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Illinois Tool Works is +5.8% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 15 points behind the market.
+5.8%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +1.8%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 23
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 9.8%
Below its 52-week high
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- Last close2026-09-08
- $268.57
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −8.9%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +5.8%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +30%
- vs 50-day average$276.55
- −2.9%
- 52-week high
- $297.72
- 52-week low
- $238.02
- Annualised volatility
- 21%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$55M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +9.7% |
| 2025 | −0.43% |
| 2024 | −0.97% |
| 2023 | +22% |
| 2022 | −8.5% |
| 2021 | +24% |
| 2020 | +16% |
| 2019 | +46% |
| 2018 | −22% |
| 2017 | +39% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.65% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −1.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.20% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.67% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 10 of 11 | +5.5% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.81% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.68% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Nov | 10 | 10 of 10 | +6.3% |
| Dec | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.56% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Specialty Industrial Machinery
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