Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for SWK FY2026 Earnings

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) – Zacks Research increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stanley Black & Decker in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $5.53 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.30. The consensus estimate for Stanley Black & Decker’s current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Stanley Black & Decker’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $96.00 price objective on shares of Stanley Black & Decker in a report on Monday, August 10th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $100.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Stanley Black & Decker from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Stanley Black & Decker from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Stanley Black & Decker from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stanley Black & Decker presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $92.25.

Stanley Black & Decker Price Performance

SWK stock opened at $99.84 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.35, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $92.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Stanley Black & Decker has a 12-month low of $61.90 and a 12-month high of $104.68.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.36. Stanley Black & Decker had a net margin of 4.07% and a return on equity of 8.78%. The company had revenue of $3.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.97 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. Stanley Black & Decker has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.700 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Stanley Black & Decker

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in Stanley Black & Decker by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 12,856,517 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $954,991,000 after buying an additional 88,402 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Stanley Black & Decker in the 2nd quarter worth $1,006,417,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in shares of Stanley Black & Decker by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,898,190 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $735,239,000 after acquiring an additional 101,769 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in Stanley Black & Decker by 2.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,423,438 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $638,438,000 after acquiring an additional 215,960 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Stanley Black & Decker by 1.9% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,976,851 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $353,618,000 after acquiring an additional 92,573 shares during the period. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Stanley Black & Decker Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 22nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. This is a boost from Stanley Black & Decker’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.83. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 8th. Stanley Black & Decker’s payout ratio is 80.98%.

About Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc (NYSE:SWK) is a leading global manufacturer of industrial tools, engineered fastening systems, and security products. The company’s portfolio includes power tools, hand tools, accessories, and storage solutions marketed under well-known brands such as DEWALT, Stanley, Craftsman and Black & Decker. In addition to its core tools and hardware offerings, the company provides customized assembly and installation systems for the automotive, electronics and aerospace industries.

Operations are organized across three principal business segments.