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

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Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -58.09% for Q2 2027, up 6.94 percentage points from -65.02% a year earlier and up 7.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

For FY2026, Stanley Black & Decker posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -62.11%.

  • Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -11.82 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
  • By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -59.48% in FY2024 (+6.85 pp), -66.33% in FY2023 (-3.21 pp) and -63.12% in FY2022 (-12.83 pp).
  • The Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2022.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2027 came in at -65.15% (Q1 2027), -62.29% (Q4 2026) and -63.59% (Q3 2026).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 256.79 Bn 228.09 Bn 7.35 Bn 22.25%
2 Amphenol 183.76 Bn 178.46 Bn 4.02 Bn 25.53%
3 Deere 181.25 Bn 149.34 Bn 4.66 Bn -
4 Eaton 132.82 Bn 129.76 Bn 3.11 Bn 12.64%
5 Parker-Hannifin 115.39 Bn 113.27 Bn 2.26 Bn 17.64%
6 3M 96.09 Bn 77.53 Bn 2.78 Bn 18.67%
7 Emerson Electric 90.66 Bn 83.40 Bn 2.66 Bn 14.90%
8 Illinois Tool Works 79.95 Bn 76.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 38.87%
9 Vertiv Holdings 70.25 Bn 59.10 Bn 1.64 Bn 31.72%
10 Stanley Black & Decker 16.98 Bn 15.04 Bn 1.45 Bn 10.31%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 3, 2026 10.31%
Jul 4, 2026 8.03%
Apr 4, 2026 5.59%
Jan 3, 2026 5.75%
Sep 27, 2025 5.01%
Jun 28, 2025 5.47%
Mar 29, 2025 5.14%
Dec 28, 2024 4.29%
Sep 28, 2024 3.26%
Jun 29, 2024 2.40%
Mar 30, 2024 2.34%
Dec 30, 2023 1.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.45%
Jul 1, 2023 0.45%
Apr 1, 2023 0.59%
Dec 31, 2022 2.02%
Oct 1, 2022 -17.00%
Jul 2, 2022 -17.30%
Apr 2, 2022 -14.58%
Jan 1, 2022 -12.63%
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