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Illinois Tool Works insider trading

Industrials · Net selling
Close · Oct 5, 2026 $264.19 +4.7% over 12 months

Share price and insider trades

ITW closeInsider buyInsider sale
220240260280300NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctSold $80,114 on 2026-08-13 · Matteo C. PigozzoBought $199,880 on 2026-06-02 · Jennifer F. ScanlonSold $373,025 on 2025-11-05 · Pamela B StrobelSold $1,225,599 on 2026-02-05 · Axel BeckBought $1,678,122 on 2025-12-10 · David Byron Smith Jr.Sold $5,043,740 on 2026-02-06 · Mary Katherine LawlerSold $11,894,421 on 2026-08-19 · Ernest Scott SantiSold $48,686,119 on 2026-02-04 · Ernest Scott Santi
Bought, 12 months$1.9M
Sold, 12 months$67.3M
Insiders buying2
Insiders selling5

Valuation, profit and volume

P/E (trailing)24.0Sector median 23.1
Market value$75.24BSpecialty Industrial Machinery
Profit margin19.4%Revenue growth +6.1%
Volume vs. 50-day1.4×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit+$107KOn all tracked purchases +5.7%

Summary

Over the past 12 months, 2 Illinois Tool Works insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $1.9M, while 5 insiders reported sales totaling $67.3M. 0 of 14 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.

Insider transactions

Open-market purchases and sales. 58 grants, option exercises and tax withholdings are not shown.

Filed Insider Type Shares Price Value Since Score
Aug 21SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 22,471 $286.37 $6.4M -7.7% —
Aug 21SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 8,928 $288.22 $2.6M -8.3% —
Aug 21SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 8,142 $287.35 $2.3M -8.1% —
Aug 21SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 1,890 $289.19 $547K -8.6% —
Aug 17SEC Matteo C. PigozzoVp & Chief Accounting Officer Sell 277 $289.22 $80K -8.7% —
Jun 4SEC Jennifer F. ScanlonDirector Buy 806 $247.99 $200K +6.5% —
Feb 10SEC Mary Katherine LawlerSvp & Chief Hr Officer Sell 17,279 $291.90 $5.0M -9.5% —
Feb 9SEC Axel BeckPresident Sell 4,223 $290.22 $1.2M -9.0% —
Feb 6SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 57,361 $292.72 $16.8M -9.7% —
Feb 6SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 47,885 $288.72 $13.8M -8.5% —
Feb 6SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 20,833 $290.65 $6.1M -9.1% —
Feb 6SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 19,471 $291.90 $5.7M -9.5% —
Feb 6SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 17,864 $289.85 $5.2M -8.9% —
Feb 6SEC Ernest Scott SantiDirector Sell 3,931 $293.43 $1.2M -10.0% —
Dec 12SEC David Byron Smith Jr.Director Buy 6,709 $250.13 $1.7M +5.6% —
Nov 7SEC Pamela B StrobelDirector Sell 1,521 $245.25 $373K +7.7% —

Insiders at Illinois Tool Works

InsiderBoughtSoldLast filingScore
Ernest Scott SantiDirector — $60.6M Aug 21, 2026 —
Mary Katherine LawlerSvp & Chief Hr Officer — $5.0M Feb 17, 2026 —
David Byron Smith Jr.Director $1.7M — Aug 11, 2026 —
Axel BeckPresident — $1.2M Feb 17, 2026 —
Jennifer F. ScanlonDirector $200K — Aug 11, 2026 —
Pamela B StrobelDirector — $373K May 12, 2026 —
Matteo C. PigozzoVp & Chief Accounting Officer — $80K Aug 17, 2026 —
Susan CrownDirector — — Aug 11, 2026 —
Richard H LennyDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
James W GriffithDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
Daniel J BruttoDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
Darrell L FordDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
Jay L HendersonDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
Jaime A IrickDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
Kelly J GrierDirector — — May 12, 2026 —
Christopher A O'herlihyCEO, President — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Michael M LarsenCFO — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Javier Gracia CarbonellPresident — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Sharon SzafranskiPresident — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Patricia A. HartzellPresident — — Feb 17, 2026 —
T. Kenneth EscoePresident — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Randall J ScheunemanVp & Chief Accounting Officer — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Guilherme De Figueiredo SilvaPresident — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Mark A. ThibeaultPresident — — Feb 17, 2026 —
Christopher P. RauchGeneral Counsel — — Feb 12, 2026 —

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Common questions about ITW insiders

Are Illinois Tool Works insiders buying ITW stock?

In the past 12 months, 2 insiders reported open-market purchases of ITW worth $1.9M. The latest was Director Jennifer F. Scanlon bought $200K of ITW at $247.99 — first open-market purchase in our records; raises the stake by 95%.

Are Illinois Tool Works insiders selling ITW stock?

5 insiders reported sales worth $67.3M over the same period.

Where does this data come from?

Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.