Illinois Tool Works (ITW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher A. O’Herlihy, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $15.2M in 2025, up 39% from $10.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 208:1, on median employee pay of $73,094.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$15.2M+39% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
208:1median $73,094
CEO pay in equity
69%$10.5M in awards
2025 Revenue
$16BGlobal multi-industry manufacturing leader
After-tax ROIC
29.3%Best-in-class performance
Operating Margin
26.3%Enterprise initiatives contributed 130 bps
Dividend Increase
+7%62nd consecutive year raised
Pay Ratio
208:1CEO to median employee

How O’Herlihy was paid

$15.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards35%Option awards35%Non-equity incentive18%Pension and deferred comp2%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher A. O’HerlihyPresident & Chief Executive Officer$15,211,011
Michael M. LarsenSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,360,501
Axel R.J. BeckExecutive Vice President$3,226,309
T. Kenneth EscoeExecutive Vice President$3,027,729
Mary K. LawlerSenior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$3,511,754

What changed and why

  • $15.2MCEO total compensation increased to $15,211,011 in 2025 from $10,932,645 in 2024.
  • The Compensation Committee eliminated the cash portion of performance awards in 2025, making them solely payable in stock-settled PSUs.
  • CBI Yield was introduced as a new performance metric in the 2025-2027 PSU awards.
  • $16BRevenue of $16 billion was achieved with an operating margin of 26.3 percent.
  • 29.3%After-tax ROIC reached a best-in-class level of 29.3 percent in 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.