TacticScaleWhat Stanley Black & Decker Does & How It Makes Money (SWK)
Updated October 2026 · reflects Stanley Black & Decker's latest reported financials
Maker of hand tools, power tools, outdoor equipment and industrial fasteners. It sells branded tools and outdoor products through retailers, distributors, independent dealers and its own sales force.
How Stanley Black & Decker makes money
It sells branded tools and outdoor products through retailers, distributors, independent dealers and its own sales force. It also sells engineered fasteners and components straight to industrial customers and through distributors.
What Stanley Black & Decker does
Stanley Black & Decker, founded in 1843 and headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, is a major maker of tools. Its Tools & Outdoor segment sells professional and consumer power tools, pneumatic tools, hand tools, accessories such as drill bits and saw blades, storage products, and electric and gas-powered lawn and garden equipment. These products are sold under well-known brands including DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, CUB CADET and HUSTLER through retailers, distributors, dealers and a direct sales force. The smaller Industrial segment supplies engineered fasteners and components, such as threaded fasteners, blind rivets, weld stud systems, self-piercing riveting systems, latches and heat shields, to automotive, manufacturing, electronics, construction and aerospace customers. The company was formerly The Stanley Works and took its current name in 2010. It sells in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Products & services
- DEWALT power tools
- CRAFTSMAN tools
- STANLEY hand tools
- BLACK+DECKER household tools
- CUB CADET and HUSTLER lawn equipment
- Engineered fasteners and riveting systems
What is Stanley Black & Decker worth?
On an owner-earnings DCF, Stanley Black & Decker's most-likely value is about $152 versus a recent price near $89 (72% below fair value). But TacticScale only calls a stock undervalued when the price sits below its conservative no-growth floor (~$88) with a margin of safety — so the honest verdict here is “Fairly priced — no edge.” Fair value earns its keep only at the extremes, not in the wide middle.
Price sits in the normal range — fair value isn't actionable here; it earns its keep only when price drops below the no-growth floor, or runs to roughly double the optimistic case.
Analysis, not advice. Fair value is a margin-of-safety estimate from a deterministic owner-earnings DCF, not a price target or recommendation. See the full breakdown →
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