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ITW (Illinois Tool Works) Cash Flow from Investing : $-84 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Illinois Tool Works Cash Flow from Investing?

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

For the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Illinois Tool Works spent $96 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $3 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $2 Mil from selling business. It spent $0 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $0 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid $1 Mil for other investing activities. In all, Illinois Tool Works spent $92 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Mar. 2025.


Illinois Tool Works Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Illinois Tool Works's Cash Flow from Investing can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Illinois Tool Works Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Illinois Tool Works Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Flow from Investing
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Illinois Tool Works Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Illinois Tool Works Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

Illinois Tool Works's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Illinois Tool Works's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-84 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Illinois Tool Works  (NYSE:ITW) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

Illinois Tool Works's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-96 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works spent $96 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

Illinois Tool Works's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $3 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works gained $3 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

Illinois Tool Works's purchase of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works spent $0 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

Illinois Tool Works's sale of business for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works gained $2 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

Illinois Tool Works's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}0 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

Illinois Tool Works's sale of investment for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works gained $0 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

Illinois Tool Works's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works paid $0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

Illinois Tool Works's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works paid $0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

Illinois Tool Works's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1 Mil. It means Illinois Tool Works paid $1 Mil for other investing activities.


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Illinois Tool Works Business Description

Address
155 Harlem Avenue, Glenview, IL, USA, 60025
Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works has become a diversified industrial manufacturer through acquisitions and innovations that follow customer needs. ITW operates through seven business segments, with no segment representing more than one fifth of revenue. ITW's automotive OEM segment sells vehicle components; its food equipment segment sells commercial kitchen appliances; its test & measurement and electronics segment sells inspection and analysis equipment; its welding segment sells welding equipment and consumables; its polymers & fluids segment sells industrial and consumer adhesives, solvents, and coatings; its construction products segment sells building fasteners and tools; and its specialty products segment sells medical, packaging, HVAC, and airport ground equipment.
Executives
Christopher A O'herlihy officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Michael M Larsen officer: SVP & CFO ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Ernest Scott Santi director, officer: President & CEO ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Smith David Byron Jr director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Mary Katherine Lawler officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE, GLENVIEW IL 60025
Randall J Scheuneman officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Sharon Szafranski officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Kelly J Grier director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Lei Zhang Schlitz officer: Executive Vice President 5757 N. GREENBAY AVENUE, GLENDALE WI 53129
Patricia A. Hartzell officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Javier Gracia Carbonell officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Jay L Henderson director 50 SOUTH LASALLE ST, CHICAGO IL 60603
Jennifer Kaplan Schott officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy. 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Darrell L Ford director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Finch Norman D. Jr. officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Secy C/O ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025