| FIRST QUARTER | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| NET SALES | $ | 3,846.4 | $ | 3,744.6 | |||||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES | |||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 2,689.1 | 2,623.8 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 1,157.3 | 1,120.8 | |||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 30.1 | % | 29.9 | % | |||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 884.0 | 867.0 | |||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 23.0 | % | 23.2 | % | |||||||
| Other - net | 41.9 | 47.5 | |||||||||
| Loss on sale of business | 3.1 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Asset impairment charges | 22.7 | — | |||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 44.9 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Income from operations | 160.7 | 204.8 | |||||||||
| Interest - net | 75.9 | 77.2 | |||||||||
| EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 84.8 | 127.6 | |||||||||
| Income taxes | 25.2 | 37.2 | |||||||||
| NET EARNINGS | $ | 59.6 | $ | 90.4 | |||||||
| EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.60 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.60 | |||||||
| DIVIDENDS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.82 | |||||||
| WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING (in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Basic | 151,759 | 151,028 | |||||||||
| Diluted | 152,389 | 151,699 | |||||||||
| April 4, 2026 | January 3, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 333.7 | $ | 280.1 | ||||||||||
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | 1,438.4 | 919.7 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories, net | 4,059.0 | 4,157.1 | ||||||||||||
| Current assets held for sale | 271.5 | 262.4 | ||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 404.2 | 359.7 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 6,506.8 | 5,979.0 | ||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 1,763.1 | 1,831.8 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net | 10,325.3 | 10,374.8 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term assets held for sale | 1,279.5 | 1,273.9 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 1,725.1 | 1,784.2 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 21,599.8 | $ | 21,243.7 | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | $ | 1,743.0 | $ | 605.6 | ||||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 54.2 | 554.8 | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,220.1 | 2,163.0 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,642.5 | 1,878.1 | ||||||||||||
| Current liabilities held for sale | 56.8 | 44.2 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 5,716.6 | 5,245.7 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 4,704.0 | 4,703.3 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term liabilities held for sale | 9.7 | 9.4 | ||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 2,192.8 | 2,230.7 | ||||||||||||
| Shareowners’ equity | 8,976.7 | 9,054.6 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareowners' equity | $ | 21,599.8 | $ | 21,243.7 | ||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 59.6 | $ | 90.4 | ||||||||||
| Depreciation | 84.4 | 91.1 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization | 28.6 | 37.3 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on sale of business | 3.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
| Asset impairment charges | 22.7 | — | ||||||||||||
Changes in working capital1 | (388.8) | (469.0) | ||||||||||||
| Other | (198.4) | (170.1) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (388.8) | (420.0) | ||||||||||||
| INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Capital and software expenditures | (58.5) | (65.0) | ||||||||||||
| Payments on long-term debt | (500.1) | (500.0) | ||||||||||||
| Net short-term commercial paper borrowings | 1,145.4 | 1,136.2 | ||||||||||||
| Cash dividends on common stock | (126.0) | (124.5) | ||||||||||||
| Other | (8.1) | (2.4) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by investing and financing activities | 452.7 | 444.3 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (6.9) | 31.5 | ||||||||||||
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 57.0 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 287.4 | 292.8 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 344.4 | $ | 348.6 | ||||||||||
Free Cash Flow Computation2 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (388.8) | $ | (420.0) | ||||||||||
| Less: capital and software expenditures | (58.5) | (65.0) | ||||||||||||
| Free cash flow (before dividends) | $ | (447.3) | $ | (485.0) | ||||||||||
| Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ||||||||||||||
| April 4, 2026 | January 3, 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 333.7 | $ | 280.1 | ||||||||||
| Restricted cash included in Other current assets | 9.2 | 7.3 | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents included in Current assets held for sale | 1.5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 344.4 | $ | 287.4 | ||||||||||
1 | Working capital is comprised of accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable and deferred revenue. | |||||||||||||
