SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
SWK's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 6 points to 7.7% and free cash flow more than tripled. At 20x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 22x.
SWK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
SWK's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
SWK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $78.98 | -30% |
| Current | 20x | $113 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $121 | +7.1% |
| Expensive | 30x | $169 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWK's PE is in its fair range at 20x.
SWK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SWK to show an outlook.
SWK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.59 | +93% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.10 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.44 | +0.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.65 | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.90 | +$4.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $3.16 | +$5.09 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.42 | +$3.10 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.95 | +$4.02 |
SWK's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.59 over the past year, against $11.10 in late 2021.
SWK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | -0.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $4B | +0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7B | -1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8B | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9B | -2% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | -3.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7B | -0.4% |
SWK's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $3.7B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.6% | +8.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | +2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9% | -9.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7% | -8.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4% | +5.5 points |
SWK's operating margin was 9.6% last quarter, up 8.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SWK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $585M | +277% |
| Q2 2026 | $698.2M | +418% |
| Q1 2026 | -$447.3M | +$37.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $882.9M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.3M | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $134.7M | -72% |
| Q1 2025 | -$485M | +$11.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $564.6M | -13% |
SWK generated $1.7B in free cash flow over the past year, about five times what it generated the year before.
SWK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -2.2% | -3.3M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -1.9M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -16.7M shares |
| Available history | -1.3% | -1.9M shares |
SWK has 149M diluted shares, down 2.2% from a year ago, with $524M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $250.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $252.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $15.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $5.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $800,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $11.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $6.3M |
SWK spent $524M buying back its own shares over the past year.
SWK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
SWK's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 9.2 years a year ago.
SWK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 81.3 | Overbought |
SWK's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
SWK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SWK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 16% below |
| PE % | 43 | 58 | 15 pts below |
SWK is trading at 20x earnings, a 16% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
SWK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $99.3 | 14% above |
| 20 week MA | $96.5 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $85.9 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $79.6 | 42% above |
| 200 week MA | $84.8 | 33% above |
SWK has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 33% above its 200-week average.
SWK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $165.9 | $179.9 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | $179.9 | $182.2 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | $182.2 | $73.9 | -59% |
| 2023 | $73.9 | $98.1 | +33% |
| 2024 | $98.1 | $80.6 | -18% |
| 2025 | $80.6 | $75.4 | -6.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.4 | $113.0 | +50% |
SWK is up 50% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.