Stanley Black & Decker
SWK NYSE· Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$99.37
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Stanley Black & Decker had $15.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 1.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +3.5% a year on average.
- Stanley Black & Decker made $402M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew −9.5% a year.
- Free cash flow was $688M in fiscal 2025, 4.6% of revenue.
- Stanley Black & Decker returned $521M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 76% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.4%.
- Stanley Black & Decker owes $5.6B more than it holds in cash, about 4.3 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$15.0B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue
$15.1B
Net income
$402M
Free cash flow
$688M
Operating margin
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Stanley Black & Decker in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−1.5%
No. Sales fell 1.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
2.7%
A little. It keeps 2.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
4.6%
Partly. 4.6% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
4.3x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 4.3 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
24.2x
One share costs 24.2 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 26.0x.
What Stanley Black & Decker does
Stanley Black & Decker, founded in 1843, makes hand tools, power tools, outdoor products and accessories, plus engineered fasteners used in manufacturing. Its 2025 revenue was $15.1 billion, of which about 62% came from the United States. It has two segments. Tools & Outdoor, with $13.2 billion of revenue (87% of the total), sells under brands such as DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER and CUB CADET: power tools, hand tools, storage, and lawn and garden equipment. Most sales go through retailers such as home centers and mass merchants, as well as distributors, independent dealers and a direct sales force. Engineered Fastening, with $2.0 billion (13%), sells fasteners, fittings and other parts designed for specific uses. The company has sold several businesses in recent years, including its security and automatic door units in 2022 and its infrastructure business in 2024.
Biggest risks, in its own words
- Tariffs and other trade rules, since it makes and sources products in many countries.
- Changes in what customers want, and its reliance on large retail customers that keep consolidating.
- Strong global competition in tools and outdoor products.
- Disruption at its factories or in its information systems.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 3, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 24, 2026
- Legal name
- STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
- CIK
- 0000093556
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $15.3B | $16.9B | $15.8B | $15.4B | $15.1B |
| Revenue growth | 19.9% | 10.9% | −6.9% | −2.6% | −1.5% |
| Gross margin | 33.3% | 25.3% | 24.9% | 29.4% | 30.3% |
| Net income | $1.7B | $1.1B | −$311M | $294M | $402M |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 6.3% | −2.0% | 1.9% | 2.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $10.16 | $6.76 | −$2.07 | $1.95 | $2.65 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $663M | −$1.5B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $971M |
| Capital expenditure | $519M | $530M | $339M | $354M | $283M |
| Free cash flow | $144M | −$2.0B | $853M | $753M | $688M |
| FCF margin | 0.9% | −11.7% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Dividends paid | $475M | $466M | $483M | $491M | $501M |
| Share buybacks | $34.3M | $2.3B | $16.1M | $17.7M | $20.1M |
| Share count change | 1.6% | −5.1% | −4.3% | 1.0% | 0.4% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $142M | $396M | $449M | $291M | $280M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $6.6B | $7.5B | $7.2B | $6.1B | $5.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $11.6B | $9.7B | $9.1B | $8.7B | $9.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0x | 9.5x | 10.9x | 5.0x | 4.3x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.1x |
| Interest coverage | 9.6x | 1.1x | 0.3x | 1.5x | 1.8x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 10.7% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% | 10.0% | −3.3% | 3.3% | 4.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.9M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Black & Decker SWK | $15.0B | −1.5% | — | 4.6% | 6.2% | 24.2x | 6 |
| Otis Worldwide OTIS | $28.9B | 1.2% | 14.8% | 10.0% | 116.6% | 19.3x | 5 |
| Illinois Tool Works ITW | $79.3B | 0.9% | 26.3% | 16.9% | 30.2% | 25.0x | 6 |
| W. W. Grainger GWW | $64.1B | 4.5% | 13.9% | 7.4% | 32.3% | 34.6x | 6 |
| Parker Hannifin PH | $115.9B | 8.3% | 23.6% | 18.2% | 17.6% | — | 9 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $99.37 a share, the company is worth $15.0B: 24.2 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Stanley Black & Decker grew sales faster than 0 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 1 of 3.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000093556). Data updated October 9, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.