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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000093556-26-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SWK"
cik: "0000093556"
company_name: "STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC."
filed_at: "2026-07-29T10:22:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T10:25:07.513304+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stanley Black & Decker Q2 EPS $2.33; raises 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $5.20-$5.80

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $4.0B flat YoY; organic sales +3%; gross margin 33.0% (+600bps) including ~250bps tariff refund benefit.
- Adjusted EPS $1.57; GAAP EPS $2.33 (includes CAM gain); operating cash flow $763M, free cash flow $698M.
- Raised 2026 GAAP EPS guidance to $4.60-$5.45 (from $4.15-$5.35) and adjusted EPS to $5.20-$5.80 (from $4.90-$5.70).
- Reduced debt by $1.7B in Q2; repurchased 3.2M shares for $250M; completed CAM divestiture in April.
- Tools & Outdoor segment margin 10.9% (+400bps); Engineered Fastening margin 13.0% (+580bps) despite CAM sale.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000093556-26-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SWK
- cik: 0000093556
- company_name: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T10:22:24+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000028/0000093556-26-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000028/swk-20260729.htm

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