Illinois Tool Works Overview
Valuation check: ITW's P/E ratio is 25.55, below the Industrials sector average of 31.57.
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The P/E ratio compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate that the stock is undervalued.
Illinois Tool Works's p/e ratio stands at 25.55. That is below the Industrials sector average of 31.57. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Illinois Tool Works sits lower the Industrials benchmark (31.57) with a P/E ratio of 25.55. That is roughly 19.1% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 25.55 is attractive depends on Illinois Tool Works's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Illinois Tool Works's P/E ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places ITW next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Industrials, P/E ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Illinois Tool Works's reading of 25.55 (sector avg 31.57) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
