Business Segments · Operating Income
Polymers and Fluids — Operating Income
Illinois Tool Works Polymers and Fluids — Operating Income decreased by 87.6% to $126M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 86.8%, from $951M to $126M. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
An increase signals improved operational performance and margin expansion, while a decrease indicates margin compression or operational challenges.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the profitability of the polymers and fluids segment after accounting for both variable costs of re...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment operating profit or EBIT reported by peers in the specialty chemicals and industrial equipment sectors.
Metric ID:
itw_segment_polymers_and_fluids_operating_incomeHistorical Data
40 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $893M | $114.25M | $845M | $114.25M | $834M | $114.25M | $895M | $119.75M | $926M | $119.75M | $983M | $119.75M | $986M | $119.75M | $972M | $120.5M | $1.01B | $120.5M | $1.07B | $120.5M | $988M | $120.5M | $1.13B | $111M | $1.05B | $128M | $1.05B | $125M | $1.03B | $120M | $951M | $114M | $1.07B | $121M | $1.11B | $126M | $1.09B | $132M | $1.02B | $126M |
| QoQ Change | — | -87.2% | +639.6% | -86.5% | +630.0% | -86.3% | +683.4% | -86.6% | +673.3% | -87.1% | +720.9% | -87.8% | +723.4% | -87.9% | +711.7% | -87.6% | +738.2% | -88.1% | +788.0% | -88.7% | +719.9% | -87.8% | +835.3% | -90.2% | +849.5% | -87.9% | +721.9% | -88.1% | +724.8% | -88.4% | +692.5% | -88.0% | +836.8% | -88.7% | +819.0% | -88.7% | +761.1% | -87.8% | +672.7% | -87.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +3.7% | -86.6% | +16.3% | -85.8% | +18.2% | -85.6% | +8.6% | -86.5% | +9.1% | -87.0% | +8.9% | -87.7% | +0.2% | -87.8% | +15.9% | -88.6% | +4.4% | -87.3% | -1.7% | -88.3% | +4.4% | -87.9% | -15.6% | -89.9% | +1.3% | -88.5% | +5.7% | -88.0% | +5.2% | -87.2% | +7.3% | -86.8% |
Range$111M – $1.13B
CAGR-18.2%
Avg YoY Growth-40.9%
Median YoY Growth-50.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Illinois Tool Works's polymers and fluids — operating income?
- Illinois Tool Works (ITW) reported polymers and fluids — operating income of $126M in Q1 2026.
- How has Illinois Tool Works's polymers and fluids — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Illinois Tool Works's polymers and fluids — operating income decreased by 86.8% year-over-year, from $951M to $126M.
- What does polymers and fluids — operating income mean?
- The profit earned by the polymers and fluids segment from its core business operations.