Illinois Tool Works stock heads into the open after a 0.75% slip

At the close on September 21, 2026, Illinois Tool Works stock finished at USD 267.39 on the NYSE, down 0.75% for the session while staying about 11.8% below its 52-week high. Investors continued to digest the company’s raised 2026 guidance and recent margin trends.

Illinois Tool Works stock closed at USD 267.39 on the NYSE on September 21, 2026, down 0.75% from a prior close of USD 269.42. The shares thus ended the session roughly 11.8% below their 52-week high of USD 303.16, remaining in the upper half of a USD 238.82 to 303.16 52-week range.

September 21, 2026 in numbers

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ISIN US4523081093, NYSE: ITW) finished the September 21, 2026 session at USD 267.39 on the NYSE, compared with a prior closing price of USD 269.42, marking a decline of USD 2.03 or 0.75%. According to data summarized by ad-hoc-news, the stock traded between its 52-week low of USD 238.82 and high of USD 303.16 on that date, leaving the closing price around 11.8% below the 52-week peak.ad-hoc-news MarketBeat data for the same day show Illinois Tool Works shares quoted near USD 267.82 in late trading, consistent with the reported NYSE close in a slightly negative session.MarketBeat

While Illinois Tool Works shares edged lower, the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average also lost ground on September 21, 2026, slipping 0.2% to close at 51,682.64 points, underscoring a generally softer tone in large cap industrials.Zacks The modest decline in Illinois Tool Works therefore roughly tracked the wider index move rather than diverging sharply from the broader market.

Guidance and earnings frame today

The latest trading day continued to reflect investor reaction to Illinois Tool Works guidance changes and recent earnings performance. In an 8-K filing, the company earlier reported second quarter 2026 revenue of USD 4.30 billion, up 6.1% year on year with 4.5% organic growth, and operating income of USD 1.15 billion, corresponding to a 26.7% operating margin, its most profitable quarter on record.StockTitan The same filing shows Illinois Tool Works raising its 2026 GAAP EPS guidance to a range of USD 11.35 to 11.55 per share and projecting revenue growth of 4 to 5 percent with operating margin between 26.5 and 27.5 percent, helping set the fundamental backdrop for the stock heading into today’s session.StockTitan

Today, Illinois Tool Works stock enters the open with that raised full-year outlook and record margin performance in recent quarters still in focus, while the broader US equity market digests mixed moves in major indices and ongoing discussions about interest rate policy. MarketWatch-style sector overviews and Zacks market commentary highlight how industrial names can remain sensitive to macro data and rate expectations, factors that may influence trading dynamics around Illinois Tool Works shares even in the absence of a specific company event on September 22, 2026.Zacks