Stanley Black & Decker SWK
NYSE SWK
$100.02 +1.17 (+1.18%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Stanley Black & Decker's (SWK) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $698.2 million in Q3 2026, up 418.34% YoY from $134.7 million in Q3 2025, and up 256.09% on a QoQ basis from -$447.3 million in Q2 2026.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $698.2 million in Q3 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 418.34% year-over-year to $698.2 million in Q3 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 211.68% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $687.9 million, down 8.65% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $698.2 million in Q3 2026, from -$447.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $882.9 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$1.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $16.2 million and a median of $155.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 461.11% — and 2026, when it jumped 418.34%.
  • Tracing SWK's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $520.6 million in 2022, then increased by 24.28% to $647.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 12.74% to $564.6 million in 2024, then slumped by 72.49% to $155.3 million in 2025, then soared by 349.58% to $698.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $698.2 million (Q3 2026), -$447.3 million (Q2 2026), and $882.9 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.34 Bn 18.69 Bn 635.20 Mn 33.90 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 15.93 Bn 15.81 Bn 247.80 Mn 146.90 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 15.40 Bn 15.16 Bn 449.00 Mn 222.33 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 15.00 Bn 14.41 Bn 1.31 Bn 698.20 Mn
5 Toro 9.61 Bn 9.43 Bn 482.70 Mn 250.90 Mn
6 Timken 8.70 Bn 8.30 Bn 399.30 Mn 80.50 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.29 Bn 2.19 Bn 433.56 Mn -96.91 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.64 Bn 1.61 Bn 208.09 Mn 70.22 Mn
9 Eastern 149.30 Mn 134.16 Mn - -
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.70 Mn 8.93 Mn 563,312.00 -1.20 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jul 4, 2026 698.20 Mn
Jul 4, 2026 698.20 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 -447.30 Mn
Apr 4, 2026 -447.30 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 882.90 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 882.90 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 155.30 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 155.30 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 134.70 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 134.70 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -485.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -485.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 564.60 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 564.60 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 199.30 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 199.30 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 485.80 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 485.80 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -496.70 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 -496.70 Mn