STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.

Overview

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is a global branded industrial manufacturer focused on tools, outdoor products and engineered fastening solutions. Its products include professional and consumer power tools, hand tools, accessories and storage, outdoor power equipment, and engineered fastening products; its brands include DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER and CUB CADET.[1][2] The company reports sales across North America, Europe and other regions, and more than 100 manufacturing facilities worldwide, including 50 in the United States.[3][4]

The company states its mission is to build a world-class branded industrial company by solving end users’ pressing and complex challenges, and its purpose is “For Those Who Make the World.” [5][6] For fiscal 2025, ended January 3, 2026, net sales were $15.1304 billion; the company described itself as having approximately 41,000 employees in its Q2 2026 results.[7][8] [1]+10

Products & services

Stanley Black & Decker’s power-tool products include DEWALT corded and cordless drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers, sanders, concrete equipment, pneumatic tools, nailers and fasteners. CRAFTSMAN and STANLEY also offer power tools, while BLACK+DECKER products include household power tools, handheld vacuums and small appliances. DEWALT’s 20V MAX cordless platform comprises more than 300 products; 20V MAX refers to maximum initial battery voltage, with 18V nominal voltage.[9][10]

Hand tools and accessories include measuring and leveling tools, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws and chisels, as well as drill and router bits, abrasives, saw blades and threading products. Tool storage products include boxes, cabinets, sawhorses and engineered storage. Outdoor equipment includes electric trimmers, mowers and pressure washers; gas lawn tractors, zero-turn and walk-behind mowers, snow blowers, robotic mowers, handheld equipment, garden tools, parts and accessories. Brands include DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, CUB CADET, BLACK+DECKER and HUSTLER.[11][12]

Industrial products include engineered fastening and assembly equipment, with electric, pneumatic, cordless and automated tools, fixtured and multi-spindle systems, torque-reaction arms and cable-management solutions. Product-related support includes warranty and repair information, service-center lookup, replacement parts, schematics and manuals.[13]+3

In FY2025, Tools & Outdoor products accounted for 87% of company revenue.[1] [9]+13

Geographic presence

In FY2025, Stanley Black & Decker’s net sales were concentrated in the United States: $9,316.8 million, or 61.6% of consolidated sales. Sales were $680.3 million in Canada (4.5%), $839.6 million in Other Americas (5.6%), $3,079.8 million in Europe (20.4%), and $1,213.9 million in Asia (8.0%). Percentages are calculated from the reported geographic sales and consolidated total.[17] The company also describes its revenue mix in broader terms as approximately 62% U.S., 16% Europe, 13% emerging markets, and 4% Canada; these are rounded categories and differ from the geographic-area breakdown.[18]

As of January 3, 2026, the company reported significant manufacturing, distribution and sales-office facilities in 18 U.S. states and 21 countries. It listed 108 facilities larger than 100,000 square feet, totaling approximately 32 million square feet; these include corporate and distribution sites as well as manufacturing facilities.[19][20] Its principal executive office is in New Britain, Connecticut.[21] A separate company report describes operations in 59 countries and more than 100 operating facilities.[22]

The company reported approximately 43,500 employees worldwide in its 2025 Impact Report; the reviewed sources do not provide a regional employee breakdown.[22] [17]+10

Business segments

For fiscal 2025, Stanley Black & Decker reported two business segments. Tools & Outdoor accounted for approximately 87% of consolidated net sales ($13.16 billion of $15.13 billion). It includes three product lines: Power Tools Group, covering professional and consumer power tools, pneumatic tools and fasteners; Hand Tools, Accessories & Storage; and Outdoor Power Equipment, including electric and gas lawn and garden equipment. These product lines are components of one reportable segment.[1]+3

Engineered Fastening contributed approximately 13% of consolidated net sales ($1.97 billion). It makes engineered components and systems—including fasteners, fittings, riveting and fastening systems, precision nut-running systems, latches, heat shields, pins and couplings—for markets such as automotive, manufacturing, electronics, construction and aerospace.[26]+4 [1]+7

Company history

Frederick T. Stanley established a bolt-manufacturing business in New Britain, Connecticut, in 1843; it became The Stanley Works in 1852. S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker founded their company in Baltimore in 1910. In 1917, Black & Decker filed for a portable electric drill featuring a pistol grip and trigger switch, a milestone in the development of power tools.[30][31]

Black & Decker later developed tools for NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs, including the Apollo Lunar Surface Drill. The Stanley Works and Black & Decker announced a merger in 2009; it closed on March 12, 2010, and The Stanley Works adopted the name Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.[32]+2

In 2017, the company completed its purchase of the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings. In 2019, it acquired a 20% stake in MTD, marking an expansion into outdoor power equipment.[35][36] [30]+6

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