SWK vs CNH vs EMR Stock Comparison

Stanley Black & Decker, CNH Industrial and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNH CNH Industrial N.V.
$11.27 -13.7% 1M +6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.95B
P/E
44.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
0.89%
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.31%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Emerson Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Emerson Electric 7, Stanley Black & Decker 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWKCNHEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.65B $13.95B $95.25B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 44.9x 37.0x SWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 25.6x 25.3x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +0.6% +4.8% EMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 1.7% 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 5.1% 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 8.3x 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.21% 0.89% 1.31% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.1% +6.1% +25.2% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr -5.4%/yr +12.0%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 43.0% 31.8% EMR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 34/100 45/100 SWK

Percentile Scorecard

SWKCNHEMR

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

AxisSWKCNHEMR
Valuation 88 #25 of 203 80 #41 of 203 33 #136 of 203
Growth 81 #37 of 188 17 #157 of 188 41 #112 of 188
Profitability 52 #89 of 183 40 #110 of 183 87 #24 of 183
Financial Health 28 #156 of 216 6 #204 of 216 30 #152 of 216
Shareholder Returns 48 #80 of 152 30 #107 of 152 35 #99 of 152
Overall 59 34 45
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CNH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSWKCNHEMRSPY
1 month +16.7%-13.7%+8.6% +0.7%
3 months +8.4%+9.2%+14.9% +3.7%
6 months +32.5%+5.2%+21.6% +7.1%
Year to date +39.5%+22.2%+28.7% +12.8%
1 year +48.1%+6.1%+25.2% +11.9%
3 years +23.0%+3.3%+93.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.1%+1.1%+24.5% +22.8%
5 years -42.4%-24.3%+76.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.4%-5.4%+12.0% +10.9%
10 years -9.4%+68.2%+240.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -1.0%+5.3%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSWKCNHEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%43.0%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%39.2%33.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.101.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.140.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-48.5%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-21.7%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $104.00$14.40$170.76 $779.14
52-week low $62.12$9.22$123.30 $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.

MultipleSWKCNHEMR
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 25.8x 44.9xmedian 25.8x 37.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 14.6x 13.1xmedian 14.6x 17.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 22.2x 10.4xmedian 22.2x 27.5xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.76median 1.45 -0.95median 1.45 -0.89median 1.45

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 monthsSWKCNHEMR
Revenue $15.25B $18.19B $18.64B
Gross profit $4.86B $5.56B $9.91B
Operating income $1.32B $2.46B $4.68B
Net income $620.50M $317.00M $2.58B
Free cash flow $1.29B $1.34B $3.46B
R&D – $1.09B –
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $0.25 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $592.40M $1.87B $2.18B
Total debt $4.76B $25.97B $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 150.65M 1.24B 561.10M
Enterprise value $14.17B $5.66B $88.00B

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
MetricSWKCNHEMR
P/E 25.1x 44.9x 37.0x
P/FCF 12.1x 10.4x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 7.8x 24.3x
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 5.1x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.1x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 13.1x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 15.5x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.1x 5.7x
EV/FCF 15.4x 28.3x 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 21.3x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.76 -0.95 -0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWKCNHEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 0.6% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -9.7% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% -5.1% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -9.6% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.4% -24.2% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 149.6% -19.2% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.7% -62.0% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -48.7% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -61.8% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -47.4% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 104.3% -47.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.8% 26.8% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 211.7% -53.5% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.2% 59.9% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWKCNHEMR
Gross margin 31.9% 30.6% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 11.9% 16.0% 33.1%
Operating margin 8.6% 13.5% 25.1%
Pretax margin 5.6% 2.0% 17.6%
Net margin 4.1% 1.7% 13.8%
FCF margin 8.5% 7.4% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 9.8% 21.0%
Return on equity 6.9% 3.9% 12.7%
Return on assets 3.0% 0.7% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 5.1% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 5.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWKCNHEMR
Debt / assets 23.7% 61.6% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 8.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 19.3x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 81.5% 51.7%
Equity / assets 44.6% 18.5% 48.3%
Interest coverage 2.8x 1.6x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.52 – 4.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWKCNHEMR
Dividend yield 3.2% 0.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 81.0% – 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 39.0% – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 0.7%

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.

ConsensusSWKCNHEMR
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 -20.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +50.0% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.13BFY2026 $17.16BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +16.7% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWKCNHEMR
Held by institutions 95.7% 72.7% 82.1%
Institutions holding 772 522 2,292
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +5.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 417 268 1,081
Institutions selling 244 199 799
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.35 1.35

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.

SWKCNHEMR
SWK 1.00 0.57 0.59
CNH 0.57 1.00 0.44
EMR 0.59 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWK, CNH and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.65B, CNH Industrial (CNH) $13.95B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWK, CNH and EMR?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 25.1x, CNH Industrial (CNH) 44.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.8x, CNH Industrial (CNH) 25.6x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Emerson Electric (EMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%, CNH Industrial (CNH) +0.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 1.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 5.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +48.1%, CNH Industrial (CNH) +6.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -10.4%/yr, CNH Industrial (CNH) -5.4%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has the highest dividend yield: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 3.21%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 0.89%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.31%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Emerson Electric (EMR) has been the steadiest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.5%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 43.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SWK, CNH and EMR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads on 7. 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.