Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.13% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.13%.
TTM buyback yield
0.13%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.13%
5Y share count change
-6.3%
TTM buyback spend
$14.70M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.18x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.18x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14.70M | $82.80M | −$68.10M | 0.15B | 0.6% | 0.13% |
| 2024 | $17.70M | $105.40M | −$87.70M | 0.15B | 1.0% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | $16.10M | $83.80M | −$67.70M | 0.15B | -4.3% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | $2.32B | $90.70M | $2.23B | 0.16B | -5.1% | 21.04% |
| 2021 | $34.30M | $118.30M | −$84.00M | 0.17B | 1.6% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | $26.20M | $109.10M | −$82.90M | 0.16B | 3.9% | 0.09% |
| 2019 | $27.50M | $88.80M | −$61.30M | 0.16B | 3.1% | 0.11% |
| 2018 | $527.10M | $76.50M | $450.60M | 0.15B | -0.5% | 3.00% |
| 2017 | $28.70M | $78.70M | −$50.00M | 0.15B | 2.9% | 0.11% |
| 2016 | $374.10M | $81.20M | $292.90M | 0.15B | -2.9% | 2.22% |
| 2015 | $649.80M | $67.90M | $581.90M | 0.15B | -4.4% | 4.17% |
| 2014 | $28.20M | $57.10M | −$28.90M | 0.16B | 0.6% | 0.19% |
| 2013 | $39.20M | $66.40M | −$27.20M | 0.16B | -4.8% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | $1.07B | $89.70M | $984.20M | 0.17B | -2.0% | 9.01% |
| 2011 | $11.10M | $68.90M | −$57.80M | 0.17B | 13.3% | 0.10% |
| 2010 | $4.90M | $85.10M | −$80.20M | 0.15B | 66.8% | 0.04% |
| 2009 | $17.80M | $85.10M | −$67.30M | 0.09B | 12.7% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | $103.30M | $0.00 | $103.30M | 0.08B | -5.0% | 3.82% |
| 2007 | $206.90M | $0.00 | $206.90M | 0.08B | 0.4% | 5.40% |
| 2006 | $201.60M | $0.00 | $201.60M | 0.08B | -1.9% | 4.84% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.09B | 1.4% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | -1.0% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.08B | -3.6% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.09B | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 0.09B | -0.1% | 0.28% |
| 2000 | $108.60M | $0.00 | $108.60M | 0.09B | -2.5% | — |
| 1999 | $21.40M | $0.00 | $21.40M | 0.09B | -0.3% | — |
| 1998 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 0.09B | 1.0% | — |
| 1997 | $83.00M | $0.00 | $83.00M | 0.09B | 0.3% | — |
| 1996 | $65.70M | $0.00 | $65.70M | 0.09B | — | — |
| 1995 | $13.20M | $0.00 | $13.20M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $16.30M | $0.00 | $16.30M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $42.30M | $0.00 | $42.30M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $25.00M | $0.00 | $25.00M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $37.20M | $0.00 | $37.20M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $64.80M | $0.00 | $64.80M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $107.10M | $0.00 | $107.10M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)8% of headroom
Headroom $187.30M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Stanley Black & Decker buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Stanley Black & Decker spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $14.70M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Stanley Black & Decker's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.13% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Stanley Black & Decker's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.13% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Stanley Black & Decker diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Stanley Black & Decker's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -6.3% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).