Insider trade

Director sold ~$547K of ITW shares in the open market

Traded Aug 19, 2026 · Filed Aug 21, 2026

Illinois Tool WorksITW

~$547K
Reported value · 1,890 sh @ $289.19: 266K
Holds after · shares reported: -8.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.7%, $284.25 → $260.84 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

A board member of Illinois Tool Works sold $547K of Illinois Tool Works shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 19, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 21, 2026

Director$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$546,569

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

22 days after results of Jul 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $284.25 on Aug 19, 2026, 18% above its 52-week low and 5% below its high, after a 7% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $241.07 (Nov 19, 2025) to $299.60 (Feb 13, 2026), 74% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $265.10 on Jul 8, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-3.0%	+0.5%	-3.5%
30 days	-3.7%	+0.6%	-4.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001307581-26-000016
Filed / recorded: Aug 21, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
Issuer CIK: 49826
Ticker: ITW
Reporting person: Ernest Scott Santi
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 19, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,890
Price per share: $289.19
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 266,288
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed at multiple prices ranging from $288.92 to $289.45. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, Illinois Tool Works Inc. or a shareholder of Illinois Tool Works Inc. full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
Includes 6,937 shares of deferred stock granted under the ITW Directors' Deferred Fee Plan as of August 19, 2026.