Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) Stock

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) is a Materials stock trading at $98.87 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $15.37B and a trailing P/E of 29.4. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. operates tools and storage and industrial businesses. The Tools & Storage segment sells power tools, hand tools, lawn and garden products, home products, and storage/accessories through retailers, distributors, dealers, and direct sales, serving professional users, consumers, and industrial customers.

Understand Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.: how it makes money

Stanley Black & Decker sells power tools, lawn and garden products, hand tools, and related accessories (including professional products and consumer products under the BLACK+DECKER brand), and also sells engineered fastening and other industrial offerings, generating revenue from product sales.

Profit depends on keeping tool demand steady (organic revenue) while managing inventory to avoid working capital pressure, since the latest snapshot shows organic revenue decline alongside a working capital build tied to inventory control.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Tools & Outdoor$3.3B
Industrial$0.5B

Business quality (Weak): Segment and operating metric coverage is partial but sufficient to link the profit model to demand (organic revenue) and working capital (inventory-related builds), though peers and a fully clean segment mapping were not provided.

Valuation: At 38× earnings, SWK trades 57% above the Construction Materials average (24×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Product revenue scale: Tools and Outdoor Net Sales are the largest portion of reported sales in the provided data (3.34B).
  • Inventory actions are measurable: The company reports ending inventory balance (6.6B) and working capital builds tied to inventory control, plus inventory reduction (0.24B), which can indicate active inventory management.

Bear case

  • Demand softness: Organic Revenue is negative in the provided snapshot (-2.0 percent), and the candidates also show declines for Power Tools Organic Revenue (-2.0 percent) and Outdoor Organic Revenue (-3.0 percent).
  • Working capital pressure: Working Capital Build (Inventory Control) is positive (0.36B), which can weigh on cash generation and near-term financial flexibility.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$98.87
Market Cap$15.37B
P/E Ratio29.4
EV / EBITDA18.2
Price / Book1.72
Price / Sales1.00
FCF Yield-0.3%
DCF Value (model)$69.63
DCF Upside vs Price-29.6%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$15.13B
Net Margin2.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-1.5%
EPS Growth (YoY)35.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)-8.6%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.12 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score7/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E29.4
Sector P/E (Materials)25.1
Industry P/E (Construction Materials)22.6
vs Sector17.5%
vs Industry30.5%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($1.35B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)10
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryConstruction Materials
CEOChristopher John Nelson
Employees48,000
CountryUS
IPO Date1980-03-17

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.