TTM
30.0%
YoY change
−0.09pp
Trough year (2022)
24.2%
Peak year (2009)
40.4%
Latest annual
29.9%
Gross Margin history chart for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 29.9%
Gross Margin change chart for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.09pp
Gross Margin history table for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 29.9% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2024 | 29.9% | +3.96pp | ||
| 2023 | 26.0% | +1.77pp | ||
| 2022 | 24.2% | -9.03pp | ||
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.88pp | ||
| 2020 | 34.1% | +1.06pp | ||
| 2019 | 33.1% | -1.98pp | ||
| 2018 | 35.0% | -2.24pp | ||
| 2017 | 37.3% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2016 | 37.6% | +1.66pp | ||
| 2015 | 35.9% | -0.39pp | ||
| 2014 | 36.3% | +0.07pp | ||
| 2013 | 36.3% | -0.48pp | ||
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.38pp | ||
| 2011 | 37.1% | +1.79pp | ||
| 2010 | 35.3% | -5.03pp | ||
| 2009 | 40.4% | +2.60pp | ||
| 2008 | 37.8% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2007 | 37.7% | +1.41pp | ||
| 2006 | 36.3% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2005 | 36.0% | -0.86pp | ||
| 2004 | 36.8% | +3.48pp | ||
| 2003 | 33.3% | +1.10pp | ||
| 2002 | 32.2% | -2.94pp | ||
| 2001 | 35.2% | -1.11pp | ||
| 2000 | 36.3% | -0.91pp | ||
| 1999 | 37.2% | -0.03pp | ||
| 1998 | 37.2% | +1.32pp | ||
| 1997 | 35.9% | +0.34pp | ||
| 1996 | 35.6% | +0.67pp | ||
| 1995 | 34.9% | -1.29pp | ||
| 1994 | 36.2% | +0.96pp | ||
| 1993 | 35.2% | -1.49pp | ||
| 1992 | 36.7% | -1.16pp | ||
| 1991 | 37.9% | -0.50pp | ||
| 1990 | 38.4% | -0.32pp | ||
| 1989 | 38.7% | +0.97pp | ||
| 1988 | 37.7% | -0.94pp | ||
| 1987 | 38.7% | +0.03pp | ||
| 1986 | 38.6% | +2.03pp | ||
| 1985 | 36.6% | — |
- 202529.9%-0.09pp
- 202429.9%+3.96pp
- 202326.0%+1.77pp
- 202224.2%-9.03pp
- 202133.2%-0.88pp
- 202034.1%+1.06pp
- 201933.1%-1.98pp
- 201835.0%-2.24pp
- 201737.3%-0.32pp
- 201637.6%+1.66pp
- 201535.9%-0.39pp
- 201436.3%+0.07pp
- 201336.3%-0.48pp
- 201236.7%-0.38pp
- 201137.1%+1.79pp
- 201035.3%-5.03pp
- 200940.4%+2.60pp
- 200837.8%+0.02pp
- 200737.7%+1.41pp
- 200636.3%+0.37pp
- 200536.0%-0.86pp
- 200436.8%+3.48pp
- 200333.3%+1.10pp
- 200232.2%-2.94pp
- 200135.2%-1.11pp
- 200036.3%-0.91pp
- 199937.2%-0.03pp
- 199837.2%+1.32pp
- 199735.9%+0.34pp
- 199635.6%+0.67pp
- 199534.9%-1.29pp
- 199436.2%+0.96pp
- 199335.2%-1.49pp
- 199236.7%-1.16pp
- 199137.9%-0.50pp
- 199038.4%-0.32pp
- 198938.7%+0.97pp
- 198837.7%-0.94pp
- 198738.7%+0.03pp
- 198638.6%+2.03pp
- 198536.6%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Stanley Black & Decker's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
According to Stanley Black & Decker's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 30.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) reported gross margin of 29.86% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
40.36% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2009, against a low of 24.21% during 2022.
Stanley Black & Decker Gross Margin by Year
Stanley Black & Decker Gross Margin 2025: 29.9%
2025's gross margin for Stanley Black & Decker came in at 29.86%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
Stanley Black & Decker Gross Margin 2024: 29.9%
Stanley Black & Decker posted gross margin of 29.94% in 2024, expanded 4.0 percentage points from 2023.
Stanley Black & Decker Gross Margin 2023: 26.0%
In 2023, Stanley Black & Decker reported gross margin of 25.98%, expanded 1.8 percentage points from 2022.
Stanley Black & Decker Gross Margin 2022: 24.2%
Stanley Black & Decker gross margin in 2022 was 24.21%, contracted 9.0 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Stanley Black & Decker Gross Margin 2021: 33.2%
Stanley Black & Decker gross margin in 2021 was 33.24%.
See more financial history for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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