Stanley Black & Decker SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ("the Company") was founded in 1843 by Frederick T. Stanley and incorporated in Connecticut in 1852. 10-K, Item 1
- Employees
- 43,500
- Headquarters
- New Britain, CT
- CEO
- Christopher John Nelson
- Next results
- around Feb 3, 2027
Where each dollar of revenue went, FY2025
Revenue of $15.1B through the costs to a net profit of $401.9M · income statement of the 10-K
SWK among Industrials peers
Six ratios from the latest 10-K. Each corner is the share of 81 peers the company is above, not a score.
What changed
8 new risk paragraphs and 1 accounting fact worth reading about. 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 against Feb 18, 2025.
Each row opens the detail with the quote and the filing. A row is a change worth reading, not a verdict.
Accounting checks
11 checks on the latest 10-K. Checks, not verdicts.
1fact worth reading about the other 10 checks found nothing to note
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Critical audit matters changedNew this year: Valuation of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangibles (“As reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, at January 3, 2026, the Company’s goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, consisting of trade names, totaled $7.3 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively. As discussed in Note A to the consolidated financial statements, goodwil”). No longer listed: Centredale Site Environmental Accrual
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Receivables -20.3% vs revenue -1.5% (-18.8 pts)
9 more checks with nothing to note
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Cash from operations $971.2M vs net income $401.9M (FY ending Jan 3, 2026)
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Inventory -8.4% vs revenue -1.5% (-6.8 pts)
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Same auditor in both 10-Ks: Ernst & Young LLP
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No statement of substantial doubt about going concern
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No 8-K item 4.02 in the last 2 years
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No NT 10-K or NT 10-Q in the last 2 years
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No sentence in the 10-K concludes that controls were not effective because of a material weakness
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No 8-K item 2.06 in the last 2 years
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No 8-K item 1.03 in the last 2 years
In their words
8 paragraphs in Risk Factors that were not in the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2025. Quoted as filed.
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
There is a possibility of further escalation of trade tensions, tariffs or additional trade restrictions. For example, in April 2025, China imposed export restrictions on certain rare earth minerals that are used in certain components of the Company’s products, which resulted in delays and shortages of certain components. If China were…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
The Company’s competitive advantage is due in part to its ability to develop and introduce new products in a timely manner at favorable margins. The uncertainties associated with developing and introducing new products, such as market demand, the
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
The Company may be unaware of intellectual property rights of others that may cover some of its technology, brands, or products. Any dispute or litigation regarding patents or other intellectual property could be costly and time-consuming and could divert the attention of the Company’s management and key personnel from its business…
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Item 1A · new paragraph · not in the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2025 10-K, ITEM 1A
The use of artificial intelligence in the Company’s business operations, products and services could expose it to legal and compliance risks as well as brand or reputational harm and competitive harm, any of which may adversely affect its results of operations. The Company’s businesses increasingly leverage artificial intelligence…
New risk paragraphs, against peers
Latest 10-K of each, Industrials companies closest in revenue
Paragraphs in Risk Factors with nothing like them in the company's 10-K the year before. A count of text, not of risk.
Financial performance
Last 4 fiscal years · 10-K XBRL
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.9B | $15.8B | $15.4B | $15.1B |
| Net income | $1.1B | −$310.5M | $294.3M | $401.9M |
| Operating cash flow | −$1.5B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $971.2M |
| Free cash flow | −$2.0B | $852.6M | $753.0M | $687.9M |
Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025
Ten fiscal years, each from its own 10-K · XBRL · USD
$15.1B ▼ 1.5% in FY2025$401.9M ▲ 36.6% in FY2025$687.9M ▼ 8.6% in FY2025
Recent filings
3 filings in the last 30 days · SEC EDGAR
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OfferingNov 5, 2026Shelf registration: shares and other securities, amount not fixed S-3ASR · The Indentures do not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue and provide that we may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount.
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8-KNov 4, 2026Quarterly results, Regulation FD disclosure 8-K items 2.02, 7.01
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10-QNov 4, 2026Quarterly report (10-Q) period ended Oct 3, 2026
About the company
Stanley Black & Decker, New Britain, CT · from the 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ("the Company") was founded in 1843 by Frederick T. Stanley and incorporated in Connecticut in 1852. In March 2010, the Company completed a merger with The Black & Decker Corporation (“Black & Decker”), a company founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker and incorporated in Maryland in 1910. At that time, the Company changed its name from The Stanley Works to Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. The Company’s principal executive office is located at 1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06053 and its telephone number is (860) 225-5111.
- Headquarters
- New Britain, CT
- Country
- United States
- Reports in
- USD
- Listed on
- NYSE
- Fiscal year ends
- January 2
- Last results
- Nov 4, 2026
- Incorporated in
- CT
Employees, at the top of the page: "As of January 3, 2026, the Company had approximately 43,500 employees in 59 countries" (10-K). Address and exchange: SEC's company file.
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Sources
The 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026 (open at SEC), compared with the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2025. Numbers from the XBRL of the 10-Ks; filings from SEC EDGAR.
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