Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ILT) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 2, 2026: fair value of Illinois Tool Works Inc. €137, price €234, upside -41.7%, quality 73 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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- Good quality? Yes
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Illinois Tool Works Inc.
ILT · XETRAStretched ValuationStrong overvaluation with only moderate quality.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 29, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range €154.60 – €260.40 · fair‑value band €86.70 – €197.45 · the €234.40 price screens above the €136.70 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 29, 2026.
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Company profile
Illinois Tool Works Inc. provides industrial products and equipment in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. provides industrial products and equipment in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. The Automotive OEM segment offers plastic and metal components, fasteners, and assemblies for automobiles, light trucks, and other industrial uses. The Food Equipment segment provides warewashing, cooking, refrigeration, and food processing equipment; kitchen exhaust, ventilation, and pollution control systems; and food equipment maintenance and repair services. The Test & Measurement and Electronics segment produce and sells test and measurement; and electronic manufacturing and maintenance, repair, and operations solutions. The Welding segment produces arc welding equipment, and metal arc welding consumables and related accessories. The Polymers & Fluids segment produces adhesives, sealants, lubrication and cutting fluids, and fluids and polymers for auto aftermarket maintenance and appearance. The Construction Products segment offers engineered fastening systems and solutions for the residential construction, renovation/remodel, and commercial construction markets. The Specialty Products segment provides beverage packaging equipment and consumables, product coding and marking equipment and consumables, and appliance components and fasteners. The company serves automotive OEM and aftermarket, commercial food equipment, construction, general industrial, industrial capital goods, consumer durables, and other markets, as well as MRO markets. It distributes its products directly to industrial manufacturers, as well as through independent distributors. Illinois Tool Works Inc. was founded in 1912 and is based in Glenview, Illinois.
Stock analysis
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ILT) currently trades at €234.40, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is €136.70, 41.7% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of €122.84 per share, and 0 of the 22 models we run sit above the €234.40 price.
Bear case: the Economic Profit group reads lowest at €33.38, and 22 of the 22 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: €86.70 (bear) to €197.45 (bull), the price of €234.40 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 73/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
Illinois Tool Works Inc. reported revenue of $16.0B in FY2025 versus $14.5B in FY2021, a compound +2.6%/yr. Reported net income was $3.1B in FY2025, compounding +3.3%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap €67.6B · P/E ratio 24.8 · P/S ratio 4.74 · EPS (TTM) €9.45 · Dividend yield 2.7% · Net margin 19.1% · Return on equity 96.9% · Return on assets (EBIT) 25.3%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 53 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 10% below its 52-week high and 15% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −49% fair-value upside, at −42%, ILT screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
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Of which business quality 68 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 54
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Growth Forecast
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Specialty Industrial Machinery · 790 stocks
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Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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