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Illinois Tool Works stock: balance sheet and debt

ITW
$286.75Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 75 out of 100

Illinois Tool Works has a debt to equity ratio of 2.78 and an interest coverage of 14.6x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
2.78
Interest coverage
14.6x
Current ratio
1.21
Cash & equivalents
$851M
Total assets
$16.15B
Equity ratio
20%
Goodwill
$5.1B
Plus intangible assets of $591M
Net debt
$8.12B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Illinois Tool Works Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$13.88B$5.14B$4.03B65.0%$828.12M
2007$15.53B$5.68B$4.39B60.2%$1.47B
2008$15.21B$6.28B$4.5B50.4%$2.93B
2009$16.08B$6.58B$4.86B54.8%$1.81B
2010$16.25B$6.57B$4.88B57.7%$1.64B
2011$17.98B$7.43B$5.2B55.8%$2.81B
2012$19.31B$7.79B$5.53B54.7%$2.27B
2013$19.97B$6.89B$4.89B48.6%$2.73B
2014$17.68B$6.47B$4.67B38.6%$3.47B
2015$15.73B$6B$4.44B33.2%$4.33B
2016$15.2B$6.02B$4.56B28.0%$5.36B
2017$16.78B$6.02B$4.75B27.3%$5.23B
2018$14.87B$5.72B$4.63B21.9%$5.88B
2019$15.07B$5.34B$4.49B20.1%$5.96B
2020$15.61B$5.47B$4.69B20.4%$5.75B
2021$16.08B$5.94B$4.97B22.6%$6.35B
2022$15.42B$5.63B$4.86B20.0%$7.24B
2023$15.52B$5.57B$4.91B19.4%$7.31B
2024$15.07B$5.43B$4.84B22.0%$7.13B
2025$16.15B$5.69B$5.1B20.0%$8.12B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$590.21M$9.02B$1.42B0.16
2007$827.52M$9.35B$2.3B0.25
2008$742.95M$7.66B$3.68B0.48
2009$1.32B$8.81B$3.13B0.35
2010$1.19B$9.37B$2.83B0.3
2011$1.18B$10.02B$3.99B0.4
2012$2.78B$10.56B$5.05B0.48
2013$3.62B$9.7B$6.34B0.65
2014$3.99B$6.82B$7.46B1.09
2015$3.09B$5.22B$7.42B1.42
2016$2.47B$4.25B$7.83B1.84
2017$3.09B$4.59B$8.33B1.81
2018$1.5B$3.25B$7.38B2.27
2019$1.98B$3.03B$7.94B2.62
2020$2.56B$3.18B$8.31B2.61
2021$1.53B$3.63B$7.88B2.17
2022$708M$3.09B$7.95B2.57
2023$1.07B$3.01B$8.37B2.78
2024$948M$3.32B$8.08B2.44
2025$851M$3.23B$8.97B2.78

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 25 Sep 2026)
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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