SWK vs SNA vs EMR Stock Comparison

Stanley Black & Decker, Snap-on and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNA Snap-on Inc
$355.69 -3.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.55B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$167.78 +5.3% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$95.26B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSWKSNAEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.53B $18.55B $95.26B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 18.3x 37.0x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 19.4x 24.9x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% — +4.8% EMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% — 13.8% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — 10.9% EMR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.8x EMR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.01% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.7% +3.8% +24.7% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.0%/yr +11.9%/yr +11.6%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 19.1% 31.8% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 66/100 45/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SWKSNAEMR

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

AxisSWKSNAEMR
Valuation 89 #23 of 203 55 #93 of 203 33 #136 of 203
Growth 81 #36 of 188 33 #127 of 188 39 #115 of 188
Profitability 51 #91 of 184 67 #61 of 184 87 #25 of 184
Financial Health 28 #157 of 217 87 #30 of 217 30 #153 of 217
Shareholder Returns 47 #81 of 153 88 #20 of 153 37 #97 of 153
Overall 59 66 45
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA 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

PeriodSWKSNAEMRSPY
1 month +13.2%-3.7%+5.3% +0.9%
3 months +7.9%-14.3%+15.1% +5.9%
6 months +32.3%-6.0%+22.9% +8.5%
Year to date +35.2%+3.2%+26.4% +13.3%
1 year +39.7%+3.8%+24.7% +12.4%
3 years +22.4%+41.0%+90.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.0%+12.1%+24.0% +23.5%
5 years -44.1%+75.0%+73.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.0%+11.9%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years -12.2%+132.2%+235.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.3%+8.8%+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSWKSNAEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%19.1%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%19.4%33.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.581.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.090.200.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-21.3%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.4%-15.2%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $104.00$419.26$167.78 $779.14
52-week low $62.12$328.69$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.

MultipleSWKSNAEMR
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 25.4x 18.2xmedian 25.4x 36.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 17.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 21.8x 17.2xmedian 21.8x 27.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.62median 1.41 12.76median 1.41 -0.88median 1.41

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 monthsSWKSNAEMR
Revenue $15.25B – $18.64B
Gross profit $4.86B – $9.91B
Operating income $1.32B $1.31B $4.68B
Net income $620.50M $1.04B $2.58B
Free cash flow $1.29B – $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $19.25 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $592.40M $1.67B $2.18B
Total debt $4.76B – $13.11B
Shares (diluted) 150.65M 52.52M 561.10M
Enterprise value $14.05B $18.55B $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
MetricSWKSNAEMR
P/E 24.3x 18.2x 36.4x
P/FCF 11.8x 17.2x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 15.9x 23.9x
P/S 1.0x 3.6x 5.0x
P/B 1.7x 3.0x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.1x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x – 17.0x
EV/EBIT 14.7x – 22.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x – 5.6x
EV/FCF 15.0x – 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 15.9x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.62 12.76 -0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% – 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.4% -0.7% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 149.6% 0.4% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.7% -0.3% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 0.6% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 0.4% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 1.4% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 104.3% 4.4% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.8% 2.7% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 211.7% – 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.2% – 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAEMR
Gross margin 31.9% – 53.2%
EBITDA margin 11.9% – 33.1%
Operating margin 8.6% – 25.1%
Pretax margin 5.6% – 17.6%
Net margin 4.1% – 13.8%
FCF margin 8.5% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% – 21.0%
Return on equity 6.9% 17.0% 12.7%
Return on assets 3.0% 12.0% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 6.6% – 10.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% – 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWKSNAEMR
Debt / assets 23.7% – 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 29.3% 51.7%
Equity / assets 44.6% 70.7% 48.3%
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 3.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.49 – 4.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWKSNAEMR
Dividend yield 3.3% 2.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusSWKSNAEMR
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.81FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +17.5% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.13BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +14.2% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWKSNAEMR
Held by institutions 95.7% 96.3% 82.1%
Institutions holding 771 1,069 2,291
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.8% +0.9%
Institutions buying 417 497 1,081
Institutions selling 243 370 798
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.34 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.

SWKSNAEMR
SWK 1.00 0.60 0.59
SNA 0.60 1.00 0.56
EMR 0.59 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWK, SNA and EMR?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.53B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.55B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWK, SNA and EMR?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 25.0x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.3x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.4x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.9x). 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%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Emerson Electric (EMR) leads (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%, 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) +39.7%, Snap-on (SNA) +3.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +24.7%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -11.0%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.9%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.6%/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%, Snap-on (SNA) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 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 (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.5%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.1%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SWK, SNA 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 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.