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Financial profile · Q2 FY2026

A diversified industrial portfolio pairing durable margins with recurring cash generation

ITW’s diversified industrial model has combined gradual multi-year revenue expansion with durable operating margins and recurring operating cash generation. Capital needs remain modest relative to cash generation, supporting regular dividends and share repurchases while making balance-sheet capacity an important part of capital allocation.

What is developing

The second quarter of 2026 showed meaningful improvement in growth, profitability, and cash conversion, but it still fits the established financial model rather than changing it. Revenue growth accelerated, operating margin expanded, and free cash flow remained positive.

What matters next

Whether organic growth and margin expansion persist as price-cost timing normalizes and working-capital demands remain elevated.

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Metric FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
13.6B 14.3B 14.8B 14.1B 12.6B 14.5B 15.9B 16.1B 15.9B 16B
(7.9B) (8.3B) (8.6B) (8.2B) (7.4B) (8.5B) (9.4B) (9.3B) (8.9B) (9B)
5.7B 6B 6.2B 5.9B 5.2B 6B 6.5B 6.8B 7B 7.1B
(2.6B) (2.6B) (2.6B) (2.5B) (2.3B) (2.5B) (2.7B) (2.8B) (2.8B) (2.9B)
(2.4B) (2.4B) (2.4B) (2.4B) (2.2B) (2.4B) (2.6B) (2.6B) (2.7B) (2.8B)
(224m) (206m) (189m) (159m) (154m) (133m) (134m) (113m) (101m) (80m)
3.1B 3.4B 3.6B 3.4B 2.9B 3.5B 3.8B 4B 4.3B 4.2B
(142m) (224m) (214m) (187m) (186m) (170m) (179m) (252m) (232m) (287m)
237m 260m 257m 221m 206m 202m 203m 266m 283m 292m
(12m) 96m (2m) 44m 0 0 191m 1m 363m 0
6m 8m 26m 29m 8m 19m 40m 34m 27m 37m
2.9B 3.3B 3.4B 3.3B 2.7B 3.3B 3.8B 3.8B 4.4B 4B
(873m) (925m) (831m) (767m) (595m) (632m) (808m) (866m) (934m) (900m)
2B 2.3B 2.6B 2.5B 2.1B 2.7B 3B 3B 3.5B 3.1B
2B 1.7B 2.6B 2.5B 2.1B 2.7B 3B 3B 3.5B 3.1B
5.70 4.86 7.60 7.74 6.63 8.51 9.77 9.74 11.71 10.49