Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 8 items for ITW at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-12, rated 7/10. Across its 8 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for ITW spans 424B5, 8-K, 10-Q.
Recent high-impact activity:
- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC Finalizes $1.5 Billion Debt Offering to Refinance Commercial Paper
- ITW Boosts Dividend 7% to $6.88, Launches $6B Buyback
- ITW Posts Record Q2 Profit, Raises Full-Year Guidance on Broad-Based Strength
- ITW Posts Most Profitable Quarter Ever, Topping Q1's Strong Results
- Illinois Tool Works Confirms Strong Q1 Results, Boosts Liquidity with New $3.0B Credit Facility
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
7.18 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 8,757,539 shares in ITW as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, unchanged from the prior period — about 7.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 54.9% of ITW volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Dilution Risk
Low riskFiling-implied dilution signals for ITW, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-08-12.
Debt Offering Finalized · Refinancing Commercial Paper
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