DE vs SWK vs TTC Stock Comparison

Deere, Stanley Black & Decker and Toro Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DE Deere & Co
$639.23 -7.4% 1M +33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$173.18B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
4 wins
TTC Toro Co
$104.61 +7.8% 1M +40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.00B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.75B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Deere leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Deere 4, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Toro 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDESWKTTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $173.18B $15.17B $10.00B DE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x 24.4x 27.5x SWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.3x 17.1x 22.1x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +0.6% +5.2% DE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 4.1% 7.6% DE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 6.6% 16.4% TTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 2.3x 1.2x TTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.02% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.7% +37.9% +40.4% TTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr -11.7%/yr +1.9%/yr DE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 36.5% 25.7% TTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 59/100 57/100 SWK

Percentile Scorecard

DESWKTTC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDESWKTTC
Valuation 21 #161 of 203 90 #22 of 203 54 #94 of 203
Growth 20 #150 of 188 81 #36 of 188 53 #89 of 188
Profitability 67 #62 of 183 51 #91 of 183 92 #16 of 183
Financial Health 7 #201 of 217 28 #157 of 217 38 #134 of 217
Shareholder Returns 39 #94 of 153 46 #83 of 153 49 #78 of 153
Overall 31 59 57
  • DE ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TTC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDESWKTTCSPY
1 month -7.4%+8.8%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%+5.5%+9.7% +3.9%
6 months +13.4%+26.9%+10.4% +8.2%
Year to date +37.3%+33.8%+32.9% +12.9%
1 year +33.7%+37.9%+40.4% +12.3%
3 years +77.0%+21.1%+28.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%+6.6%+8.8% +23.3%
5 years +82.8%-46.3%+9.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%-11.7%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years +634.7%-13.6%+122.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.1%-1.5%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDESWKTTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%36.5%25.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%32.3%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.410.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.031.041.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-71.6%-45.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-4.5%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $709.58$104.00$105.42 $779.14
52-week low $461.63$62.12$67.99 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDESWKTTC
P/E now vs peer median 35.4xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 27.4xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 14.0x 10.6xmedian 14.0x 16.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.4xmedian 21.7x 11.6xmedian 21.7x 13.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x 7.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.82median 1.32 -4.57median 1.32 16.25median 1.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDESWKTTC
Revenue $47.98B $15.25B $4.75B
Gross profit $45.38B $4.86B $1.59B
Operating income $6.22B $1.32B $489.80M
Net income $4.86B $620.50M $363.30M
Free cash flow $3.23B $1.29B $711.50M
R&D $2.38B – –
EPS (diluted) $18.00 $4.12 $3.80
Cash & equivalents $8.93B $592.40M $175.30M
Total debt $57.74B $4.76B $962.00M
Shares (diluted) 270.70M 150.65M 95.60M
Enterprise value $141.27B $13.69B $9.11B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDESWKTTC
P/E 35.4x 24.0x 27.4x
P/FCF 53.4x 11.6x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.8x 9.7x 12.5x
P/S 3.6x 1.0x 2.1x
P/B 6.2x 1.7x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 2.5x 11.0x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 10.6x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 14.5x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 1.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF 68.5x 14.9x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 12.4x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.82 -4.57 16.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDESWKTTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 0.6% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -2.0% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.6% 9.3% 5.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 11.2% -1.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% 51.4% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% 149.6% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% 29.7% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.5% -7.7% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% 30.7% 13.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -5.3% 1.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% 104.3% 34.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 96.8% 38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.3% 211.7% 44.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 110.2% 79.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDESWKTTC
Gross margin 94.6% 31.9% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 11.9% 13.4%
Operating margin 13.0% 8.6% 10.3%
Pretax margin 13.4% 5.6% 9.7%
Net margin 10.2% 4.1% 7.6%
FCF margin 6.7% 8.5% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.1% 10.2% 16.6%
Return on equity 17.6% 6.9% 26.9%
Return on assets 4.5% 3.0% 10.0%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 6.6% 16.4%
Return on capital employed – 8.0% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.5x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDESWKTTC
Debt / assets 53.7% 23.7% 27.2%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 2.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 3.7x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 55.4% 62.2%
Equity / assets 26.0% 44.6% 37.8%
Interest coverage 2.3x 2.8x 8.7x
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.48 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDESWKTTC
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.8% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.1% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.1% 81.0% 41.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.3% 39.0% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% 1.3% -0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 1.9% 2.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDESWKTTC
Forward P/E 36.3xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 22.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.63FY2026 $5.81FY2026 $4.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +5.2% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.72BFY2026 $16.13BFY2026 $4.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +0.4% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDESWKTTC
Held by institutions 75.0% 95.7% 92.3%
Institutions holding 2,657 771 590
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,246 417 295
Institutions selling 888 243 194
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.72 1.52

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DESWKTTC
DE 1.00 0.43 0.43
SWK 0.43 1.00 0.55
TTC 0.43 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DE, SWK and TTC?

Deere (DE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deere (DE) $173.18B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.17B, Toro (TTC) $10.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, DE, SWK and TTC?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Deere (DE) 35.5x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.4x, Toro (TTC) 27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Deere (DE) 36.3x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.1x, Toro (TTC) 22.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Deere (DE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Deere (DE) +8.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%, Toro (TTC) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Deere (DE) has the highest net margin (Deere (DE) 10.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%, Toro (TTC) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Toro (TTC) leads (Deere (DE) 5.5%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%, Toro (TTC) 16.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toro (TTC) returned the most: Deere (DE) +33.7%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +37.9%, Toro (TTC) +40.4%. Over five years, Deere (DE) compounded fastest (Deere (DE) +12.8%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -11.7%/yr, Toro (TTC) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Deere (DE) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%, Toro (TTC) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toro (TTC) has been the steadiest (Deere (DE) 32.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.5%, Toro (TTC) 25.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DE, SWK and TTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Deere (DE) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.