Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
50/100
Moderate

Ranked against 215 peers in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment

About Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. provides hand tools, power tools, outdoor products, and related accessories in the United States, Canada, Other Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its Tools & Outdoor segment offers professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, concrete prep and placement tools, and sanders; pneumatic tools and … Full SWK analysis →

Key strengths

  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.87), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.30), raising refinancing risk.
  • Liquidity Concerns Liquidity is concerning (score 0.17), raising questions about short-term obligations.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where SWK ranks in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ranks #104 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score — the top 48%. The widest moat in the group is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
100 CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. CBAT 51/100 Moderate
101 Eastern Company (The) EML 51/100 Moderate
102 Graham Corporation GHM 50/100 Moderate
103 AGCO Corporation AGCO 50/100 Moderate
104 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK 50/100 Moderate
105 AAON, Inc. AAON 50/100 Developing
106 Tennant Company TNC 50/100 Developing
107 Apogee Enterprises, Inc. APOG 49/100 Developing
108 CCSC Technology International H CCTG 49/100 Developing

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How SWK scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 57 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 56 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 63 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 48 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 30 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 47 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding SWK's moat

What is Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s moat score?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) scores 50 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #104 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment, the top 48%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (63/100) and its weakest is Resilience (30/100).

How does Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. compare with other Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment companies?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ranks #104 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score. The widest moat in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are AGCO Corporation (AGCO) at 50 just above it and AAON, Inc. (AAON) at 50 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and SWK scores: Pricing Power (57), Cost Advantage (56), Customer Stickiness (63), Capital Efficiency (48), Resilience (30), Scale & Market Position (47). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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