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Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Stanley Black & Decker (SWK - Free Report) reported $3.95 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2%. EPS of $1.08 for the same period compares to $1.09 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.12% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.38, the EPS surprise was +184.21%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Stanley Black & Decker performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales- Tools & Outdoor: $3.46 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.52 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.9%.
  • Net Sales- Engineered Fastening: $483.8 million versus $477.91 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.4% change.
  • Operating profit- Tools & Outdoor- Normalized: $276.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $230.46 million.
  • Operating profit- Corporate overhead- Normalized: $-62.8 million versus $-55.25 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Operating profit- Engineered Fastening- Normalized: $52.3 million compared to the $51.98 million average estimate based on four analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for Stanley Black & Decker here>>>

Shares of Stanley Black & Decker have returned +9.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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