2 | Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations less capital and software expenditures. Management considers free cash flow an important measure of its liquidity, as well as its ability to fund future growth and to provide a return to the shareowners, and is useful information for investors. Free cash flow does not include deductions for mandatory debt service, other borrowing activity, discretionary dividends on the Company’s common stock and business acquisitions, among other items. | |||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| NET SALES | ||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | $ | 3,335.6 | $ | 3,280.9 | ||||||||||
Engineered Fastening1 | 510.8 | 463.7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,846.4 | $ | 3,744.6 | ||||||||||
SEGMENT PROFIT 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | $ | 276.0 | $ | 289.2 | ||||||||||
Engineered Fastening1 | $ | 60.9 | $ | 39.0 | ||||||||||
CORPORATE OVERHEAD 2 | $ | (63.6) | $ | (74.4) | ||||||||||
| Segment Profit as a Percentage of Net Sales | ||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | 8.3 | % | 8.8 | % | ||||||||||
Engineered Fastening1 | 11.9 | % | 8.4 | % | ||||||||||
1 | On April 6, 2026, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing (“CAM”) business. Based on management’s commitment to sell this business, the assets and liabilities related to CAM were classified as held for sale on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026. For the three months ended April 4, 2026, net sales and segment profit for Engineered Fastening included $117.0 million and $22.0 million, respectively, related to the CAM business. | |||||||||||||
2 | Segment profit is defined as net sales minus cost of sales and SG&A (aside from corporate overhead expenses). The corporate overhead element of SG&A, which is not allocated to the business segments for purposes of determining segment profit, consists of the costs associated with the executive management team and expenses related to centralized functions that benefit the entire Company but are not directly attributable to the business segments, such as legal and corporate finance functions, as well as expenses for the world headquarters facility. | |||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustments | Non-GAAP1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 1,157.3 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 1,162.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 30.1 | % | 30.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 884.0 | (7.7) | 876.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 23.0 | % | 22.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 84.8 | 81.0 | 165.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes2 | 25.2 | 18.4 | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 59.6 | 62.6 | 122.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share of common stock | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustments | Non-GAAP1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 1,120.8 | $ | 16.7 | $ | 1,137.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 29.9 | % | 30.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 867.0 | (22.0) | 845.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 23.2 | % | 22.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 127.6 | 31.5 | 159.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income taxes2 | 37.2 | 7.5 | 44.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 90.4 | 24.0 | 114.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share of common stock | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | The Non-GAAP 2026 and 2025 information, as reconciled to GAAP above, is considered relevant to aid analysis and understanding of the Company’s results and business trends aside from the material impact of certain gains and charges and ensures appropriate comparability to operating results of prior periods. See further detail on Non-GAAP adjustments on page 14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Income taxes attributable to Non-GAAP adjustments are determined by calculating income taxes on pre-tax earnings, both inclusive and exclusive of Non-GAAP adjustments, taking into consideration the nature of the Non-GAAP adjustments and the applicable statutory income tax rates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustments1 | Non-GAAP2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SEGMENT PROFIT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | $ | 276.0 | $ | 12.6 | $ | 288.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Engineered Fastening | $ | 60.9 | $ | 0.2 | $ | 61.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| CORPORATE OVERHEAD | $ | (63.6) | $ | 0.1 | $ | (63.5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment Profit as a Percentage of Net Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | 8.3 | % | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineered Fastening | 11.9 | % | 12.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustments1 | Non-GAAP2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SEGMENT PROFIT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | $ | 289.2 | $ | 25.0 | $ | 314.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Engineered Fastening | $ | 39.0 | $ | 7.7 | $ | 46.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| CORPORATE OVERHEAD | $ | (74.4) | $ | 6.0 | $ | (68.4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Segment Profit as a Percentage of Net Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | 8.8 | % | 9.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineered Fastening | 8.4 | % | 10.