What is ITW's five-year median P/S?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 4.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) P/S ratio history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

ITW's P/S of 4.8x is higher than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/S at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

ITW year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/S	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	4.6×	38%
Dec 30, 2024	4.7×	52%
Dec 25, 2023	4.9×	74%
Dec 26, 2022	4.4×	60%
Dec 27, 2021	5.5×	92%
Dec 28, 2020	5.2×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	4.1×	93%
Dec 31, 2018	2.9×	3%
Dec 25, 2017	4.1×	98%
Dec 26, 2016	3.2×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/S	5-year rank
DOVDover Corporation	3.2×	63%
FTVFortive	4.3×	84%
GWWW. W. Grainger	3.4×	95%
IEXIDEX Corporation	4.9×	50%

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What is ITW's current P/S?: ITW's P/S of 4.8x is higher than 71% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is ITW's five-year median P/S?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 4.7× over the last five years. Available history contains 533 weekly observations from Aug 8, 2016 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.