SWK vs SNA vs MSA Stock Comparison

Stanley Black & Decker, Snap-on and MSA Safety Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNA Snap-on Inc
$365.02 -1.1% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.88B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
2.67%
Power Tools Industrials
6 wins
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$187.05 +3.2% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
1.14%
Power Tools Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Snap-on leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Snap-on 6, Stanley Black & Decker 3, MSA Safety 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSWKSNAMSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.12B $18.88B $7.22B SNA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x 18.3x 23.0x SNA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 19.9x 20.0x SWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +4.0% +6.5% MSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 19.6% 16.1% SNA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 14.5% 15.9% MSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.3x 0.8x SNA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.12% 2.67% 1.14% SWK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.6% +8.8% +19.1% SWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr +11.6%/yr +4.2%/yr SNA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 19.2% 24.4% SNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 75/100 78/100 MSA

Percentile Scorecard

SWKSNAMSA

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

AxisSWKSNAMSA
Valuation 88 #26 of 203 65 #72 of 203 58 #85 of 203
Growth 80 #38 of 189 37 #119 of 189 88 #24 of 189
Profitability 52 #90 of 187 97 #7 of 187 96 #9 of 187
Financial Health 28 #159 of 221 87 #30 of 221 76 #54 of 221
Shareholder Returns 44 #86 of 152 89 #17 of 152 72 #43 of 152
Overall 58 75 78
  • SWK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • SNA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MSA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSWKSNAMSASPY
1 month +16.9%-1.1%+3.2% -2.3%
3 months +8.8%-10.8%-2.8% -0.7%
6 months +42.6%-1.9%+13.2% +4.8%
Year to date +43.7%+5.9%+16.8% +10.3%
1 year +57.6%+8.8%+19.1% +10.3%
3 years +20.1%+34.8%+16.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.3%+10.5%+5.2% +20.1%
5 years -43.0%+73.0%+22.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -10.7%+11.6%+4.2% +10.1%
10 years -5.9%+139.6%+232.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year -0.6%+9.1%+12.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSWKSNAMSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%19.2%24.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%19.3%21.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.370.570.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.460.78 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-21.3%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-12.9%-7.9% -3.5%
52-week high $106.74$419.26$203.08 $779.14
52-week low $62.12$328.69$152.94 $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.

MultipleSWKSNAMSA
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 25.6x 18.3xmedian 25.6x 23.0xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 14.4x 12.8xmedian 14.4x 15.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 22.5x 17.0xmedian 22.5x 20.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x 5.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.91median 1.36 6.30median 1.36 0.12median 1.36

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 monthsSWKSNAMSA
Revenue $15.25B $5.27B $1.95B
Gross profit $4.86B $2.45B $925.88M
Operating income $1.32B $1.34B $413.17M
Net income $620.50M $1.06B $314.01M
Free cash flow $1.29B $1.11B $354.30M
R&D – – $68.19M
EPS (diluted) $4.12 $19.68 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $592.40M $1.64B $200.06M
Total debt $4.76B $1.20B $599.74M
Shares (diluted) 150.65M 52.52M 38.70M
Enterprise value $14.65B $12.35B $6.51B

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
MetricSWKSNAMSA
P/E 25.8x 18.3x 23.0x
P/FCF 12.5x 17.0x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 15.9x 17.8x
P/S 1.1x 3.6x 3.7x
P/B 1.8x 3.1x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.3x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 12.8x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 13.7x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.5x 3.9x
EV/FCF 15.7x 16.6x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 15.5x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.91 6.30 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAMSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 4.0% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 1.8% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.1% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 2.4% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.4% 3.5% 10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 149.6% 1.8% 34.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.7% 3.2% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 2.0% 186.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.7% 4.3% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 2.9% 188.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 104.3% 7.5% 26.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 96.8% 9.1% 96.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 211.7% 8.4% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.2% 10.5% 72.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSWKSNAMSA
Gross margin 31.9% 46.5% 47.6%
EBITDA margin 11.9% 27.3% 25.1%
Operating margin 8.6% 25.4% 21.2%
Pretax margin 5.6% 25.7% 21.1%
Net margin 4.1% 19.6% 16.1%
FCF margin 8.5% 21.0% 18.2%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 22.5% 20.9%
Return on equity 6.9% 17.6% 22.8%
Return on assets 3.0% 12.3% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 14.5% 15.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 18.5% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSWKSNAMSA
Debt / assets 23.7% 13.9% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.3x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 1.1x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 29.8% 46.1%
Equity / assets 44.6% 70.2% 53.9%
Interest coverage 2.8x 26.6x 12.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.54 7.33 6.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSWKSNAMSA
Dividend yield 3.1% 2.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 1.9% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 4.5% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusSWKSNAMSA
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.81FY2026 $18.35FY2026 $9.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.4%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +17.5% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.13BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $1.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +14.2% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSWKSNAMSA
Held by institutions 95.7% 96.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 773 1,071 457
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.8% +3.0%
Institutions buying 418 499 236
Institutions selling 244 370 147
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.35 1.61

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.

SWKSNAMSA
SWK 1.00 0.61 0.56
SNA 0.61 1.00 0.55
MSA 0.56 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SWK, SNA and MSA?

Snap-on (SNA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) $16.12B, Snap-on (SNA) $18.88B, MSA Safety (MSA) $7.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, SWK, SNA and MSA?

Snap-on (SNA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 25.8x, Snap-on (SNA) 18.3x, MSA Safety (MSA) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is cheapest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 18.4x, Snap-on (SNA) 19.9x, MSA Safety (MSA) 20.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

MSA Safety (MSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +0.6%, Snap-on (SNA) +4.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Snap-on (SNA) has the highest net margin (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 4.1%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.6%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%). On return on invested capital, MSA Safety (MSA) leads (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 6.6%, Snap-on (SNA) 14.5%, MSA Safety (MSA) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) returned the most: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) +57.6%, Snap-on (SNA) +8.8%, MSA Safety (MSA) +19.1%. Over five years, Snap-on (SNA) compounded fastest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) -10.7%/yr, Snap-on (SNA) +11.6%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +4.2%/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) 3.12%, Snap-on (SNA) 2.67%, MSA Safety (MSA) 1.14%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snap-on (SNA) has been the steadiest (Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) 36.6%, Snap-on (SNA) 19.2%, MSA Safety (MSA) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.