SWK vs CNH vs MMM Stock Comparison

Stanley Black & Decker, CNH Industrial and 3M Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNH CNH Industrial N.V.
$11.24 -14.1% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.11B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.19B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Machinery Industrials
MMM 3M Co
$172.79 +1.9% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.68B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

3M leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (3M 7, Stanley Black & Decker 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWKCNHMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.00B $14.11B $89.68B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 45.4x 25.4x SWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 25.5x 19.5x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +0.6% +1.7% MMM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 1.7% 14.0% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 5.1% 22.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 8.3x 1.6x MMM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.02% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.5% +4.3% +2.5% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -5.4%/yr +3.0%/yr MMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 43.0% 25.6% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 34/100 49/100 SWK

Percentile Scorecard

SWKCNHMMM

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

AxisSWKCNHMMM
Valuation 89 #23 of 203 79 #44 of 203 37 #129 of 203
Growth 81 #37 of 187 17 #155 of 187 59 #77 of 187
Profitability 52 #89 of 185 40 #111 of 185 86 #26 of 185
Financial Health 28 #158 of 219 6 #207 of 219 18 #179 of 219
Shareholder Returns 47 #82 of 153 30 #108 of 153 43 #87 of 153
Overall 59 34 49
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CNH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSWKCNHMMMSPY
1 month +8.8%-14.1%+1.9% -0.8%
3 months +5.6%+1.5%-3.0% +3.5%
6 months +24.4%+9.7%+18.5% +7.0%
Year to date +33.8%+21.9%+7.9% +12.2%
1 year +41.5%+4.3%+2.5% +13.0%
3 years +21.2%+3.5%+136.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.6%+1.2%+33.2% +23.1%
5 years -46.6%-24.3%+15.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.8%-5.4%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years -14.9%+70.0%+24.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%+5.5%+2.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSWKCNHMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%43.0%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%39.4%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.110.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.140.100.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-48.5%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-21.9%-6.0% -1.8%
52-week high $104.00$14.40$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $62.12$9.22$141.20 $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.

MultipleSWKCNHMMM
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 26.0x 44.7xmedian 26.0x 25.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.0x 13.0xmedian 14.0x 16.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 21.4x 10.4xmedian 21.4x 33.4xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.57median 1.26 -0.94median 1.26 0.71median 1.26

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 monthsSWKCNHMMM
Revenue $15.25B $18.19B $25.25B
Gross profit $4.86B $5.56B $9.98B
Operating income $1.32B $2.46B $4.74B
Net income $620.50M $317.00M $3.58B
Free cash flow $1.29B $1.34B $2.68B
R&D – $1.09B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $0.25 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $592.40M $1.87B $4.84B
Total debt $4.76B $25.97B $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 150.65M 1.24B 522.60M
Enterprise value $13.52B $5.76B $71.13B

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
MetricSWKCNHMMM
P/E 24.0x 44.7x 25.4x
P/FCF 11.6x 10.4x 33.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 7.8x 24.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 3.5x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 21.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.1x 42.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 13.0x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 15.5x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.1x 3.9x
EV/FCF 14.9x 28.3x 37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 21.3x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.57 -0.94 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWKCNHMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 0.6% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -9.7% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% -5.1% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -9.6% 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.4% -24.2% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 149.6% -19.2% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.7% -62.0% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -48.7% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% -61.8% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -47.4% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 104.3% -47.8% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.8% 26.8% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 211.7% -53.5% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.2% 59.9% -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWKCNHMMM
Gross margin 31.9% 30.6% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 11.9% 16.0% 24.4%
Operating margin 8.6% 13.5% 18.8%
Pretax margin 5.6% 2.0% 17.5%
Net margin 4.1% 1.7% 14.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 7.4% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 9.8% 14.4%
Return on equity 6.9% 3.9% 101.3%
Return on assets 3.0% 0.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 5.1% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 5.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWKCNHMMM
Debt / assets 23.7% 61.6% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 8.3x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 19.3x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 81.5% 89.5%
Equity / assets 44.6% 18.5% 10.5%
Interest coverage 2.8x 1.6x –
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.48 – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWKCNHMMM
Dividend yield 3.4% 0.9% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.9% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 81.0% – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 39.0% – 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% – 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – -21.4%

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.

ConsensusSWKCNHMMM
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.81FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 -20.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +50.0% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.13BFY2026 $17.16BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +16.7% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWKCNHMMM
Held by institutions 95.7% 72.7% 74.5%
Institutions holding 771 521 2,208
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +5.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 417 267 914
Institutions selling 243 199 837
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.34 1.09

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.

SWKCNHMMM
SWK 1.00 0.57 0.52
CNH 0.57 1.00 0.39
MMM 0.52 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWK, CNH and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.00B, CNH Industrial (CNH) $14.11B, 3M (MMM) $89.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWK, CNH and MMM?

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.2x, CNH Industrial (CNH) 45.4x, 3M (MMM) 25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.1x, CNH Industrial (CNH) 25.5x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

3M (MMM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%, CNH Industrial (CNH) +0.6%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 1.7%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 5.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +41.5%, CNH Industrial (CNH) +4.3%, 3M (MMM) +2.5%. Over five years, 3M (MMM) compounded fastest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -11.8%/yr, CNH Industrial (CNH) -5.4%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/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) 0.03%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%. CNH Industrial (CNH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.5%, CNH Industrial (CNH) 43.0%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 3M (MMM) 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.