Illinois Tool Works Shares (Basic) decreased by 0.9% to 288.3M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.8%, from 293.6M to 288.3M.
A decreasing trend typically signals an aggressive share buyback program, which can increase the value of remaining shares.
Weighted-average shares outstanding (basic) is the calculation of the total number of common shares held by the public d...
Used to evaluate the scale of a company's equity base relative to its market capitalization and peer group.
weighted_shares_basic| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 315.6M | 314.6M | 312.5M | 310.6M | 308.8M | 305M | 303.3M | 301.9M | 298.9M | 297.6M | 296.1M | 293.6M | 292.3M | 290.8M | 288.3M |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.3% | -0.7% | -0.6% | -0.6% | -1.2% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -1.0% | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -1.6% | -1.8% | -2.4% | -2.4% | -2.2% | -2.0% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -1.8% | -1.8% | -1.8% | -1.8% |