ITW
$275.93-0.10%
as of close, Oct 27, 2026
☾ AH $275.93 -0.10%
Illinois Tool Works Inc. total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 27, 2026
Illinois Tool Works Inc. total returns by year (1988–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $246.30 | $275.93 | 2.1% | +14.2% | |
| 2025 | $253.56 | $246.30 | 2.4% | -0.4% | |
| 2024 | $261.94 | $253.56 | 2.2% | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | $220.30 | $261.94 | 2.7% | +21.6% | |
| 2022 | $246.80 | $220.30 | 2.3% | -8.5% | |
| 2021 | $203.88 | $246.80 | 2.5% | +23.6% | |
| 2020 | $179.63 | $203.88 | 2.9% | +16.4% | |
| 2019 | $126.69 | $179.63 | 3.8% | +45.6% | |
| 2018 | $166.85 | $126.69 | 2.0% | -22.1% | |
| 2017 | $122.46 | $166.85 | 2.7% | +38.9% | |
| 2016 | $92.68 | $122.46 | 2.9% | +35.0% | |
| 2015 | $94.70 | $92.68 | 2.3% | +0.1% | |
| 2014 | $84.08 | $94.70 | 2.4% | +15.0% | |
| 2013 | $60.81 | $84.08 | 3.1% | +41.4% | |
| 2012 | $46.71 | $60.81 | 4.2% | +34.4% | |
| 2011 | $53.40 | $46.71 | 2.5% | -10.0% | |
| 2010 | $47.99 | $53.40 | 3.1% | +14.3% | |
| 2009 | $35.05 | $47.99 | 3.4% | +40.3% | |
| 2008 | $53.54 | $35.05 | 1.8% | -32.7% | |
| 2007 | $46.19 | $53.54 | 2.1% | +18.0% | |
| 2006 | $44.00 | $46.19 | 1.3% | +6.3% | |
| 2005 | $46.34 | $44.00 | 1.0% | -4.0% | |
| 2004 | $41.96 | $46.34 | 1.3% | +11.8% | |
| 2003 | $32.43 | $41.96 | 1.8% | +31.2% | |
| 2002 | $33.86 | $32.43 | 1.3% | -2.9% | |
| 2001 | $29.78 | $33.86 | 1.6% | +15.3% | |
| 2000 | $33.78 | $29.78 | 1.2% | -10.6% | |
| 1999 | $29.00 | $33.78 | 1.1% | +17.6% | |
| 1998 | $30.06 | $29.00 | 0.9% | -2.7% | |
| 1997 | $19.97 | $30.06 | 1.4% | +51.9% | |
| 1996 | $14.75 | $19.97 | 1.4% | +36.7% | |
| 1995 | $10.94 | $14.75 | 1.2% | +36.0% | |
| 1994 | $9.75 | $10.94 | 0.0% | +12.2% | |
| 1993 | $8.16 | $9.75 | 0.0% | +19.5% | |
| 1992 | $7.97 | $8.16 | 0.0% | +2.4% | |
| 1991 | $6.03 | $7.97 | 0.0% | +32.1% | |
| 1990 | $5.61 | $6.03 | 0.0% | +7.5% | |
| 1989 | $4.34 | $5.61 | 0.0% | +29.1% | |
| 1988 | $4.13 | $4.34 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
- Annualized
- +13.5%
- 1988–2026
- Average year
- +14.9%
- 38 full years
- Best year
- +51.9%
- 1997
- Worst year
- -32.7%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 28/38
- 74% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+13.5%
1988–2026
Average year
+14.9%
38 full years
Best year
+51.9%
1997
Worst year
-32.7%
2008
Positive years
28/38
74% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-40%-20%0%20%40%
1988+5.3%'88
1989+29%
1990+7.5%
1991+32%'91
1992+2.4%
1993+20%
1994+12%'94
1995+36%
1996+37%
1997+52%'97
1998-2.7%
1999+18%
2000-11%'00
2001+15%
2002-2.9%
2003+31%'03
2004+12%
2005-4.0%
2006+6.3%'06
2007+18%
2008-33%
2009+40%'09
2010+14%
2011-10%
2012+34%'12
2013+41%
2014+15%
2015+0.13%'15
2016+35%
2017+39%
2018-22%'18
2019+46%
2020+16%
2021+24%'21
2022-8.5%
2023+22%
2024-0.97%'24
2025-0.43%
2026+14%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on ITW. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s average annual return?
- Since 1988, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has returned about 13.5% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 14.9%.
- What were Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s best and worst years?
- Over 1988–2026, the best year was 1997 (+51.9%) and the worst was 2008 (-32.7%).
- How often is Illinois Tool Works Inc. up in a year?
- 28 of the 38 full years since 1988 were positive — about 74% of the time.
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