SWKStanley Black & Decker
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
What the 10-K filed 2026-02-24 says about risks that are not on the face of the balance sheet, from the notes to the financial statements, Legal Proceedings and the MD&A (and, for big customers and key suppliers, Business and Risk Factors). Tickdelta picks sentences with specifics (amounts, accruals, covenant ratios) and quotes them as filed. New marks a sentence with nothing like it in the 10-K filed 2025-02-18.
Big customers
Customers the company names as a large share of revenue or receivables (it must name any worth 10% of revenue).
“In 2025, the two largest customers comprised approximately 27% of consolidated net sales, with U.S. and international mass merchants and home centers collectively comprising approximately 42% of consolidated net sales.”
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Key suppliers
1 newParts or manufacturing that depend on one or a few suppliers.
New “Further, as a result of inflationary or deflationary economic conditions, changes in tariffs or trade policies or otherwise, the Company believes it is possible that a limited number of suppliers may either cease operations or require additional financial assistance from the Company in order to fulfill their obligations.”
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Lawsuits and legal claims
2 newPending cases, settlements and what the company has set aside for them.
“Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00369-KAD (the “Rammohan Class Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Company and certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors (together, “Defendants”).”
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“The complaint was filed on behalf of a purported class consisting of all purchasers of Stanley Black & Decker common stock between October 28, 2021 and July 28, 2022, inclusive.”
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“On October 13, 2023, Lead Plaintiff General Retirement System of the City of Detroit filed an Amended Complaint that asserted the same claims and seeks the same forms of relief as the original complaint.”
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New “Lead Plaintiff subsequently filed its Second Amended Complaint on November 14, 2025, asserting the same claims on behalf of the same putative class and seeking the same forms of relief as the prior complaints.”
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New “Lead Plaintiff filed its opposition to Defendants’ renewed motion to dismiss on January 29, 2026, and Defendants filed a reply in support of their renewed motion to dismiss on February 19, 2026.”
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Guarantees and indemnities
Promises to pay someone else's debts or losses if they cannot.
No specific sentence about this in the 10-K.
Debt covenants
Conditions in loan agreements that, if broken, can make debt due early.
“The 5-Year Credit Agreement and the 2025 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement, as described above, contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including but not limited to, maintenance of an interest coverage ratio.”
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“The interest coverage ratio tested for covenant compliance compares adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization to adjusted net Interest Expense ("Adjusted EBITDA"/"Adjusted Net Interest Expense").”
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Commitments off the balance sheet
Contracts the company must pay for later: purchase obligations, take-or-pay deals.
No specific sentence about this in the 10-K.
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