Illinois Tool Works Operating Cash Flow decreased by 35.3% to $623.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.2%, from $592.00M to $623.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 5.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operating| 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 | $555.00M | $619.00M | $774.00M | $323.00M | $501.00M | $713.00M | $811.00M | $728.00M | $790.00M | $982.00M | $1.04B | $589.00M | $687.00M | $891.00M | $1.11B | $592.00M | $550.00M | $1.02B | $963.00M | $623.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.5% | +25.0% | -58.3% | +55.1% | +42.3% | +13.7% | -10.2% | +8.5% | +24.3% | +5.8% | -43.3% | +16.6% | +29.7% | +25.0% | -46.9% | -7.1% | +85.6% | -5.7% | -35.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.7% | +15.2% | +4.8% | +125.4% | +57.7% | +37.7% | +28.1% | -19.1% | -13.0% | -9.3% | +7.2% | +0.5% | -19.9% | +14.6% | -13.6% | +5.2% |