Growth Metrics

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.62% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.62%, compared with a TTM value of 0.62% through Jan 2026, down 1.0%, and an annual FY2026 reading of 0.62%, down 3.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.62% for Q1 2026 at Stanley Black & Decker, down from 0.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.27% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.85% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.55%, with a median of 0.52% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed crashed -32bps in 2022, then surged 45bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.51% in 2022, then tumbled by -34bps to 0.68% in 2023, then rose by 9bps to 0.62% in 2024, then soared by 34bps to 0.4% in 2025, then plummeted by -54bps to 0.62% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SWK at 0.62% in Q1 2026, 0.4% in Q3 2025, and 0.41% in Q2 2025.