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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

ITW · NYSE · CIK 0000049826 · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window

23 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
5 sales · 17 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-06-02 · Scanlon Jennifer F. · $199.9K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying1 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesModerate
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
SANTI ERNEST SCOTTDirector
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Scanlon Jennifer F.Director
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SMITH DAVID BYRON JRDirector
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CROWN SUSANDirector
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STROBEL PAMELA BDirector
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LENNY RICHARD HDirector
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 7 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: Scanlon Jennifer F. · $199.9K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-06-02–2026-06-02

Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

45.3 / 100

Latest recorded score

→ +0.0 ptsversus the previous recorded snapshot
  1. 45.3

Only scores saved when a full US scoring run completed are shown; gaps are not reconstructed.

Recent Form 4 activity

2Purchases
14Sales
57Other Form 4 lines
43SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING5 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER17 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDUnavailable

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
9,189,704
Previous report
8,757,539
Avg daily volume
1,525,778
Days to cover
6.0

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-06-02Scanlon Jennifer F.Purchase (P)Common Stock806USD 247.99USD 199,880SEC filing ↗
2025-12-10SMITH DAVID BYRON JRPurchase (P)Common Stock6,709USD 250.13USD 1,678,122SEC filing ↗
2025-06-02SMITH DAVID BYRON JRPurchase (P)Common Stock872USD 241.16USD 210,292SEC filing ↗
2024-12-09SMITH DAVID BYRON JRPurchase (P)Common Stock635USD 275.20USD 174,752SEC filing ↗
2024-06-13SMITH DAVID BYRON JRPurchase (P)Common Stock775USD 238.82USD 185,086SEC filing ↗
2023-11-30SMITH DAVID BYRON JRPurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 241.79USD 241,790SEC filing ↗
2022-12-09SMITH DAVID BYRON JRPurchase (P)Common Stock1,390USD 221.81USD 308,316SEC filing ↗
2022-09-16Grier Kelly JPurchase (P)Common Stock12USD 194.06USD 2,329SEC filing ↗
2021-11-10Henderson Jay LPurchase (P)Common Stock10,000USD 235.29USD 2,352,892SEC filing ↗
2020-05-06SANTI ERNEST SCOTTPurchase (P)Common Stock6,300USD 158.42USD 998,046SEC filing ↗
2020-05-06LENNY RICHARD HPurchase (P)Common Stock1,575USD 159.19USD 250,724SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

73 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 498 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-19SANTI ERNEST SCOTTSale (S)Common Stock41,431USD 287.09USD 11,894,421SEC filing ↗
2026-08-19SANTI ERNEST SCOTTOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock41,431USD 187.86USD 7,783,228SEC filing ↗
2026-08-13Pigozzo Matteo C.Sale (S)Common Stock277USD 289.22USD 80,114SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-19SANTI ERNEST SCOTTSale (S)Common Stock41,431USD 287.09USD 11,894,421SEC filing ↗
2026-08-19SANTI ERNEST SCOTTOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock41,431USD 187.86USD 7,783,228SEC filing ↗
2026-08-13Pigozzo Matteo C.Sale (S)Common Stock277USD 289.22USD 80,114SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07Scanlon Jennifer F.Award / grant (A)Common Stock118USD 296.66USD 35,000SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07SMITH DAVID BYRON JRAward / grant (A)Common Stock130USD 296.66USD 38,566SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07SANTI ERNEST SCOTTAward / grant (A)Common Stock118USD 296.66USD 35,000SEC filing ↗
2026-08-07CROWN SUSANAward / grant (A)Common Stock58USD 296.66USD 17,206SEC filing ↗
2026-06-02Scanlon Jennifer F.Purchase (P)Common Stock806USD 247.99USD 199,880SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Scanlon Jennifer F.Award / grant (A)Common Stock846USD 254.76USD 215,527SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08STROBEL PAMELA BAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08SMITH DAVID BYRON JRAward / grant (A)Common Stock917USD 254.76USD 233,615SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08SANTI ERNEST SCOTTAward / grant (A)Common Stock1,883USD 254.76USD 479,713SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08LENNY RICHARD HAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08IRICK JAIME AAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Henderson Jay LAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Grier Kelly JAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08GRIFFITH JAMES WAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Ford Darrell LAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08CROWN SUSANAward / grant (A)Common Stock833USD 254.76USD 212,215SEC filing ↗
2026-05-08Brutto Daniel JAward / grant (A)Common Stock765USD 254.76USD 194,891SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12Thibeault Mark A.Option exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock469USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12Thibeault Mark A.Tax withholding (F)Common Stock157USD 298.51USD 46,866SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12Szafranski SharonOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock2,098USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12Szafranski SharonTax withholding (F)Common Stock631USD 298.51USD 188,360SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12Silva Guilherme de FigueiredoOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock598USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12Silva Guilherme de FigueiredoTax withholding (F)Common Stock193USD 298.51USD 57,612SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL JOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock803USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12SCHEUNEMAN RANDALL JTax withholding (F)Common Stock253USD 298.51USD 75,523SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12SANTI ERNEST SCOTTOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock9,572USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-02-12SANTI ERNEST SCOTTTax withholding (F)Common Stock4,241USD 298.51USD 1,265,981SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerITW
CIK0000049826
SectorIndustrials
IndustrySpecialty Industrial Machinery Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC3560 General Industrial Machinery & Equipment
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history498 transaction lines from 2020-02-01 to 2026-08-19
12 P purchase lines · 93 S sale lines · 393 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.