Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17
Illinois Tool Works Goodwill decreased by 0.3% to $5.08B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.7%, from $4.90B to $5.08B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a 1.7% CAGR.
High goodwill indicates a history of aggressive M&A; significant write-downs signal that acquired assets are underperforming expectations.
Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair market value of net identifiable assets during an acquisition. It ref...
Common in industries with high M&A activity; peers are compared based on the ratio of goodwill to total equity.
goodwill| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.66B | $4.61B | $4.97B | $5.01B | $4.87B | $4.76B | $4.86B | $4.88B | $4.89B | $4.83B | $4.91B | $4.90B | $4.91B | $4.98B | $4.84B | $4.90B | $5.04B | $5.03B | $5.10B | $5.08B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.0% | +7.7% | +0.9% | -2.8% | -2.3% | +2.2% | +0.4% | +0.1% | -1.2% | +1.7% | -0.1% | +0.1% | +1.4% | -2.8% | +1.3% | +2.8% | -0.2% | +1.4% | -0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.6% | +3.2% | -2.0% | -2.5% | +0.3% | +1.4% | +0.9% | +0.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% | -1.4% | -0.0% | +2.6% | +1.0% | +5.4% | +3.7% |
| Segment | Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testand Measurementand Electronics | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.74B | $1.78B | $1.88B |
| Specialty Products | $869.00M | $853.00M | $866.00M | $841.00M | $875.00M |
| Construction Products | $518.00M | $503.00M | $506.00M | $488.00M | $507.00M |
| Automotive OEM | $475.00M | $459.00M | $466.00M | $445.00M | $480.00M |
| Food Equipment | $265.00M | $249.00M | $251.00M | $242.00M | $259.00M |
| Welding | $258.00M | $248.00M | $251.00M | $240.00M | $254.00M |
| Total | $4.97B | $4.86B | $4.91B | $4.84B | $5.10B |