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Stanley Black & Decker

SWK
46
Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories · Industrials
Also trades as: 0L9E.L GBP 0.87 (-1.91%)
Price
$88.57
-0.60 (-0.67%)
Market Cap
$13.38B
Winston Score
46
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 12, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
11/30
Growth
Good
11/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Good
6/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Weak
1/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

46 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 46.

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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)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

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.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+244.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

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

$592M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Stanley Black & Decker is growing revenue at 0% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
33.0%
Modest — 33.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.8%
Modest — 7.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.3%
Below par — 9.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.6%
Nearly flat sales (+0.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+28.7%
Earnings growing fast (+28.7% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
250%
Turns 250% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
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

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.53
Conservative — low debt load (0.53)
Covers its interest
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

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.7x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.7

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+7.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.7 → 13.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.79%
Moderate income — 3.79% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+1.2%
Dividend flat
Payout Ratio
81%
no trend
Most of the profit goes out as dividends. Little left to reinvest, and less cushion if earnings dip.

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