Illinois Tool Works Insider Trades
NYSE: ITWIndustrialsIndustrial Machinery/ComponentsUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Last 12 months
- Purchases
- 1 · $199.88K
- Sales
- 13 · $66.93M
- Shares bought / sold
- 806 / 230.56K
- Net activity
- Net selling $66.7 million
Illinois Tool Works insider activity
Over the last 12 months, Illinois Tool Works insiders reported 64 transactions on SEC Form 4: 1 open-market purchase and 13 sales. Insiders bought $199,880 and sold $66.9 million worth of stock, for net insider selling of $66.7 million. The largest seller was SANTI ERNEST SCOTT, with $60.6 million in reported sales.
The most recent filing shows SANTI ERNEST SCOTT (Director) reporting a transaction in 41,431 shares at $187.86 on Aug 19, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put ITW's ownership changes in context.
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ITW insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 1,890 | $546.57K | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 8,928 | $2.57M | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 8,142 | $2.34M | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 22,471 | $6.44M | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Option exercise | 41,431 | $7.78M | Form 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Pigozzo Matteo C.VP & Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 277 | $80.11K | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Award | 118 | $35.00K | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Scanlon Jennifer F.Director | Award | 118 | $35.00K | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | CROWN SUSANDirector | Award | 58 | $17.21K | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | SMITH DAVID BYRON JRDirector | Award | 130 | $38.57K | Form 4 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Scanlon Jennifer F.Director | Buy | 806 | $199.88K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | STROBEL PAMELA BDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | Scanlon Jennifer F.Director | Award | 846 | $215.53K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | SMITH DAVID BYRON JRDirector | Award | 917 | $233.61K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | CROWN SUSANDirector | Award | 833 | $212.22K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | GRIFFITH JAMES WDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | Grier Kelly JDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | Brutto Daniel JDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | IRICK JAIME ADirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | Ford Darrell LDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | Henderson Jay LDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | LENNY RICHARD HDirector | Award | 765 | $194.89K | Form 4 |
| May 8, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Award | 1,883 | $479.71K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | O'HERLIHY CHRISTOPHER APresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 2,610 | $779.11K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | O'HERLIHY CHRISTOPHER APresident & CEO | Option exercise | 7,024 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Hartzell Patricia A.Executive Vice President | Tax withholding | 569 | $169.85K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Hartzell Patricia A.Executive Vice President | Option exercise | 1,883 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Silva Guilherme de FigueiredoExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 193 | $57.61K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Silva Guilherme de FigueiredoExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 598 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Larsen Michael MSVP & CFO | Tax withholding | 2,348 | $700.90K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Larsen Michael MSVP & CFO | Option exercise | 6,424 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Lawler Mary KatherineSVP & Chief HR Officer | Tax withholding | 1,214 | $362.39K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Lawler Mary KatherineSVP & Chief HR Officer | Option exercise | 2,740 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Escoe T. KennethExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 568 | $169.55K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Escoe T. KennethExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 1,883 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Beck AxelExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 1,063 | $317.32K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Beck AxelExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 2,398 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Thibeault Mark A.Executive Vice President | Tax withholding | 157 | $46.87K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Thibeault Mark A.Executive Vice President | Option exercise | 469 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL JVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 253 | $75.52K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL JVP & Chief Accounting Officer | Option exercise | 803 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Szafranski SharonExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 631 | $188.36K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Szafranski SharonExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 2,098 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Tax withholding | 4,241 | $1.27M | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Option exercise | 9,572 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Carbonell Javier GraciaExecutive Vice President | Tax withholding | 923 | $275.52K | Form 4 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Carbonell Javier GraciaExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 1,883 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Rauch Christopher P.SVP, General Counsel & Secy. | Tax withholding | 129 | $37.96K | Form 4 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Rauch Christopher P.SVP, General Counsel & Secy. | Option exercise | 477 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Lawler Mary KatherineSVP & Chief HR Officer | Sale | 17,279 | $5.04M | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Lawler Mary KatherineSVP & Chief HR Officer | Option exercise | 17,279 | $2.82M | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | SMITH DAVID BYRON JRDirector | Award | 131 | $38.46K | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Award | 119 | $35.00K | Form 4 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | CROWN SUSANDirector | Award | 61 | $17.91K | Form 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Beck AxelExecutive Vice President | Sale | 4,223 | $1.23M | Form 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Beck AxelExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 2,608 | $426.04K | Form 4 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Beck AxelExecutive Vice President | Option exercise | 3,261 | $417.41K | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 3,931 | $1.15M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 57,361 | $16.79M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 19,471 | $5.68M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 20,833 | $6.06M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 17,864 | $5.18M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Sale | 47,885 | $13.83M | Form 4 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector | Option exercise | 167,345 | $24.13M | Form 4 |
Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4