Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) posted Tax Rate of 29.72% for Q2 2026, down 2.93% on a QoQ basis from 30.61% in Q1 2026, and up 56.0% year-over-year from 19.05% in Q2 2025.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stanley Black & Decker's Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 29.72% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 56.0% year-over-year to 29.72% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 1.07% (up 1255.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 3.83%, up 2258.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 29.72% for Q2 2026 at Stanley Black & Decker, down from 30.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 951.16% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 394.97% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 31.61% and a median of 12.98% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate jumped 95130 bps — and 2023, when it sank 84292 bps.
  • Stanley Black & Decker's Tax Rate stood at 33.9% in 2022, then plunged by 839 bps to 250.38% in 2023, then jumped by 78 bps to 55.42% in 2024, then increased by 20 bps to 44.38% in 2025, then soared by 167 bps to 29.72% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SWK's Tax Rate at 29.72% in Q2 2026, 30.61% in Q1 2026, and 44.38% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Snap-on 20.52 Bn 18.79 Bn 635.20 Mn 21.52%
2 RBC Bearings 18.73 Bn 18.68 Bn 230.00 Mn 5.79%
3 Lincoln Electric Holdings 13.73 Bn 13.43 Bn 399.13 Mn 21.33%
4 Stanley Black & Decker 13.27 Bn 12.93 Bn 1.16 Bn 29.72%
5 Timken 9.80 Bn 9.96 Bn 394.00 Mn 25.89%
6 Toro 8.88 Bn 8.69 Bn 336.50 Mn 21.86%
7 Kennametal 2.66 Bn 2.59 Bn 207.98 Mn 23.32%
8 Hillman Solutions 1.55 Bn 1.52 Bn 168.58 Mn 18.29%
9 Eastern 147.40 Mn 139.23 Mn 11.93 Mn 21.01%
10 Chicago Rivet & Machine 9.81 Mn 8.36 Mn 958,459.00 4.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 4, 2026 29.72%
Apr 4, 2026 29.72%
Apr 4, 2026 29.72%
Jan 3, 2026 30.61%
Jan 3, 2026 30.61%
Jan 3, 2026 30.61%
Sep 27, 2025 -44.38%
Sep 27, 2025 -44.38%
Sep 27, 2025 -44.38%
Jun 28, 2025 -281.65%
Jun 28, 2025 -281.65%
Jun 28, 2025 -281.65%
Mar 29, 2025 29.15%
Mar 29, 2025 29.15%
Mar 29, 2025 29.15%
Dec 28, 2024 -55.42%
Dec 28, 2024 -55.42%
Dec 28, 2024 -55.42%
Sep 28, 2024 -1.79%
Sep 28, 2024 -1.79%