SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
SWK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over SWK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over SWK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SWK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for SWK to show an outlook.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
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.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $5.35 over the past year, up 102% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since 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.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over SWK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over SWK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over SWK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
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.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over SWK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
SWK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SWK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 16% below |
| PE % | 43 | 58 | 15 pts below |
SWK has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium 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 the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% 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 has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.