DE vs WMS vs SWK Stock Comparison

Deere, Advanced Drainage Systems and Stanley Black & Decker Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DE Deere & Co
$646.01 -9.0% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$172.86B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 5, Stanley Black & Decker 4, Deere 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEWMSSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $172.86B $10.06B $14.91B DE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.5x 22.3x 24.0x WMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.6x 20.4x 17.1x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +10.4% +0.6% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 14.0% 4.1% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.5% 14.7% -47.8% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 1.6x -0.5x SWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.03% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.6% -8.2% +41.0% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.7%/yr +3.9%/yr -12.0%/yr DE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 36.2% 36.6% DE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 63/100 49/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

DEWMSSWK

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

AxisDEWMSSWK
Valuation 18 #167 of 203 48 #29 of 55 72 #57 of 203
Growth 20 #150 of 188 48 #27 of 51 74 #50 of 188
Profitability 67 #63 of 187 82 #10 of 51 33 #125 of 187
Financial Health 7 #206 of 222 48 #31 of 59 21 #176 of 222
Shareholder Returns 37 #97 of 153 88 #6 of 41 45 #84 of 153
Overall 30 63 49
  • DE ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEWMSSWKSPY
1 month -9.0%+0.4%+8.2% -1.0%
3 months +2.8%-8.1%+8.8% +2.9%
6 months +14.8%-14.2%+29.5% +6.4%
Year to date +38.8%-10.0%+33.7% +11.4%
1 year +37.6%-8.2%+41.0% +13.1%
3 years +72.9%+20.5%+25.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+6.4%+7.8% +21.5%
5 years +89.6%+21.2%-47.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.7%+3.9%-12.0% +10.9%
10 years +647.4%+535.9%-17.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.3%+20.3%-1.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDEWMSSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%36.2%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.2%33.2%32.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.361.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.15-0.231.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.1%-50.3%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.0%-25.7%-4.5% -2.5%
52-week high $709.58$175.38$104.00 $779.14
52-week low $461.63$125.22$62.12 $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.

MultipleDEWMSSWK
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 25.9x 22.1xmedian 19.9x 24.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 13.7x 12.0xmedian 12.6x -2.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.9xmedian 21.1x 16.9xmedian 16.1x 11.6xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.84median 1.19 -11.80median 0.98 -4.57median 1.19

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 monthsDEWMSSWK
Revenue $47.98B $3.22B $15.25B
Gross profit $45.38B $1.24B $4.86B
Operating income $6.22B $668.00M -$9.54B
Net income $4.86B $455.60M $620.50M
Free cash flow $3.23B $550.15M $1.29B
R&D $2.38B – –
EPS (diluted) $18.00 $5.86 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $8.93B $162.25M $592.40M
Total debt $229.17B $5.41B $4.76B
Shares (diluted) 270.70M 77.02M 150.65M
Enterprise value $140.95B $7.85B $13.43B

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
MetricDEWMSSWK
P/E 35.8x 22.1x 24.0x
P/FCF 53.9x 16.9x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 11.6x 9.7x
P/S 3.6x 2.9x 1.0x
P/B 6.2x 5.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 9.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 12.0x -2.1x
EV/EBIT 35.9x 16.1x -2.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF 69.1x 19.5x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.8x 13.4x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.84 -11.80 -4.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEWMSSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 10.4% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 3.2% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.6% 14.0% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 4.3% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% 4.9% 7.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.6% -2.2% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.2% 4.9% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.5% -2.8% -7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% 5.7% 30.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.4% -1.9% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -15.3% 19.5% 104.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 4.6% 96.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.3% 18.3% 211.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 1.3% 110.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEWMSSWK
Gross margin 94.6% 38.6% 31.9%
EBITDA margin 17.9% 27.9% -59.3%
Operating margin 13.0% 20.7% -62.5%
Pretax margin 13.4% 18.6% 5.6%
Net margin 10.2% 14.0% 4.1%
FCF margin 6.7% 17.1% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.1% 25.0% 10.2%
Return on equity 17.6% 24.6% 6.9%
Return on assets 4.5% 10.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 5.5% 14.7% -47.8%
Return on capital employed – 17.0% -58.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEWMSSWK
Debt / assets 53.7% 35.8% 23.7%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.7x 1.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 17.9x 2.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 74.0% 59.7% 55.4%
Equity / assets 26.0% 40.3% 44.6%
Interest coverage 2.3x – -20.3x
Current ratio – 2.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.08 0.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEWMSSWK
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.6% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 3.4% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 4.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.1% 12.6% 81.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 54.3% 10.4% 39.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% 12.0% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 12.3% 1.9%

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.

ConsensusDEWMSSWK
Forward P/E 36.6xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.63FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $5.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +22.7% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.72BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $16.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +5.8% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEWMSSWK
Held by institutions 75.0% 90.9% 95.7%
Institutions holding 2,655 553 771
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +0.3% +5.3%
Institutions buying 1,244 259 417
Institutions selling 888 209 243
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.24 1.72

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.

DEWMSSWK
DE 1.00 0.31 0.43
WMS 0.31 1.00 0.63
SWK 0.43 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DE, WMS and SWK?

Deere (DE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Deere (DE) $172.86B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.06B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $14.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, DE, WMS and SWK?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Deere (DE) 35.5x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.3x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Deere (DE) 36.6x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.4x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Deere (DE) +8.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Deere (DE) 10.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Deere (DE) 5.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -47.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Deere (DE) +37.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +41.0%. Over five years, Deere (DE) compounded fastest (Deere (DE) +13.7%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -12.0%/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%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Deere (DE) has been the steadiest (Deere (DE) 32.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads on 5. 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.