SWK vs SNA vs ITW Stock Comparison

Stanley Black & Decker, Snap-on and Illinois Tool Works Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNA Snap-on Inc
$357.43 -3.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.49B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.73%
Power Tools Industrials
4 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.58B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 4, Stanley Black & Decker 3, Illinois Tool Works 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWKSNAITWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.01B $18.49B $78.58B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 18.3x 24.0x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 19.5x 25.9x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.35% 2.73% 2.37% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% +3.2% +11.3% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr +11.7%/yr +4.0%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 19.1% 21.3% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 49/100 SNA

Percentile Scorecard

SWKSNAITW

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

AxisSWKSNAITW
Valuation 90 #22 of 203 53 #97 of 203 24 #154 of 203
Growth 81 #36 of 188 33 #127 of 188 35 #123 of 188
Profitability 51 #91 of 183 67 #61 of 183 –
Financial Health 28 #157 of 217 86 #32 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 46 #83 of 153 88 #19 of 153 87 #21 of 153
Overall 59 65 49
  • SWK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSWKSNAITWSPY
1 month +8.8%-3.2%+0.7% -0.2%
3 months +5.5%-14.7%-6.5% +3.9%
6 months +26.9%-5.3%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +33.8%+3.7%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%+3.2%+11.3% +12.3%
3 years +21.1%+41.6%+23.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+12.3%+7.3% +23.3%
5 years -46.3%+73.7%+21.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.7%+11.7%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years -13.6%+132.5%+143.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.5%+8.8%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSWKSNAITWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%19.1%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%19.4%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.580.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.040.170.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-21.3%-28.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-14.7%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $104.00$419.26$299.60 $779.14
52-week low $62.12$328.69$241.07 $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.

MultipleSWKSNAITW
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.2x 18.3xmedian 25.2x 24.0xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 21.7x 17.2xmedian 21.7x 26.0xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 25.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -4.57median 1.32 12.82median 1.32 —median 1.32

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 monthsSWKSNAITW
Revenue $15.25B – –
Gross profit $4.86B – –
Operating income $1.32B $1.31B –
Net income $620.50M $1.04B $3.23B
Free cash flow $1.29B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $19.25 –
Cash & equivalents $592.40M $1.67B $809.00M
Total debt $4.76B – –
Shares (diluted) 150.65M 52.52M 287.00M
Enterprise value $13.53B $18.51B $78.59B

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
MetricSWKSNAITW
P/E 24.0x 18.3x 24.0x
P/FCF 11.6x 17.2x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x 16.0x 24.1x
P/S 1.0x 3.6x 4.6x
P/B 1.7x 3.0x 25.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 3.2x 30.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x – –
EV/EBIT 14.5x – –
EV/Revenue 1.3x – –
EV/FCF 14.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.4x 16.0x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.57 12.82 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAITW
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.4% -0.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 149.6% 0.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.7% -0.3% 6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 0.6% 0.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 0.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 1.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 104.3% 4.4% -0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.8% 2.7% -0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 211.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAITW
Gross margin 31.9% – –
EBITDA margin 11.9% – –
Operating margin 8.6% – –
Pretax margin 5.6% – –
Net margin 4.1% – –
FCF margin 8.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% – –
Return on equity 6.9% 17.0% 106.9%
Return on assets 3.0% 12.0% –
Return on invested capital 6.6% – –
Return on capital employed 8.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWKSNAITW
Debt / assets 23.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 29.3% –
Equity / assets 44.6% 70.7% –
Interest coverage 2.8x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 3.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 2.48 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWKSNAITW
Dividend yield 3.4% 2.7% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.8% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 81.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 39.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –

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.

ConsensusSWKSNAITW
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.81FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $10.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +17.5% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.13BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +14.2% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWKSNAITW
Held by institutions 95.7% 96.3% 84.9%
Institutions holding 771 1,069 1,969
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 417 497 846
Institutions selling 243 370 750
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.34 1.13

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.

SWKSNAITW
SWK 1.00 0.60 0.62
SNA 0.60 1.00 0.69
ITW 0.62 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWK, SNA and ITW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $15.01B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.49B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWK, SNA and ITW?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 24.0x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 17.1x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.5x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +37.9%, Snap-on (SNA) +3.2%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -11.7%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/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) 3.35%, Snap-on (SNA) 2.73%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%.

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%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.