Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) posted Return on Capital Employed of 65.15% for Q2 2026, down 4.59% on a QoQ basis from 62.29% in Q1 2026, and up 53.0% year-over-year from 42.58% in Q2 2025.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stanley Black & Decker's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 65.15% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 53.0% year-over-year to 65.15% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 65.15% (up 53.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 62.11%, down 263.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 65.15% for Q2 2026 at Stanley Black & Decker, down from 62.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 55.38% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 91.28% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 69.96% and a median of 67.77% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 2330 bps — and 2025, when it surged 2560 bps.
  • Stanley Black & Decker's Return on Capital Employed stood at 67.61% in 2022, then retreated by 0 bps to 67.92% in 2023, then declined by 23 bps to 83.41% in 2024, then increased by 24 bps to 63.59% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 65.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SWK's Return on Capital Employed at 65.15% in Q2 2026, 62.29% in Q1 2026, and 63.59% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 18.49%
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 9.18%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 26.23%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn -65.15%
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 9.71%
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 16.49%
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 9.45%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn 4.98%
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 4.43%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 -8.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 -65.15%
Jan 3, 2026 -62.29%
Sep 27, 2025 -63.59%
Jun 28, 2025 -65.02%
Mar 29, 2025 -65.68%
Dec 28, 2024 -83.41%
Sep 28, 2024 -85.28%
Jun 29, 2024 -84.53%
Mar 30, 2024 -91.28%
Dec 30, 2023 -67.92%
Sep 30, 2023 -68.42%
Jul 1, 2023 -69.21%
Apr 1, 2023 -68.81%
Dec 31, 2022 -67.61%
Oct 1, 2022 -65.67%
Jul 2, 2022 -68.84%
Apr 2, 2022 -61.12%
Jan 1, 2022 -55.38%
Oct 2, 2021 -44.51%
Jul 3, 2021 -45.54%