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Stanley Black & Decker Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1985 · Revenue 12 mo. $15.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$114.85
1 Y +60.6%
Market cap
$16.8B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −3.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 7.6%Payout 51.7% of operating cash flow

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, and related accessories in the United States, Canada, Other Americas, Europe, and Asia.

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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, and related accessories in the United States, Canada, Other Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its Tools & Outdoor segment offers professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, concrete prep and placement tools, and sanders; pneumatic tools and fasteners; corded and cordless electric power tools; household power tools, hand-held vacuums, and small appliances; leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws, chisels, and industrial and automotive tools; drill, screwdriver, router bits, abrasives, saw blades, and threading products; tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets, and engineered storage solutions; and electric and gas-powered lawn and garden products. This segment sells its products under the DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, CUB CADET, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, and HUSTLER brands through retailers, third-party distributors, independent dealers, and a direct sales force. Its Industrial segment provides threaded fasteners, blind rivets and tools, blind inserts and tools, drawn arc weld studs and systems, engineered plastic and mechanical fasteners, self-piercing riveting systems, precision nut running systems, micro fasteners, high-strength structural fasteners, axel swage, latches, heat shields, pins, couplings, fitting, and other engineered products. This segment sells its products through direct sales force and third-party distributors to the automotive, manufacturing, electronics, construction, aerospace, and other industries. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has a strategic partnership with I4F Licensing Nv. The company was formerly known as The Stanley Works and changed its name to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in March 2010. The company was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.

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Summary

Stanley Black & Decker Inc is around the middle of the Industrials sector overall

47.3 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 11.0% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €617.3M (2025), it supports €6.9B. The remaining €8.2B of the market value assume it grows 11.0% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

11.0%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€15.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€6.9B without growth
€8.2B priced-in growth
  • 10 yrs achieved −3.2%
  • priced in 11.0%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 11.3×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 15 quarters: 10.9× to 15.2×, median 12.3×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 3.1% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 11.0%, achieved at most −3.2%
  • Volatile earnings 4 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 5 of 5 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$725.6M → $1.3B+77.7%better
  • Gross margin30.0% → 31.7%+1.7 ppbetter
  • FCF margin4.8% → 8.5%+3.7 ppbetter
  • Net debt$6.2B → $4.2B−32.5%better
  • Return on equity4.1% → 6.9%+2.8 ppbetter

3 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability38.3below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity 4.44%, sector 13.10%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity4.44%13.10%Rank 7
Return on capital (Greenblatt)44.95%19.33%Rank 77
EBIT margin7.62%11.28%Rank 27
FCF margin4.55%8.50%Rank 28
Gross margin29.86%28.98%Rank 52
Growth10.8below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Earnings growth, 5 years per year −19.04%, sector 12.89%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−1.53%5.15%Rank 16
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−26.99%8.01%Rank 5
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−19.04%12.89%Rank 2
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.87%4.02%Rank 21
Valuation44.9around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield2.30%4.42%Rank 14
FCF yield4.09%3.98%Rank 52
EV/saleslower is better1.492.08Rank 64
EV/EBITlower is better19.5419.47Rank 50
Momentum94.8above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 6 months 42.15%, sector −1.43%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year60.62%−0.01%Rank 99
Share price, 6 months42.15%−1.43%Rank 99
Share price, 3 months15.68%0.53%Rank 90
Distance from 52-week high−2.94%−16.36%Rank 91
Quality57.8around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−1.42%1.39%Rank 77
Change in share countlower is better0.56%−0.44%Rank 11
Dividend streak in years285Rank 96
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted0.09%0.27%Rank 47
Balance sheet & risk37.4below the middleMore risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA 4.50, sector 1.38.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio42.62%39.65%Rank 57
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better4.501.38Rank 10
Debt to equitylower is better0.660.61Rank 47
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better36.56%32.95%Rank 35

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $11.4B (2016) to $15.1B (2025), 3.2% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201611.414.6%$1.1B148M2.7
201713.014.4%$976.2M152M3.2
201814.013.5%$768.8M152M3.9
201912.913.7%$1.1B156M3.4
202014.510.1%$1.7B162M2.9
202115.313.5%$144.0M165M6.6
202216.95.4%−$2.0B157M7.2
202315.85.8%$852.6M150M6.9
202415.48.8%$753.0M151M6.3
202515.17.6%$687.9M152M5.7
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Stanley Black & Decker Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Stanley Black & Decker Inc's score is built

Stanley Black & Decker Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Stanley Black & Decker Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Mohanram G-Score: Growth Quality
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Moat Quality
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)

Stanley Black & Decker Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio43.522.5
P/B ratio1.92.9
Return on equity (ROE)4.4%13.1%
Equity ratio42.6%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.660.61
Dividend yield2.9%2.0%

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Frequently asked questions about Stanley Black & Decker Inc stock

How does Stanley Black & Decker Inc stock (SWK) score in the StockScorer model?
Stanley Black & Decker Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Stanley Black & Decker Inc's P/E ratio?
Stanley Black & Decker Inc's P/E ratio is 43.5. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is Stanley Black & Decker Inc in?
Stanley Black & Decker Inc is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 47.3 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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