Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) earnings on July 29, 2026
More Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
The stock initially rose on news of tariff refunds and higher profit outlook, but later fell after sales guidance slightly missed expectations.
SWK price around the earnings
93.05
Change: -1.2%
2026-07-29, 20:00 UTC
End of the measured window
87.90
91.27
94.63
98.00
94.19
July 29, 2026
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- End of the measured window
- Market open
- Starting price
Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Optimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
- Results released
Strong 14d trend strength +7.88% but analyst target implies -1.6% downside; 100% earnings beat rate.
Context analyzed before publication
- Trend
- Consistent positive trajectory in 15-17 range; moderate run-up into earnings elevates sell-the-news risk.
Analysts
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.47
- Analysts covering the stock
- 11
- Average price target
- 92.64
- Lowest price target
- 82
- Highest price target
- 110
- Upside to price target
- -1.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -34.1%
- Revenue growth
- 2.7%
- Forward EPS
- 6.24
- Trailing EPS
- 2.44
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 1
- Strong buy: 0
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 0
- Buy
- 4
- Hold
- 11
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- June 18, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
There is no news coverage available for this event.
Technicals
Evidence
- Price when the context was analyzed
- 94.24
- Average true range (ATR)
- 3.1%
- Distance to 52-week high
- +0.0%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +7.9%
- 30-day change (32d)
- +2.4%
- 30-day relative strength
- +0.9%
- SPY change (32d)
- +1.6%
- Nearest support
- 93.83
- Distance to nearest support
- 0.4%
- Nearest resistance
- 95.08
- Distance to nearest resistance
- 0.9%
- Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
- 0.97
- Mid: 93.83 (0.4% away, 0.14 ATR, 14 touches)
- Major: 92.76 (1.6% away, 0.51 ATR, 32 touches)
- Minor: 92.01 (2.4% away, 0.77 ATR, 6 touches)
- Mid: 95.08 (0.9% away, 0.29 ATR, 20 touches)
- Mid: 95.83 (1.7% away, 0.55 ATR, 7 touches)
- Minor: 97.23 (3.2% away, 1.04 ATR, 8 touches)
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +56.0%
- April 29, 2026: actual EPS 0.8 vs estimate 0.59 (surprise +34.6%)
- February 4, 2026: actual EPS 1.41 vs estimate 1.28 (surprise +9.9%)
- November 4, 2025: actual EPS 1.43 vs estimate 1.19 (surprise +20.0%)
- July 29, 2025: actual EPS 1.08 vs estimate 0.42 (surprise +159.7%)
Expected move
- Implied move
- +2.7%
- Source
- Options chain
Reactions over its last 20 earnings
- Median move
- 4.6%
- 75th percentile move
- 7.2%
- 90th percentile move
- 8.9%
- Up / down moves
- 7 / 13
- Average up move
- +4.6%
- Average down move
- -4.9%
Monitoring and close
What Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. reported
- Status
- Finished
| Actual EPS | 1.57 |
|---|---|
| EPS estimate | 1.22 |
| EPS surprise | +28.7% |
| Revenue | $3,961 million |
| Revenue estimate | $3,967 million |
| Revenue surprise | -0.2% |
Stanley Black & Decker rises 6.8% after raising 2026 EPS outlook and boosting dividends and share buybacks. Q2 results optimistic.
Sources (18)
- Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Lifted Guidance, Is The Recovery Already Priced In? (opens in a new tab) — Simply Wall St.
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (opens in a new tab) — Moby
- Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Is Up 6.8% After Raising 2026 EPS Outlook And Boosting Payouts (opens in a new tab) — Simply Wall St.
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc (SWK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Organic Growth ... (opens in a new tab) — GuruFocus.com
- Stanley Black Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates on Margin Expansion, Raises Outlook (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Compared to Estimates, Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Tariff Refunds Lift Stanley Black & Decker Profit, But Sales Miss The Mark (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- CORRECTION: Stanley Black & Decker Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $4.90-$5.70 to $5.20-$5.80 vs $5.37 Est; Sees Sales $15.130B vs $15.144B Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Stanley Black & Decker Beats Second-Quarter Expectations and Raises Full-Year Outlook (opens in a new tab) — InvestorsHub
- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) Q2 Earnings Beat Fails to Offset Revenue Miss (opens in a new tab) — ChartMill
- Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha
- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) Reports Q2 CY2026 In Line With Expectations (opens in a new tab) — StockStory
- Stanley Black & Decker Affirms FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance of $4.90-$5.70 vs $5.37 Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Stanley Black & Decker Raises FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $4.15-$5.35 to $4.60-$5.45 vs $4.97 Est (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Stanley Black & Decker reported adjusted earnings of $1.57 per share, beating the $1.22 estimate, but revenue of $3.961B slightly missed the $3.967B forecast. — Benzinga
- Stanley Black & Decker Q2 Adj. EPS $1.57 Beats $1.22 Estimate, Sales $3.961B Miss $3.967B Estimate (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
- Stanley Black & Decker Reports Solid 2Q 2026 Results (opens in a new tab) — Yahoo
Pre-market second reading after the results
- Verdict
- Beat expectations
Heading into the open, the figures overturn the prior optimistic scenario. In the 697 past cases with a similar move, the close held that direction 88% of the time.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- -1.2%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 4.1%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 6.6%