What is ITW's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 18.9× 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) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

ITW's EV/EBITDA of 18.8x is lower than 52% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA 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	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	18.1×	18%
Dec 30, 2024	18.2×	25%
Dec 25, 2023	20.0×	67%
Dec 26, 2022	19.2×	64%
Dec 27, 2021	22.0×	83%
Dec 28, 2020	22.8×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	17.2×	93%
Dec 31, 2018	12.3×	4%
Dec 25, 2017	17.4×	97%
Dec 26, 2016	14.6×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
DOVDover Corporation	15.8×	42%
FTVFortive	17.6×	11%
GWWW. W. Grainger	21.3×	96%
IEXIDEX Corporation	19.6×	55%

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What is ITW's current EV/EBITDA?: ITW's EV/EBITDA of 18.8x is lower than 52% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is ITW's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 18.9× 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.