Illinois Tool Works EPS (Diluted) decreased by 2.2% to $2.66 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.8%, from $2.38 to $2.66. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), EPS (Diluted) shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
A narrowing gap between basic and diluted EPS suggests a lower risk of future dilution for existing shareholders.
Diluted earnings per share measures a company's profit per share if all convertible securities, such as stock options, w...
Standardized across all publicly traded companies to ensure that earnings are not overstated by ignoring potential share issuance.
eps_diluted| 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 | |
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| Value | $2.45 | $2.02 | $1.93 | $2.11 | $2.37 | $2.35 | $2.94 | $2.33 | $2.48 | $2.55 | $2.38 | $2.73 | $2.54 | $3.91 | $2.53 | $2.38 | $2.58 | $2.81 | $2.72 | $2.66 |
| QoQ Change | — | -17.6% | -4.5% | +9.3% | +12.3% | -0.8% | +25.1% | -20.7% | +6.4% | +2.8% | -6.7% | +14.7% | -7.0% | +53.9% | -35.3% | -5.9% | +8.4% | +8.9% | -3.2% | -2.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.3% | +16.3% | +52.3% | +10.4% | +4.6% | +8.5% | -19.0% | +17.2% | +2.4% | +53.3% | +6.3% | -12.8% | +1.6% | -28.1% | +7.5% | +11.8% |