Illinois Tool Works
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What shareholders voted on
From Illinois Tool Works’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting | Say on pay | 84.9% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 | Auditor | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Kelly J. Grier | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jaime Irick | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Christoper A. O’Herlihy | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Darrell L. Ford | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 93.7% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting | Say on pay | 89.1% | Passed | |
| Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 75.7% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 | Auditor | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kelly J. Grier | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jaime Irick | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Christoper A. O’Herlihy | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Darrell L. Ford | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 90.6% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting | Say on pay | 95.7% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 | Auditor | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kelly J. Grier | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Darrell L. Ford | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 94.8% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting | Say on pay | 95.3% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 | Auditor | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Darrell L. Ford | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Anré D. Williams | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 93.9% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section, the compensation tables and any related material disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s compensation disclosure rules | Say on pay | 93.5% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 | Auditor | 89.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Darrell L. Ford | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Anré D. Williams | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 96.2% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 95.6% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section, the compensation tables and any related material disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the meeting pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s compensation disclosure rules | Say on pay | 93.1% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 | Auditor | 91.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Anré D. Williams | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. Warren | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 96.5% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.9% | Passed | |
| To permit stockholders to act by written consent | Company proposal | 33.6% | Failed | |
| Set Company-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets | Company proposal | 21.3% | Failed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Anré D. Williams | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. Warren | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James A. Skinner | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 97.2% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Change the ownership threshold to call special stockholder meetings | Company proposal | 37.9% | Failed | |
| Set Company-wide greenhouse gas emissions targets | Company proposal | 24.6% | Failed | |
| Election of Pamela B. Strobel | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jay L. Henderson | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Anré D. Williams | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of David B. Smith, Jr. | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of James W. Griffith | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. Warren | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard H. Lenny | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan Crown | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of James A. Skinner | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of E. Scott Santi | Director | 97.1% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Illinois Tool Works’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-12 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-27 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-07 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-21 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-09 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-22 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-10 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-24 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-13 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-25 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-13 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-26 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-13 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-27 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-09 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-22 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-10 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-23 |
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