Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Industrials
SIC code: 3560 — General Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware
Headquarters city: Glenview
Headquarters state / province: Illinois
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: December
Ticker symbol: ITW
Primary stock exchange: NYSE

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0000049826
EIN: 36-1258310
Wikidata ID: Q1510378

Board of directors

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Christopher A. O'herlihy · Director · President & CEO
Since 2024
Daniel J. Brutto · Director
Since 2023
Darrell L. Ford · Director
Since 2023
David Byron Smith Jr. · Director
Since 2023
Ernest Scott Santi · Director · Non-Executive Chairman
Since 2023
Jaime A. Irick · Director
Since 2024
James W. Griffith · Director
Since 2023
Jay L. Henderson · Director
Since 2023
Jennifer F. Scanlon · Director
Since 2026
Kelly J. Grier · Director
Since 2023
Pamela B. Strobel · Director
Since 2023
Richard H. Lenny · Director
Since 2023
Susan Crown · Director
Since 2023

Chief executives

Ernest Scott Santi · Chairman & CEO

Dates unknown

Christopher A. O'herlihy · President & CEO

Dates unknown

Director election results

Annual meeting of May 8, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

10 of this board's directors also sit on 13 other boards. 5 are in the same sector.

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Insider trades

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From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $1,878,002; 2 purchases by 2 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $84,502,273; 20 sales by 4 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Nov 6, 2026	Susan Crown Director	Grant or award	+62	$280.95	$17,419
Nov 6, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Grant or award	+125	$280.95	$35,001
Nov 6, 2026	Jennifer F. Scanlon Director	Grant or award	+125	$280.95	$35,001
Nov 6, 2026	David Byron Smith Jr. Director	Grant or award	+137	$280.95	$38,490
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Option exercise	+60,000	$187.86	$11,271,600
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−4,170	$288.99	$1,205,088
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−1,205	$289.82	$349,233
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−2,793	$291.00	$812,763
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−926	$291.79	$270,198
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−44,349	$293.32	$13,008,449
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−6,077	$293.76	$1,785,180
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−480	$294.52	$141,370
Nov 4, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Gift	−3,489	—	—
Aug 19, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Option exercise	+41,431	$187.86	$7,783,228
Aug 19, 2026	Ernest Scott Santi Director	Open-market sale	−22,471	$286.37	$6,435,020

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Questions about Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Who is the CEO of Illinois Tool Works Inc.?

Ernest Scott Santi is Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s Chairman & CEO.

How many directors are on Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s board?

Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s board has 13 directors: Christopher A. O'herlihy, Daniel J. Brutto, Darrell L. Ford, David Byron Smith Jr., Ernest Scott Santi, Jaime A. Irick, James W. Griffith, Jay L. Henderson, Jennifer F. Scanlon, Kelly J. Grier and 3 others.

Are Illinois Tool Works Inc. insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, Illinois Tool Works Inc. insiders bought $1.9 million of shares in 2 purchases and sold $84.5 million of shares in 20 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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