Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK)

FairStock Score: 43/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Stanley Black & Decker as a tools franchise with a familiar brand but a mixed record. In FY2025, the year ended 2026-01-03, revenue was $15.1B and net income $401.9M, or diluted EPS $2.65; that followed a FY2023 net loss of $310.5M, so the turnaround label FairStock assigns—returned to profit after a loss within three years—is fair. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-07-04, showed revenue of $4.0B and net income of $351.3M, or EPS $2.33, a sharp improvement from Q1 2026 net income of $59.6M. Still, the full-year picture is not high-quality compounding: FY2025 revenue was below FY2024's $15.4B, and FairStock's ROE of 6.89% and ROCE of 3.80% are modest. A FairStock Piotroski F-score of 9/9 is encouraging, and trailing free cash flow of $1.3B gives a FairStock FCF yield of 8.6% at the $99.37 close on 2026-10-26. But the FairStock Graham Number is $73.88, leaving the price about 34% above that conservative anchor, and the FairStock Altman Z-score of 1.76 signals some balance-sheet caution. At the same close, a FairStock P/E of 24.30 means the market already credits recovery. I would want durable margin progress and revenue stabilization before calling this a clear bargain; the dividend and cash generation are supports, but the margin of safety is thin.

In plain English: Stanley Black & Decker makes hand and power tools and outdoor products. The business has swung back to profit, but sales are barely growing and returns are modest. At $99.37, the price looks above what its profits and assets suggest as a bargain.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-04) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-04) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-27) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2026-01-03) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-30)

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