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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).

Revenue$15.1BFY2025 · −1.5% vs FY2023
Net income$402MFY2025 · +36.6% vs FY2023
Operating cash flow$971MFY2025 · −12.3% vs FY2023
Cash & equivalents$741Mat Oct 3, 2026 · +164.6% vs FY2025 end
Total debt$4.7Bat Oct 3, 2026 · −19.8% vs FY2025 end
Diluted shares152MFY2025 avg · +0.4% vs FY2023
Revenue and net income, three fiscal yearsBy fiscal year, $bn
RevenueNet income
Revenue and net income by fiscal yearRevenue FY2022: $15.8B15.8Net income FY2022: −$310M−0.31FY2022Revenue FY2023: $15.4B15.4Net income FY2023: $294M0.29FY2023Revenue FY2025: $15.1B15.1Net income FY2025: $402M0.40FY2025Data: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGAR · tickersage.com

Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 24, 2026

Quarterly revenue: fiscal 2026 vs a year earlierFiscal Q1–Q3, $bn (each quarter from that quarter's 10-Q)
FY2025FY2026
Quarterly revenue, fiscal 2026 vs 2025FY2025 Q1: $3.7B3.7FY2026 Q1: $3.8B3.8Q1FY2025 Q2: $3.9B3.9FY2026 Q2: $4.0B4.0Q2FY2025 Q3: $3.8B3.8FY2026 Q3: $3.7B3.7Q3Data: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGAR · tickersage.com

Source: 10-Q filed Apr 29, 2026 · 10-Q filed Jul 29, 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026

How it makes money

FY2025 total by categoryTools and Outdoor: $13.2B (87%)Engineered Fastening: $2.0B (13%)$15.1BFY2025 totalData: Ticker Sage, from SEC EDGARtickersage.com

By segment, FY2025

  • LineAmountSharevs FY2024
  • Tools and Outdoor$13.2B87%−1.1%
  • Engineered Fastening$2.0B13%−4.3%

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.

By segment: three-year mixShare of the total each fiscal year
Tools and OutdoorEngineered Fastening

Source: 10-K FY2025

By region, FY2025

United States$9.3B62%−2.0%
Europe$3.1B20%+2.0%
Asia$1.2B8%−0.7%
Other Americas$840M6%−4.6%
Canada$680M4%−8.0%

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

How the quarter compared with a year earlier

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

Revenue
$3.7B Q3 FY2026
$3.8B Q3 FY2025
0.6% decrease
Net income
$272M Q3 FY2026
$51M Q3 FY2025
429.4% increase

Source: Stanley Black & Decker 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026, filed Nov 4, 2026

By segment

Tools and Outdoor
$3.3B Q3 FY2026
$3.3B Q3 FY2025
2.5% increase
Engineered Fastening
$396M Q3 FY2026
$500M Q3 FY2025
21.0% decrease

Source: Stanley Black & Decker 10-Q for the quarter ended Oct 3, 2026, filed Nov 4, 2026

  • Cash & equivalents $741M at Oct 3, 2026, vs $280M at FY2025 end.
  • Total debt $4.7B at Oct 3, 2026, vs $5.9B at FY2025 end.
  • Operating cash flow, first 9 months of fiscal 2026: $1.0B vs $16M a year earlier.

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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.

  1. Economic cyclesDemand for equipment and services rises and falls with business investment.
  2. Costs and supplyMaterial, labor and supplier problems can raise costs or delay delivery.
  3. Trade and tariffsTariffs and trade policy affect costs and sales.
  4. Contracts and backlogLarge projects and government contracts can be delayed, cut or repriced.
  5. 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$FY2022FY2023FY2025
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 shares150M151M152M
  • 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

Plain-English guides to terms this file uses, with real numbers from filings.

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

FormFiledPeriod
10-QNov 4, 2026Oct 3, 2026
10-QJul 29, 2026Jul 4, 2026
10-QApr 29, 2026Apr 4, 2026
DEF 14AMar 6, 2026Apr 24, 2026
10-KFeb 24, 2026Jan 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

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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
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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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