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Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker's revenue fell 1.5% in FY2025, to $15.1B, and net income rose 36.6% to $402M
Revenue fell 1.5% to $15.1B in FY2025, from $15.4B in FY2023. Net income rose 36.6% to $402M. Tools and Outdoor was the largest segment, at 87% of revenue.
Key facts
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) closed fiscal 2025 on Jan 3, 2026 with revenue of $15.1B, down 1.5% from a year before; net income came to $402M, up 36.6%. Its newest quarterly report covers the three months to Oct 3, 2026: revenue of $3.7B, down 0.6% on the same stretch of the prior year, and net income of $272M. Broken down by segment, Tools and Outdoor led with 87% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Feb 24, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026 (filed Nov 4, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 24, 2026
Source: 10-Q filed Apr 29, 2026 · 10-Q filed Jul 29, 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026
How it makes money
By segment, FY2025
Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown
By segment in FY2025: Tools and Outdoor (87%) and Engineered Fastening (13%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $15.1B.
Source: 10-K FY2025
By region, FY2025
Share is of the FY2025 total; the last column is the change from FY2024.
Learn more: Revenue vs. net income · Gross, operating and net margin
What changed last quarter
Comparing Q3 FY2026 (Jul to Sep 2026) compared with Q3 FY2025 (Jul to Sep 2025)
Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.
Q3 FY2026Q3 FY2025
Company
Source: Stanley Black & Decker 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026, filed Nov 4, 2026
By segment
Source: Stanley Black & Decker 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026, filed Nov 4, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Net income rose 36.6% in FY2025 to $402M, from $294M. 10-K, FY2025
- Total debt fell 3.9% in FY2025 to $5.9B. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income in the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026 was $272M, up 429.4% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Oct 3, 2026
The bear case
- Revenue fell 1.5% in FY2025 to $15.1B, from $15.4B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
- Operating cash flow fell 12.3% in FY2025 to $971M. 10-K, FY2025
- Revenue in the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026 was $3.7B, down 0.6% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Oct 3, 2026
- Engineered Fastening revenue fell 4.3% in FY2025 to $2.0B. 10-K, FY2025
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What the company does
Stanley Black & Decker is in the industrial machinery & supplies & components industry, part of the industrials sector. The SEC files it under Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware.
Stanley Black & Decker reports 2 segments: Tools and Outdoor and Engineered Fastening.
Its latest fiscal year, FY2025, ended Jan 3, 2026.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the industrial machinery & supplies & components industry. They are not a summary of Stanley Black & Decker’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- Economic cyclesDemand for equipment and services rises and falls with business investment.
- Costs and supplyMaterial, labor and supplier problems can raise costs or delay delivery.
- Trade and tariffsTariffs and trade policy affect costs and sales.
- Contracts and backlogLarge projects and government contracts can be delayed, cut or repriced.
- Regulation and liabilitySafety, environmental and product-liability rules can raise costs.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.8B | $15.4B | $15.1B |
| Net income | −$310M | $294M | $402M |
| Operating cash flow | $1.2B | $1.1B | $971M |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | $449M | $290M | $280M |
| Total debt (year end) | $7.2B | $6.1B | $5.9B |
| Diluted shares | 150M | 151M | 152M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
- Total debt: Short-term borrowings and the current part of long-term debt plus long-term debt, at carrying value.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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Explainers for this page
- Segment reporting
- Net debt and net cash
- Debt-to-equity ratio
- The cash flow statement
- Risk factors (Item 1A)
- Commercial paper
- Lease payments in the cash flow statement
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About these numbers
- Stanley Black & Decker names its fiscal year by the calendar year in which it starts, so FY2025 is the year that ended Jan 3, 2026.
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Nov 4, 2026 | Oct 3, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 4, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Apr 29, 2026 | Apr 4, 2026 |
| DEF 14A | Mar 6, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| 10-K | Feb 24, 2026 | Jan 3, 2026 |
Learn more: 10-K vs. 10-Q vs. 8-K · Form 4 insider filings · Fiscal years and quarters
Common questions about Stanley Black & Decker
How does Stanley Black & Decker make money?
Fiscal 2025 revenue: $15.1B. By segment in FY2025: Tools and Outdoor (87%) and Engineered Fastening (13%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $15.1B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 24, 2026.
What was Stanley Black & Decker's revenue in fiscal 2025?
$15.1B, down 1.5% from fiscal 2023 ($15.4B). The year ended Jan 3, 2026; for fiscal 2022 the figure was $15.8B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 24, 2026.
Is Stanley Black & Decker profitable?
Net income was $402M in fiscal 2025 (up 36.6%; fiscal 2023 was $294M). That counts as a GAAP profit. The latest quarter, ended Oct 3, 2026: net income was $272M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 24, 2026.
What did Stanley Black & Decker report in its latest quarterly filing?
For the three months to Oct 3, 2026: revenue $3.7B (down 0.6% from $3.8B) and net income $272M (up 429.4% from $51M). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026, filed Nov 4, 2026.
How much cash and debt does Stanley Black & Decker have?
As of Oct 3, 2026: $741M of cash and cash equivalents, $4.7B of total debt. Total debt here is short-term borrowings and the current part of long-term debt plus long-term debt, at carrying value. Source: 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026.
What are the main risks Stanley Black & Decker faces?
Stanley Black & Decker's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 24, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the industrial machinery & supplies & components industry include Economic cycles; costs and supply; trade and tariffs; contracts and backlog; regulation and liability. The first: Demand for equipment and services rises and falls with business investment. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Stanley Black & Decker numbers come from?
The 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 (fiscal 2025) and the 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026 (quarter ended Oct 3, 2026), as published in the SEC's XBRL data. Click any number to open the filing it came from. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Tracked funds that report owning Stanley Black & Decker
- Two Sigma Investments: 366,049 shares, reported value $34.5M at Jun 30, 2026 (new in this filing). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
- Citadel Advisors: 154,696 shares, reported value $14.6M at Jun 30, 2026 (+69.4% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Sep 2, 2026.
- Bridgewater Associates: 4,111 shares, reported value $0.4M at Jun 30, 2026 (+40.9% in shares since the filing for Mar 31, 2026). Form 13F filed Aug 14, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in SWK
- The editor holds no position in Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). As of Nov 11, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell SWK from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
- Compensation
- Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026
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Compare with peers
| Company | Fiscal year | Revenue | Revenue growth | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Black & DeckerSWK | FY2025 | $15.1B | −1.5% | $402M |
| Parker HannifinPH | FY2026 | $21.5B | +8.3% | $3.6B |
| Illinois Tool WorksITW | FY2025 | $16.0B | +0.9% | $3.1B |
| W. W. GraingerGWW | FY2025 | $17.9B | +4.5% | $1.7B |
| Ingersoll RandIR | FY2025 | $7.7B | +5.7% | $581M |
Each row is that company’s latest fiscal year from its own 10-K, using its own revenue and net income lines. Fiscal years end in different months, and line definitions differ (banks, insurers and oil companies count revenue differently), so this is a rough side-by-side, not a like-for-like comparison.
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