Illinois Tool Works stock holds near its yearly range

Illinois Tool Works stock (ISIN US4523081093) closed at USD 268.28 on September 17, 2026, up 0.36 percent from USD 267.33, while the shares traded between USD 265.53 and USD 270.64. The latest session also left the stock inside its 52-week band of USD 238.82 to USD 303.16, with a market capitalization of about USD 76 billion in the same market snapshot.

Q2 figures still matter

For the current operating picture, the most recent quarter shows revenue of USD 4.30 billion in Q2 FY26, up 6.1 percent year on year, and earnings per share of USD 2.84, up 10 percent. In the same update, organic growth reached 4.5 percent and operating margin was 26.7 percent, which keeps margin execution at the center of the investment case.

According to Yahoo Finance on September 18, 2026, the quarter beat analysts' revenue expectations by 2.7 percent and the full-year EPS guide still topped expectations. That combination is the clearest quantified comparison in the latest coverage and helps explain why the stock has stayed close to the upper half of its annual range.

Dividend date ahead

Yahoo Finance also lists an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026 and an earnings date estimate of October 23, 2026. The cash dividend is USD 1.72, and the forward dividend yield is 2.57 percent, adding a second dated checkpoint for investors watching the calendar.

Price and range

The stock finished September 17, 2026 at USD 268.28 on the NYSE. That leaves Illinois Tool Works stock below its 52-week high of USD 303.16 but well above the low of USD 238.82.

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