Buyback yield (TTM)
0.18%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.00%
5Y share count change
-6.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$18.30M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.36B
Key takeaways
- Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) repurchased about $18.30M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 6.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.23× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -10.9% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 8% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Latest: $14.70M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) came in at $14.70M – declined 16.9% year-over-year.
Stanley Black & Decker buyback spend has contracted on net over the period, with a -10.9% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).
Stanley Black & Decker buyback spend plunged from $2.32B in 2022 to $14.70M in 2025, a 99.4% drawdown.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $2.32B, reached in 2022; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2002.
Stanley Black & Decker Buyback Spend 2025: $14.70M
Stanley Black & Decker buyback spend in 2025 was $14.70M, declined 16.9% below 2024.
Stanley Black & Decker Buyback Spend 2024: $17.70M
2024's buyback spend for Stanley Black & Decker came in at $17.70M, grew 9.9% from 2023.
Stanley Black & Decker Buyback Spend 2023: $16.10M
Stanley Black & Decker posted buyback spend of $16.10M in 2023, plunged 99.3% below 2022.
Stanley Black & Decker Buyback Spend 2022: $2.32B
In 2022, Stanley Black & Decker reported buyback spend of $2.32B, surged 6672.6% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Stanley Black & Decker Buyback Spend 2021: $34.30M
Stanley Black & Decker buyback spend in 2021 was $34.30M.
See more financial history for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $14.70M | $82.80M | −$68.10M | 0.13% | 0.15B | +0.6% | |
| 2024 | $17.70M | $105.40M | −$87.70M | 0.11% | 0.15B | +1.0% | |
| 2023 | $16.10M | $83.80M | −$67.70M | 0.11% | 0.15B | -4.3% | |
| 2022 | $2.32B | $90.70M | $2.23B | 21.04% | 0.16B | -5.1% | |
| 2021 | $34.30M | $118.30M | −$84.00M | 0.11% | 0.17B | +1.6% | |
| 2020 | $26.20M | $109.10M | −$82.90M | 0.09% | 0.16B | +3.9% | |
| 2019 | $27.50M | $88.80M | −$61.30M | 0.11% | 0.16B | +3.1% | |
| 2018 | $527.10M | $76.50M | $450.60M | 3.00% | 0.15B | -0.5% | |
| 2017 | $28.70M | $78.70M | −$50.00M | 0.11% | 0.15B | +2.9% | |
| 2016 | $374.10M | $81.20M | $292.90M | 2.22% | 0.15B | -2.9% | |
| 2015 | $649.80M | $67.90M | $581.90M | 4.17% | 0.15B | -4.4% | |
| 2014 | $28.20M | $57.10M | −$28.90M | 0.19% | 0.16B | +0.6% | |
| 2013 | $39.20M | $66.40M | −$27.20M | 0.31% | 0.16B | -4.8% | |
| 2012 | $1.07B | $89.70M | $984.20M | 9.01% | 0.17B | -2.0% | |
| 2011 | $11.10M | $68.90M | −$57.80M | 0.10% | 0.17B | +13.3% | |
| 2010 | $4.90M | $85.10M | −$80.20M | 0.04% | 0.15B | +66.8% | |
| 2009 | $17.80M | $85.10M | −$67.30M | 0.35% | 0.09B | +12.7% | |
| 2008 | $103.30M | $0.00 | $103.30M | 3.82% | 0.08B | -5.0% | |
| 2007 | $206.90M | $0.00 | $206.90M | 5.40% | 0.08B | +0.4% | |
| 2006 | $201.60M | $0.00 | $201.60M | 4.84% | 0.08B | -1.9% | |
| 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 | 0.28% | 0.09B | -0.1% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$14.70M
- 2024$17.70M
- 2023$16.10M
- 2022$2.32B
- 2021$34.30M
- 2020$26.20M
- 2019$27.50M
- 2018$527.10M
- 2017$28.70M
- 2016$374.10M
- 2015$649.80M
- 2014$28.20M
- 2013$39.20M
- 2012$1.07B
- 2011$11.10M
- 2010$4.90M
- 2009$17.80M
- 2008$103.30M
- 2007$206.90M
- 2006$201.60M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$11.00M
- 2000$108.60M
- 1999$21.40M
- 1998$42.00M
- 1997$83.00M
- 1996$65.70M
- 1995$13.20M
- 1994$16.30M
- 1993$42.30M
- 1992$25.00M
- 1991$37.20M
- 1990$64.80M
- 1989$107.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.23×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
How Stanley Black & Decker splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
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| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $223.50M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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