Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware

SWKStrained9 of 11 basics passed

$88.57

-0.67%

Market cap $13.4B

$88.57

-0.67%

Market cap $13.4B

Stanley Black & Decker Inc offers hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, engineered fastening solutions, and related accessories. The company operates in two reportable business segments: Tools & Outdoor and Engineered Fastening.

It is a $13.4B industrial company. Revenue grew 0.6% over the last year, it keeps 4¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~3.9 years of free cash flow. It trades at 21.6× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

Website: stanleyblackanddecker.com
Location: New Britain, CT
Employees: 43 500
Sector: Industrials

Share price · 3 years

$81.61 → $88.57+8.5%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $15.2B
Profit: keeps 4¢ of every $1 sold; $621M
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $1.29B
Net debt: debt minus cash on hand; $5.03B
P/E: years of profit in the price; 21.6
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $4.09
Dividend: pays out 81% of profit · 39% of FCF · raised 55+ yrs; 3.76%
Shares: down 6% since 2016 — buybacks; 151.7M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.19

Revenue, last 9 years

52-week range

Low $62.12$88.57High $104.00

Today's price is 63% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

21.6×median 17.9×

Higher than 59% of past days — around the middle of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

21.6×

42%

P/S

0.9×

39%

EV/EBITDA

13.8×

92%

P/B

1.5×

45%

FCF yield

9.6%

99%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (cheaper than usual). Based on the daily valuation record.

Standing in Industrials

Size$13.4Btop 67%
Revenue growth-1%top 76%
Net margin4%top 84%
Return on equity7%top 90%
P/E21.6×top 31%
Dividend yield3.76%top 8%

Ranked against 130 Industrials companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong valuation and quality; Growth, Profitability, Health and Moat lag behind.

Valuation82

P/E vs own history59th pct · 12/25
FCF yield9.6% · 25/25
P/S0.9x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA11.6x · 20/25

Growth25

Revenue CAGR-0.8% · 0/25
Net income CAGR-30.2% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y-19.4% · 0/25
Fwd implied growth44.6% · 25/25

Profitability21

ROIC5.7% · 5/25
ROE6.9% · 5/25
Net margin4.1% · 6/25
Operating margin7.5% · 5/25

Health34

Altman Zn/a · 0/25
Current ratio1.43 · 12/25
Interest coverage2.3x · 10/25
Net cash / debtD/A 24% · 12/25

Quality90

Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
Beneish M-2.66 · 25/25
FCF conversion208% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 4.3% · 25/25

Moat36

ROIC >12% years2/9 yrs · 0/25
Median gross margin33.3% · 13/25
FCF-positive years8/9 yrs · 18/25
Worst-year net marginworst -2.0% · 5/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2021Financial
Best year on record
$1.69B net income
FY2016Financial
First recorded profitable year
$965M net income
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $10B
$11.4B in first reported year

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

Dividend King — raised its dividend 55+ years in a row

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$4 856 today — price return only

$15.1B revenue in FY2025

Positive free cash flow 3 years in a row

43 500 employees

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

No standout strengths in the available data.

Watch-outs

Loss-making in 1 of the recent years

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

9 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+0.6% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$621M TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-17.2% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.29B TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligations~3.9y of cash flow to repay
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$13.4B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-4.5% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it8/9 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 22/100
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 3.76%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 21.6

Peer comparisonStanley Black & Decker, Inc. vs 6 largest industrials peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
SWK this company	$13.4B	21.6	+0.6%	4.1%	Strained
LRCX Lam Research Corp	$399.2B	54.9	+26.0%	31.3%	Strong
CAT Caterpillar Inc.	$368.0B	33.9	+18.4%	14.5%	Solid
RTX RTX Corporation	$251.3B	32.4	+11.8%	8.3%	Strained
DE Deere & Company	$167.7B	34.4	+8.3%	10.2%	Solid
ETN Eaton Corporation, plc	$167.2B	43.6	+15.5%	12.8%	Mixed
UNP Union Pacific Corp.	$166.8B	22.6	+4.2%	28.8%	Strained

Head-to-head: SWK vs LRCX · SWK vs CAT · SWK vs RTX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 3Buy 5Hold 14

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $15.2B · net income $621M (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2025 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$15.2B

YoY 0.6%

Net income (TTM)

$621M

Margin 4.1%

Gross margin

31.4%

Operating margin

7.5%

P/E ratio

21.6

Dividend yield

3.76%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenue	14.5	15.6	16.9	15.8	15.4	15.1
Gross profit	5.0	5.2	4.3	3.9	4.5	4.6
Operating income (EBIT)	1.9	2.0	0.9	0.4	1.0	1.2
Net income	1.2	1.7	1.1	-0.3	0.3	0.4
EPS (diluted)	7.77	10.16	6.76	-2.07	1.95	2.65

Cash flowFree cash flow $1.29B · operating cash flow $1.55B (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$1.29B

Margin 8.5%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$1.55B

FCF margin

8.5%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Operating cash flow	2.0	0.7	-1.5	1.2	1.1	1.0
Capital expenditure	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.3	-0.4	-0.3
Free cash flow	1.7	0.1	-2.0	0.9	0.8	0.7
FCF margin	11.5%	0.9%	-11.7%	5.4%	4.9%	4.5%

Balance sheetAssets $21.2B · net debt $5.03B (FY2025)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $21.2B of assets is financed

57%

43%

Liabilities $12.2B — borrowed moneyEquity $9.05B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $5.31B − cash $280M = net debt $5.03B

Cash on hand covers 5% of debt.

Debt repayment

0.0 yrs

Years of free cash flow to clear net debt

Interest coverage

2.3x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

6.9%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Cash & equivalents	1.4	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3
Total assets	23.6	28.2	25.0	23.7	21.8	21.2
Total liabilities	12.5	16.6	15.3	14.6	13.1	12.2
Total debt	4.2	6.6	7.5	7.2	5.6	5.3
Equity	11.1	11.6	9.7	9.1	8.7	9.1
Net debt	2.9	6.4	7.1	6.8	5.3	5.0

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $88.57 · market cap $13.4B.