Stanley Black & Decker

American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products and locks
Organization business Q706094
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 10 annual filings
Revenue
$15.13B
▼ 1.5% YoY FY2026
Net Income
$401.90M
▲ 36.6% YoY FY2026
Assets
$21.24B
▼ 2.8% YoY FY2026
EPS (diluted)
$2.65
▲ 35.9% YoY FY2026
$0.00$4.66B$9.32B$13.98B$18.64B FY2016: $11.59B · NI $968.00M (8.3% margin)FY2017: $12.97B · NI $1.23B (9.5% margin)FY2018: $13.98B · NI $605.20M (4.3% margin)FY2019: $12.91B · NI $955.80M (7.4% margin)FY2021: $12.75B · NI $1.23B (9.7% margin)FY2022: $15.28B · NI $1.06B (7.0% margin)FY2022: $16.95B · NI $1.06B (6.3% margin)FY2023: $15.78B · NI -$310.50M (-2.0% margin)FY2024: $15.37B · NI $294.30M (1.9% margin)FY2026: $15.13B · NI $401.90M (2.7% margin) '16'17'18'19'21'22'22'23'24'26
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2026-01-03 · accession 0000093556-26-000009

Stanley Black & Decker

Summary

Stanley Black & Decker is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,020 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stanley Black & Decker is in the country of United States[3].
  • Stanley Black & Decker is in the country of US[4].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's founder is recorded as Frederick Trent Stanley[7].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's headquarters location is recorded as New Britain[8].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as DeWALT[9].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Black+Decker[10].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Hand Tools[11].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black and Decker (Taiwan)[12].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black & Decker (United Kingdom)[13].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black and Decker (Israel)[14].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black and Decker (France)[15].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Bostitch[16].
  • Stanley Black & Decker is part of S&P 500[17].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[18].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's industry is recorded as bricolage[19].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's industry is recorded as power tool[20].
  • January 1, 1843 marks the founding of Stanley Black & Decker[21].
  • 1901-06-04 marks the founding of Stanley Black & Decker[22].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's location of formation is recorded as New Britain[23].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's official website is recorded as http://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com[24].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/the-stanley-works-history/[25].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's product or material produced is recorded as physical tool[26].
  • Stanley Black & Decker's legal form is recorded as Q130264746[27].

Body

Founding

Stanley Black & Decker's founder is recorded as Frederick Trent Stanley[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1843[21] and 1901-06-04[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as New Britain[23].

Identity

Stanley Black & Decker is part of S&P 500[17].

Operations

Stanley Black & Decker's headquarters location is recorded as New Britain[8]. Subsidiaries include DeWALT[9], an enterprise[28], in United States[29], founded in 1924[30], headquartered in Towson[31]; Black+Decker[10], a subsidiary company[32], founded in 1910[33], headquartered in Towson[34]; Stanley Hand Tools[11], a division[35], in United States[36], founded in 1857[37]; Stanley Black and Decker (Taiwan)[12]; it (United Kingdom)[13]; and Stanley Black and Decker (Israel)[14].

Industry

Industries include bricolage[19] and power tool[20].

Ownership

Stanley Black & Decker's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[18]. Its product or material produced is recorded as physical tool[26].

Why It Matters

Stanley Black & Decker ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,020 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

It is credited with the discovery of utility knife[40].

FAQs

What did Stanley Black & Decker discover?

Stanley Black & Decker is credited as discoverer of utility knife[40].

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  19. [21] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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