Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

SWK Industrials Tools & Accessories

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.1 billion, down 1.53% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
−0.65%
EPS
+442.2%
Free cash flow
+276.7%
Total debt
−10.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

115.55 0.28 +0.24%
Market cap
$17.4B
P/E
20.6×
Fwd P/E
18.1×
Dividend yield
2.88%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
1.96
Beneish M
−2.79
Dividend safety
32/100

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) Return on equity

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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 9.44%, up 4.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.52%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.31% (fiscal 2023) to 17.6% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is below the Tools & Accessories industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 4.52% 1.21
FY2024 3.31% 6.62
FY2023 −3.31% (4.90)
FY2022 1.59% (13.30)
FY2021 14.9% 2.06
FY2020 12.8% 0.13
FY2019 12.7% 4.46
FY2018 8.24% (9.38)
FY2017 17.6% 1.79
FY2016 15.8% 1.22

Against its own ten years

Low −3.31% High 17.6%
Ten-year median 12.7%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
KMT Kennametal Inc. compare 86.2%
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. compare 38.8%
TTC Toro Company (The) compare 26.5%
SNA Snap-On Incorporated compare 16.9%
TKR Timken Company (The) compare 16.3%
RBC RBC Bearings Incorporated compare 10.5%
SWK Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 9.44%
EML Eastern Company (The) compare 6.32%
HLMN Hillman Solutions Corp. compare 1.97%
Tools & Accessories industry median 10.5%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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