fourth quarter results in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1. That release contains the detailed financial figures.
The company explains its use of several non-GAAP measures. It defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus additions to plant and equipment, describing this as a way to show cash available for dividends, share repurchases, acquisitions and debt repayment. It also highlights an after-tax return on average invested capital metric, which compares operating income after taxes to average invested capital, excluding cash and debt.
In addition, the company presented diluted net income per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 excluding the cumulative effect of a change in inventory accounting method and the impact of selling its noncontrolling interest in Wilsonart International Holdings LLC, with reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures included in the press release.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. director reports share gifts, purchases, and trust transfers. The director reported gifting 6,709 shares of common stock on 12/10/2025 and on the same date acquiring 6,709 shares at $250.13 per share into an individual trust account. After these transactions, the director directly owned 116,485 shares of Illinois Tool Works common stock and held additional shares indirectly through trusts.
On 12/11/2025, the director reported multiple journal or transfer transactions involving 81,301 shares moved to a spouse’s individual trust account and 5,990 shares transferred between direct ownership and an individual trust. The filing notes several trusts in which the director or spouse acts as trustee or co‑trustee and has voting, investment, or pecuniary interests.
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) director 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.