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Non-GAAP adjustments for the Tools & Outdoor segment relate primarily to footprint actions associated with the supply chain transformation, as further discussed on page 14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | The Non-GAAP 2026 and 2025 business segment and corporate overhead information, as reconciled to GAAP above, is considered relevant to aid analysis and understanding of the Company’s results and business trends aside from the material impact of certain gains and charges and ensures appropriate comparability to operating results of prior periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 59.6 | $ | 90.4 | ||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 1.5 | % | 2.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest - net | 75.9 | 77.2 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 25.2 | 37.2 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation | 84.4 | 91.1 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization | 28.6 | 37.3 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA1 | $ | 273.7 | $ | 333.2 | ||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 7.1 | % | 8.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes | 81.0 | 31.5 | ||||||||||||
| Less: Accelerated depreciation included in Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes | — | 2.9 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA1 | $ | 354.7 | $ | 361.8 | ||||||||||
| % of Net Sales | 9.2 | % | 9.7 | % | ||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Supply Chain Transformation Costs: | ||||||||||||||
Footprint Rationalization2 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 6.6 | ||||||||||
| Material Productivity & Operational Excellence | — | 4.7 | ||||||||||||
| Other charges | — | 5.4 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 5.2 | $ | 16.7 | ||||||||||
| Supply Chain Transformation Costs: | ||||||||||||||
Footprint Rationalization2 | $ | 6.6 | $ | 6.1 | ||||||||||
Complexity Reduction & Operational Excellence3 | — | 10.0 | ||||||||||||
| Transition services costs related to previously divested businesses | — | 5.3 | ||||||||||||
| Other charges | 1.1 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | $ | 7.7 | $ | 22.0 | ||||||||||
| Income related to providing transition services to previously divested businesses | $ | — | $ | (6.8) | ||||||||||
| Deal-related costs and other | (2.6) | (1.9) | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | $ | (2.6) | $ | (8.7) | ||||||||||
| Loss on sale of business | $ | 3.1 | $ | 0.3 | ||||||||||
Asset impairment charges4 | 22.7 | — | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 44.9 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments before income taxes | $ | 81.0 | $ | 31.5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA excluding certain gains and charges, as summarized above. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both Non-GAAP measures, are considered relevant to aid analysis and understanding of the Company’s operating results and ensures appropriate comparability to prior periods. | |||||||||||||
2 | Footprint Rationalization costs in 2026 and 2025 primarily relate to site transformation and re-configuration costs. Facility exit costs related to site closures are reported in Restructuring charges. | |||||||||||||
3 | Complexity Reduction & Operational Excellence costs in 2025 primarily related to third-party consulting fees to provide expertise in identifying business model changes and quantifying related cost savings opportunities within the Company’s Engineered Fastening business, developing a detailed program and related governance, and assisting the Company with the implementation of actions necessary to achieve the identified objectives. | |||||||||||||
4 | Asset impairment charges in 2026 relate to the write-down of assets associated with the exit of a Tools and Outdoor product line and related plant closure. | |||||||||||||
| FIRST QUARTER 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP Revenue Growth | Less: Acquisitions | Plus: Divestitures | Less: Product Line Transfer | Less: Outdoor Product Line Exits | Less: Currency | Non-GAAP Organic Growth1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Black & Decker | 3 | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | 3 | % | - | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tools & Outdoor | 2 | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | 3 | % | -1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North America | -1 | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | 1 | % | -2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 11 | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | 10 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rest of World | 6 | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | 6 | % | - | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engineered Fastening | 10 | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | - | % | 3 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Non-GAAP Organic Growth, as reconciled to GAAP Revenue Growth above, is utilized to describe the change in the Company’s net sales excluding the impacts of foreign currency fluctuations, acquisitions during their initial 12 months of ownership, divestitures, transfers of product lines between segments, and outdoor product line exits (as previously communicated). Organic growth is also referred to as organic sales growth and organic revenue growth. | |||||||||||||