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

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 24.3× 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 P/E of 25.1x is higher than 72% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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P/E 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/E	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	24.2×	45%
Dec 30, 2024	21.8×	8%
Dec 25, 2023	25.4×	64%
Dec 26, 2022	25.2×	52%
Dec 27, 2021	28.7×	77%
Dec 28, 2020	30.9×	94%
Dec 30, 2019	23.6×	53%
Dec 31, 2018	22.9×	26%
Dec 25, 2017	25.6×	97%
Dec 26, 2016	22.4×	Short history

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
DOVDover Corporation	24.1×	83%
FTVFortive	35.1×	93%
GWWW. W. Grainger	34.5×	96%
IEXIDEX Corporation	33.9×	89%

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What is ITW's current P/E?: ITW's P/E of 25.1x is higher than 72% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is ITW's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 24.3× 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.