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Jun 30, 2025
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q2

Illinois Tool Works Inc. stock research

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2025

Free cash flow and margin weakened compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, despite higher revenue. Operating cash flow declined, while capital expenditure was relatively stable.

Free cash flow takeaway

A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.

Free cash flow and margin weakened compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, despite higher revenue. Operating cash flow declined, while capital expenditure was relatively stable.

  • Revenue increased, but operating cash flow decreased, leading to lower free cash flow and a narrower free cash flow margin. The conversion from revenue to cash was less efficient than in the comparable periods.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was higher but operating cash flow, free cash flow, and free cash flow margin were all lower. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly higher while operating cash flow, free cash flow, and margin were all lower.

FCF snapshot

Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.

TTM free cash flow

$2.7B

Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.

Quarter free cash flow

$449.0M

Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.

Operating cash flow

$550.0M

Cash generated by operations before capital spending.

CapEx

$101.0M

Capital spending and related asset purchases.

FCF margin

11.1%

The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.

Cash flow trend

A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.

PeriodRevenueOperating CFCapExFCFFCF margin
2024-09-30$4.0B$891.0M$108.0M$783.0M19.7%
2024-12-31$3.9B$1.1B$118.0M$996.0M25.3%
2025-03-31$3.8B$592.0M$96.0M$496.0M12.9%
2025-06-30$4.1B$550.0M$101.0M$449.0M11.1%

Cash conversion quality

Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.

FCF / net income59.5%Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash.
CapEx / revenue2.5%Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin.
Net cash-$8.1BCash and equivalents minus total debt.

Recent events shaping cash flow

Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.

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Operating Cash Flow Decline

Operating cash flow was lower than both the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter, even as revenue increased. This was the strongest observable driver of the reduction in free cash flow.

The lower operating cash flow directly reduced free cash flow and compressed the free cash flow margin.

What the cash flow says

How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.

Revenue increased, but operating cash flow decreased, leading to lower free cash flow and a narrower free cash flow margin. The conversion from revenue to cash was less efficient than in the comparable periods.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue was higher but operating cash flow, free cash flow, and free cash flow margin were all lower. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, revenue was slightly higher while operating cash flow, free cash flow, and margin were all lower.

Monitor whether operating cash flow can recover toward prior levels, as it was the primary factor behind the decline in free cash flow.