Snapshot
Illinois Tool Works Inc reported $4.02B of revenue in Q1 2026, up 4.6% year over year, with diluted EPS of $2.66 and an operating margin of 25.4%.
- Revenue
- $4.02B
- YoY growth
- +4.6%
- Diluted EPS
- $2.66
- Operating margin
- 25.4%
$4.02B
Revenue
+4.6%
YoY growth
$2.66
Diluted EPS
25.4%
Operating margin
01 Key takeaways
What management said
- •During today's call, we will discuss ITW's first quarter 2026 financial results and provide an update on our outlook for full year 2026.
- •In the first quarter, we continued to outperform our underlying end markets, delivering revenue growth of 5% and a 12% increase in GAAP EPS to $1.66.
- •Through disciplined operational execution, we expanded operating margin by 60 basis points to 25.4%.
- •We continued to capitalize on positive demand trends in our CapEx-related segments, with organic growth in Welding up 6% and Test & Measurement and Electronics up 5%.
- •Our enterprise initiatives contributed 120 basis points to the bottom line, driving that 60 basis point overall margin improvement.
- •We were equally encouraged by our continued progress on ITW's organic growth agenda, specifically on Customer-Back Innovation, or CBI as we call it.
- •We are positioning the company to consistently deliver 3% plus CBI contribution to revenue by 2030.
- •As we've noted before, this is the key driver of our ability to consistently deliver 4%+ high-quality organic growth at the enterprise level.
- •As we look ahead and based on our solid Q1 results, we are raising our full year GAAP EPS guidance by $0.10.
- •Our new guidance midpoint of $11.30 incorporates a slightly lower tax rate and represents 8% year-over-year growth.
- •Our full year organic growth projection of 1% to 3% remains unchanged, reflecting current demand levels adjusted for seasonality.
- •For the full year, we expect operating margin expansion of approximately 100 basis points, powered by our enterprise initiatives.
SourcesCompany financials · earnings call
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