secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. (SWK)
CIK:        0000093556
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T10:22:24+00:00
Accession:  0000093556-26-000028
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000028/0000093556-26-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93556/000009355626000028/swk-20260729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093556-26-000028

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