---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000093556-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWK"
cik: "0000093556"
company_name: "STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:37:58.833654+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stanley Black & Decker Q1 adj. EPS $0.80, completes CAM sale for ~$1.6B net

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $3.8B (+3% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.39, adjusted EPS $0.80.
- Completed CAM sale to Howmet on Apr 6 for $1.8B; net ~$1.6B used for debt reduction.
- Tools & Outdoor sales $3.34B (+2%); margin 8.3% (down 50bps) on retail softness & tariffs.
- Engineered Fastening sales $511M (+10%); margin 11.9% (up 350bps) on aerospace & auto growth.
- Reaffirmed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance $4.90-$5.70; GAAP EPS raised to $4.15-$5.35 on CAM gain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000093556-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWK
- cik: 0000093556
- company_name: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000013/0000093556-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000013/swk-20260429.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093556-26-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue Net sales of $3.8 billion, EPS EPS of $0.39. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales of $3.8 billion
  - EPS: EPS of $0.39
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) , a global leader in tools and outdoor solutions, today announced first quarter 2026 financial results. First Quarter 2026 Highlights • Net sales of $3.8 billion, up 3% versus prior year and flat on an organic basis* • Gross margin of 30.1%, up 20 basis points versus prior year; adjusted gross margin* of 30.2%, down 20 basis points versus
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000013/0000093556-26-000013-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.