---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000049826-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ITW"
cik: "0000049826"
company_name: "ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:16:42.145219+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ITW Q1 revenue $4.02B (+5%), GAAP EPS $2.66 (+12%), raises FY2026 EPS guidance by $0.10

## Summary
- Revenue $4.02B (+4.6% total; organic +0.4%, FX +3.9%, acquisition +0.3%).
- GAAP EPS $2.66 (+12%); operating margin 25.4% (+60 bps; enterprise initiatives +120 bps).
- FY2026 GAAP EPS guidance raised to $11.10-$11.50; projects revenue growth 2-4% and organic growth 1-3%.
- Operating cash flow $623M; free cash flow $528M (69% conversion). Repurchased $375M of shares in Q1.
- All seven segments expected to deliver positive organic growth and margin expansion for FY2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000049826-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ITW
- cik: 0000049826
- company_name: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49826/000004982626000025/0000049826-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49826/000004982626000025/itw-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049826-26-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $4.02 billion, EPS $2.66. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $4.02 billion
  - EPS: $2.66
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ITW Reports First Quarter 2026 Results • Revenue of $4.02 billion, an increase of 5% • Operating margin of 25.4%, an increase of 60 bps, as Enterprise Initiatives contributed 120 bps • GAAP EPS of $2.66, an increase of 12% • Full Year 2026 GAAP EPS guidance raised by $0.10 to a range of $11.10 to $11.50
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49826/000004982626000025/0000049826-26-000025-index.htm

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