Illinois Tool Works Dividends Paid increased by 6.6% to $467.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.4%, from $443.00M to $467.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 5.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Steady or increasing dividends signal management's confidence in long-term earnings stability and cash generation.
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This reflects the company's commit...
Mature, blue-chip companies tend to have higher and more stable dividend payments compared to high-growth tech peers.
cf_dividends_paid| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $360.00M | $359.00M | $383.00M | $382.00M | $380.00M | $377.00M | $403.00M | $400.00M | $398.00M | $396.00M | $421.00M | $419.00M | $418.00M | $415.00M | $443.00M | $441.00M | $439.00M | $438.00M | $467.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.3% | +6.7% | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.8% | +6.9% | -0.7% | -0.5% | -0.5% | +6.3% | -0.5% | -0.2% | -0.7% | +6.7% | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.2% | +6.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.6% | +5.0% | +5.2% | +4.7% | +4.7% | +5.0% | +4.5% | +4.8% | +5.0% | +4.8% | +5.2% | +5.3% | +5.0% | +5.5% | +5.4% |