SNA vs SWK vs LECO Stock Comparison

Snap-on, Stanley Black & Decker and Lincoln Electric Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNA Snap-on Inc
$357.09 -3.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.61B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNASWKLECOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.61B $15.02B $14.19B SNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 24.2x 25.6x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 17.1x 22.0x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +0.6% +9.3% LECO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 4.1% 12.4% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.5% -47.8% 21.4% LECO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.5x 1.0x SWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +41.0% +5.7% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.2%/yr -12.0%/yr +12.1%/yr LECO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.1% 36.6% 29.5% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 49/100 57/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SNASWKLECO

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

AxisSNASWKLECO
Valuation 62 #78 of 203 72 #57 of 203 39 #124 of 203
Growth 39 #116 of 188 74 #50 of 188 50 #94 of 188
Profitability 97 #7 of 187 33 #125 of 187 95 #11 of 187
Financial Health 87 #30 of 222 21 #176 of 222 46 #121 of 222
Shareholder Returns 90 #17 of 153 45 #84 of 153 56 #68 of 153
Overall 75 49 57
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LECO ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNASWKLECOSPY
1 month -3.5%+8.2%-3.6% -1.0%
3 months -11.7%+8.8%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months -5.6%+29.5%-1.6% +6.4%
Year to date +3.6%+33.7%+6.8% +11.4%
1 year +3.0%+41.0%+5.7% +13.1%
3 years +40.6%+25.1%+52.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%+7.8%+15.1% +21.5%
5 years +69.7%-47.2%+77.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.2%-12.0%+12.1% +10.9%
10 years +125.2%-17.1%+283.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.5%-1.9%+14.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSNASWKLECOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.1%36.6%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.4%32.3%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.411.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.161.120.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -21.3%-71.6%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-4.5%-14.4% -2.5%
52-week high $419.26$104.00$298.88 $779.14
52-week low $328.69$62.12$220.64 $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.

MultipleSNASWKLECO
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 25.9x 24.0xmedian 25.9x 25.3xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.7x -2.1xmedian 13.7x 17.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 21.1x 11.6xmedian 21.1x 25.7xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x 9.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 6.16median 1.19 -4.57median 1.19 3.59median 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 monthsSNASWKLECO
Revenue $5.27B $15.25B $4.48B
Gross profit $2.45B $4.86B $1.61B
Operating income $1.34B -$9.54B $767.80M
Net income $1.06B $620.50M $553.55M
Free cash flow $1.11B $1.29B $542.40M
EPS (diluted) $19.68 $4.12 $10.05
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $592.40M $242.44M
Total debt $1.20B $4.76B $5.00B
Shares (diluted) 52.52M 150.65M 55.10M
Enterprise value $12.05B $13.54B $13.05B

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
MetricSNASWKLECO
P/E 17.9x 24.0x 25.3x
P/FCF 16.7x 11.6x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 9.7x 20.3x
P/S 3.5x 1.0x 3.1x
P/B 3.0x 1.7x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.5x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x -2.1x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 13.4x -2.0x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.3x 3.3x
EV/FCF 16.3x 14.9x 27.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 12.4x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.16 -4.57 3.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNASWKLECO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 0.6% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -2.0% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.1% 9.3% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 11.2% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 7.8% 13.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 9.9% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 29.7% 10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -7.7% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.3% 30.7% 11.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -5.3% 7.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 104.3% 10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 96.8% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 211.7% 7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 110.2% 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNASWKLECO
Gross margin 46.5% 31.9% 36.0%
EBITDA margin 27.3% -59.3% 19.4%
Operating margin 25.4% -62.5% 17.1%
Pretax margin 25.7% 5.6% 16.1%
Net margin 19.6% 4.1% 12.4%
FCF margin 21.0% 8.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 10.2% 15.3%
Return on equity 17.6% 6.9% 36.1%
Return on assets 12.3% 3.0% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 14.5% -47.8% 21.4%
Return on capital employed 18.5% -58.1% 25.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNASWKLECO
Debt / assets 13.9% 23.7% 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.5x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.7x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.8% 55.4% 59.2%
Equity / assets 70.2% 44.6% 40.8%
Interest coverage 26.6x -20.3x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.23 0.70 7.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNASWKLECO
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.8% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 5.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 81.0% 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.0% 31.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.3% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 7.0%

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.

ConsensusSNASWKLECO
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.85FY2026 $5.80FY2026 $11.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.9% +5.3% +0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $16.12BFY2026 $4.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +0.4% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNASWKLECO
Held by institutions 96.3% 95.7% 81.3%
Institutions holding 1,069 771 701
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +5.3% +5.5%
Institutions buying 497 417 297
Institutions selling 370 243 266
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.72 1.12

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.

SNASWKLECO
SNA 1.00 0.60 0.57
SWK 0.60 1.00 0.59
LECO 0.57 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNA, SWK and LECO?

Snap-on (SNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snap-on (SNA) $18.61B, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.02B, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) $14.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNA, SWK and LECO?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Snap-on (SNA) 18.0x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.2x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Snap-on (SNA) 18.9x, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.1x, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 22.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Snap-on (SNA) +4.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) leads (Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -47.8%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 21.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Snap-on (SNA) +3.0%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +41.0%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +5.7%. Over five years, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) compounded fastest (Snap-on (SNA) +11.2%/yr, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -12.0%/yr, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 0.03%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 0.01%. Snap-on (SNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.6%, Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNA, SWK and LECO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Snap-on (SNA) 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.