Illinois Tool Works Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (ITW)

Illinois Tool Works reported $2.71B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 4.82% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 16.87%.

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Illinois Tool Works free cash flow by year

Illinois Tool Works annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$2.71B−$137.0M−4.82%+16.87%
20242024-12-31$2.84B−$240.0M−7.78%+17.89%
20232023-12-31$3.08B$1.15B+59.30%+19.15%
20222022-12-31$1.94B−$325.0M−14.37%+12.15%
20212021-12-31$2.26B−$310.0M−12.06%+15.64%
20202020-12-31$2.57B−$98.0M−3.67%+20.45%
20192019-12-31$2.67B$222.0M+9.07%+18.92%
20182018-12-31$2.45B$342.0M+16.25%+16.57%
20172017-12-31$2.10B$76.0M+3.75%+14.71%
20162016-12-31$2.03B$14.0M+0.69%+14.92%
20152015-12-31$2.02B$760.0M+60.56%+15.03%
20142014-12-31$1.25B−$905.0M−41.90%+8.66%
20132013-12-31$2.16B$470.0M+27.81%+15.28%
20122012-12-31$1.69B$87.0M+5.43%+11.43%
20112011-12-31$1.60B$403.0M+33.58%+11.04%
20102010-12-31$1.20B−$711.8M−37.23%+7.78%
20092009-12-31$1.91B$51.9M+2.79%+14.09%
20082008-12-31$1.86B−$271.0M−12.72%+10.88%
20072007-12-31$2.13B+13.23%

Illinois Tool Works free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $2.57B to $2.71B, a compound annual growth rate of 1.04%. Illinois Tool Works's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $631.0M in free cash flow, an increase of 40.53% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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