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While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Illinois Tool Works (ITW) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.54 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.49 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.42 per share a year ago.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights Revenue of $3.9 billion, a decrease of 1.3% as organic growth declined 0.5%; Organic growth of 0.4% turned positive excluding Product Line Simplification (PLS) reduction of 0.9% Record operating margin of 26.2%, an increase of 140 bps as enterprise initiatives contributed 120 bps Operating cash flow of $1.1B; record free cash flow of $1B, an increase of 10% with a conversion of 133% GAAP EPS of $2.54, an increase of 7% 2024 Highlights Revenue of $15.9 billion, a decrease of 1.3% as organic growth declined 0.7% in markets that were down low to mid-single digits Record operating margin of 26.8% as enterprise initiatives contributed 130 bps Record GAAP EPS of $11.71, an increase of 20% 2025 Guidance Above-market organic growth of 0 to 2% based on current levels of demand; Organic growth of 1 to 3% excluding PLS reduction of approximately 1%-point Enterprise initiatives contributing approximately 100 bps to margin improvement GAAP EPS of $10.15 to $10.55 incl

Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Illinois Tool Works (ITW), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended December 2024.

ITW's fourth-quarter results are likely to gain from strength across the Automotive OEM and Specialty Products units. Softness in the Test & Measurement and Electronics segment is expected to weigh on results.

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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ITW experiences weakness in its operations due to softness in the Test & Measurement, Welding and Construction Products segments. Forex woes are added concerns.

Equity markets have been bouncing all over the place to kick off the new year. Some folks may be concerned that valuations are stretched thin after back-to-back years of over 20% gains in the S&P 500 in 2023 and 2024.

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. CST. Following the release, ITW will hold its fourth quarter and full year 2024 earnings webcast at 9:00 a.m. CST.