Stanley Black & Decker

SWK

Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories · Industrials

Also trades as: 0L9E.L

Price

$101.82

-2.18 (-2.10%)

Market Cap

$15.38B

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 12, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

−7.8% over 5y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 165.0M (2021) → 152.1M (2026)

Stanley Black & Decker makes hand tools, power tools, and storage equipment used by everyday consumers and professional tradespeople. Its brands include Stanley, DeWalt, and Black & Decker — names found in hardware stores and job sites across the world. DeWalt in particular is one of the most recognized names in professional power tools.

The company sells its products through retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's, as well as directly to industrial and construction customers, generating revenue from one-time product purchases rather than subscriptions. It operates globally, with significant sales in North America and Europe, and reported roughly $15 billion in annual revenue in recent years. Stanley Black & Decker's main competitive advantage is its portfolio of trusted brand names, but the company has struggled with high debt and bloated costs since a major acquisition spree, and its key challenge is executing a multi-year restructuring program to restore profit margins.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$0/ year

↓ Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$280M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

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Quality

Gross Margin

33.0%

Modest — 33.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

7.8%

Modest — 7.8% operating margin

ROCE

2.3%

Weak — 2.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+0.6%

Nearly flat sales (+0.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+28.7%

Earnings growing fast (+28.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

250%

Turns 250% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

8.5%

Modest free cash flow (8.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.53

Conservative — low debt load (0.53)

Interest Cover

3.33x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

25.0x

Growth-priced — P/E 25.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+10.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (25.0 → 14.5)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

3.68%

Moderate income — 3.68% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+1.2%

Dividend flat

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