SWK vs SNA vs IR Stock Comparison

Stanley Black & Decker, Snap-on and Ingersoll Rand Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNA Snap-on Inc
$366.49 -0.6% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.98B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
IR Ingersoll Rand Inc.
$81.80 +3.3% 1M +4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$32.22B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.05B
Div. yield
0.00%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 7, Stanley Black & Decker 3, Ingersoll Rand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWKSNAIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.00B $18.98B $32.22B IR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 18.8x 23.3x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 20.0x 23.9x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +2.9% +8.0% IR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 19.2% 17.2% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 14.1% 10.5% SNA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.3x 1.4x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +6.9% +4.3% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.9%/yr +11.6%/yr +7.4%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 19.2% 33.6% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 73/100 66/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SWKSNAIR

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

AxisSWKSNAIR
Valuation 90 #22 of 204 59 #85 of 204 50 #103 of 204
Growth 92 #17 of 191 32 #130 of 191 81 #38 of 191
Profitability 62 #72 of 189 97 #7 of 189 83 #33 of 189
Financial Health 34 #146 of 221 88 #27 of 221 57 #95 of 221
Shareholder Returns 49 #82 of 159 89 #18 of 159 58 #68 of 159
Overall 65 73 66
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSWKSNAIRSPY
1 month +28.1%-0.6%+3.3% -5.9%
3 months +14.2%-11.6%-7.3% -4.6%
6 months +43.8%-1.1%+5.5% +0.2%
Year to date +55.3%+6.4%+3.3% +7.5%
1 year +65.7%+6.9%+4.3% +8.2%
3 years +33.1%+36.3%+25.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +10.0%+10.9%+7.8% +19.0%
5 years -37.3%+72.9%+42.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -8.9%+11.6%+7.4% +9.4%
10 years +0.7%+138.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +0.1%+9.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSWKSNAIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%19.2%33.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%19.2%31.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.370.541.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.710.360.13 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-21.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.5%-12.6%-17.2% -5.9%
52-week high $118.24$419.26$98.76 $779.14
52-week low $62.12$328.69$68.54 $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.

MultipleSWKSNAIR
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 23.4x 18.7xmedian 23.4x 23.0xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 13.4x 13.2xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 21.9x 17.6xmedian 21.9x 20.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 1.02 12.45median 1.02 0.98median 1.02

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 monthsSWKSNAIR
Revenue $15.22B $5.27B $8.05B
Gross profit $5.14B $2.45B $3.47B
Operating income $1.60B $1.31B $1.84B
Net income $841.20M $1.04B $1.39B
Free cash flow $1.72B $1.07B $1.52B
EPS (diluted) $5.66 $19.30 $3.53
Cash & equivalents $741.20M $1.67B $1.34B
Total debt $4.70B $1.21B $4.74B
Shares (diluted) 148.63M 52.40M 391.90M
Enterprise value $15.05B $12.29B $27.18B

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
MetricSWKSNAIR
P/E 20.2x 18.7x 23.0x
P/FCF 10.0x 17.6x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 16.4x 19.1x
P/S 1.1x 3.6x 3.9x
P/B 1.9x 3.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 3.2x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 13.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 14.1x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.5x 4.3x
EV/FCF 12.3x 17.2x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 16.0x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 12.45 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 2.9% 8.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 1.3% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.9% 3.2% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 1.7% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 96.9% -0.7% 62.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 166.3% 0.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.8% -0.3% 152.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.6% 0.6% 21.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 96.1% 0.7% 158.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 112.3% 1.5% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 186.3% 4.4% 18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 2.7% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 365.0% 4.6% 21.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 3.4% 13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAIR
Gross margin 33.8% 46.6% 43.1%
EBITDA margin 13.7% 26.6% 29.7%
Operating margin 10.5% 24.9% 22.9%
Pretax margin 7.7% 25.1% 20.1%
Net margin 5.5% 19.2% 17.2%
FCF margin 11.3% 20.4% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 22.0% 20.4%
Return on equity 9.5% 17.0% 13.4%
Return on assets 4.2% 12.0% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 14.1% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 17.8% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWKSNAIR
Debt / assets 23.5% 13.9% 25.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.3x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 1.1x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 55.9% 29.3% 43.2%
Equity / assets 44.1% 70.7% 56.8%
Interest coverage 3.7x 25.9x 7.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.65 7.40 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWKSNAIR
Dividend yield 2.9% 2.7% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 1.9% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 4.6% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.4% – 2.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.1% – 2.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – -3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – -1.4%

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.

ConsensusSWKSNAIR
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.80FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $3.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +17.5% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.13BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +14.2% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWKSNAIR
Held by institutions 95.7% 96.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 773 1,072 896
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 417 498 369
Institutions selling 245 370 360
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.35 1.03

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.

SWKSNAIR
SWK 1.00 0.60 0.63
SNA 0.60 1.00 0.63
IR 0.63 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWK, SNA and IR?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $17.00B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.98B, Ingersoll Rand (IR) $32.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWK, SNA and IR?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 20.2x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.8x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 19.9x, Snap-on (SNA) 20.0x, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ingersoll Rand (IR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.4%, Snap-on (SNA) +2.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +8.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 5.5%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, Snap-on (SNA) leads (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 8.5%, Snap-on (SNA) 14.1%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +65.7%, Snap-on (SNA) +6.9%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +4.3%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -8.9%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr, Ingersoll Rand (IR) +7.4%/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%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 0.00%. 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) 38.4%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, Ingersoll Rand (IR) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.