Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) posted Operating Expenses of $3.8 billion for Q2 2026, up 8.82% on a QoQ basis from $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 4.0% year-over-year from $3.6 billion in Q2 2025.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stanley Black & Decker's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.8 billion for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 4.0% year-over-year to $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $14.9 billion (changed 0.42% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $14.7 billion, down 2.72% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $3.8 billion for Q2 2026 at Stanley Black & Decker, up from $3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $4.4 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $3.5 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $3.9 billion and a median of $4.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 35.65% — and 2024, when it retreated 8.7%.
  • Stanley Black & Decker's Operating Expenses stood at $4.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 7.82% to $3.8 billion in 2023, then dropped by 5.77% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.49% to $3.7 billion in 2025, then advanced by 1.11% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SWK's Operating Expenses at $3.8 billion in Q2 2026, $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, and $3.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 370.70 Mn
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 110.90 Mn
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 212.97 Mn
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn 3.76 Bn
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 204.80 Mn
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 249.40 Mn
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 126.16 Mn
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn 124.57 Mn
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 10.60 Mn
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 1.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 3.76 Bn
Jan 3, 2026 3.46 Bn
Sep 27, 2025 3.72 Bn
Jun 28, 2025 3.92 Bn
Mar 29, 2025 3.62 Bn
Dec 28, 2024 3.60 Bn
Sep 28, 2024 3.66 Bn
Jun 29, 2024 4.05 Bn
Mar 30, 2024 3.82 Bn
Dec 30, 2023 3.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.01 Bn
Jul 1, 2023 4.23 Bn
Apr 1, 2023 4.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 4.14 Bn
Oct 1, 2022 4.12 Bn
Jul 2, 2022 4.38 Bn
Apr 2, 2022 4.27 Bn
Jan 1, 2022 4.29 Bn
Oct 2, 2021 3.41 Bn
Jul 3, 2021 3.30 Bn