Illinois Tool Works stock increases 0.71 percent in after-hours trading

Illinois Tool Works stock traded after-hours at EUR 233.65 on October 2, 2026, marking a 0.71 percent increase compared to its prior close on Lang & Schwarz, ad-hoc-news.de reported.

Illinois Tool Works Raises 2026 Growth Guidance

On July 28, 2026, Illinois Tool Works management announced that second-quarter organic growth reached 4.5 percent, while total revenue grew by 6.1 percent, according to the company’s earnings-call transcript published by Yahoo Finance and cited by ad-hoc-news.de. During the same period, operating margin expanded to 26.7 percent and GAAP earnings per share rose 10 percent to USD 2.84. Driven by these results, leadership raised full-year 2026 organic-growth guidance to a range of 3 percent to 4 percent, with a midpoint of 3.5 percent. Full-year GAAP EPS guidance was simultaneously increased to a range of USD 11.35 to USD 11.55, featuring a midpoint of USD 11.45, while operating-margin projections were maintained at 26.5 percent to 27.5 percent.

Illinois Tool Works Reports Record 2024 Margins

Earlier financial disclosures show that Illinois Tool Works reported full-year 2024 revenue of $15.9 billion, a 1.3 percent decrease as organic revenue declined 0.7 percent in down markets. Despite the slight revenue dip, the company achieved a record operating margin of 26.8 percent and a record GAAP EPS of $11.71, which included favorable one-time items such as a LIFO inventory accounting change and the sale of an equity interest in Wilsonart. Excluding those items, full-year 2024 EPS stood at $10.15, while operating cash flow reached $3.3 billion.

After-Hours Trading Activity on Lang and Schwarz

At 10:59 p.m. CEST on October 2, 2026, trading data on Lang & Schwarz recorded a bid of EUR 233.20 and an ask of EUR 234.10, with the absolute after-hours price resting at EUR 233.65, representing a 0.71 percent gain over the prior close of EUR 232.00, according to ad-hoc-news.de. Continuous real-time quotes tracked the stock through 11:00 p.m. CEST.