Illinois Tool Works EPS (Basic) decreased by 2.6% to $2.66 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.3%, from $2.39 to $2.66. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), EPS (Basic) shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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is_eps_basic| 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 | $2.46 | $2.03 | $1.94 | $2.12 | $2.37 | $2.36 | $2.95 | $2.34 | $2.49 | $2.55 | $2.39 | $2.74 | $2.55 | $3.92 | $2.54 | $2.39 | $2.58 | $2.82 | $2.73 | $2.66 |
| QoQ Change | — | -17.5% | -4.4% | +9.3% | +11.8% | -0.4% | +25.0% | -20.7% | +6.4% | +2.4% | -6.3% | +14.6% | -6.9% | +53.7% | -35.2% | -5.9% | +7.9% | +9.3% | -3.2% | -2.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.7% | +16.3% | +52.1% | +10.4% | +5.1% | +8.1% | -19.0% | +17.1% | +2.4% | +53.7% | +6.3% | -12.8% | +1.2% | -28.1% | +7.5% | +11.3% |