Stanley Black & Decker management check
SWK · Industrials · Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components · CEO Christopher J. Nelson
Filings as of
1 good · 1 to watch · 4 flagged, across the seven questions below.
- Flag
Have owners done well?
Trailed its chosen peers$100 invested at the start of fiscal 2022 grew to $51, against $224 for the peer group the company picked itself.
- Good
Does pay follow performance?
Pay rose and fell with returnsOver 4 years, the CEO's pay actually paid (equity valued at the share price) had a correlation of 0.94 with shareholder return. 1 means pay moved in step; below 0, the opposite way.
- Flag
What does the CEO cost owners?
3.6% of net income$14.5m of reported pay in fiscal 2026, against $401.9m of net income.
- n/a
Do they own the stock?
No recent CEO filingLight activity: no buys, $105k sold in six months.
- Watch
Are owners being diluted?
Share count growingDiluted shares changed +0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years. Stock-based pay was 0.6% of revenue in the latest year.
- Flag
Is leadership stable?
3 CEOs in the pay tableCEOs in the pay table: Donald Allan, Jr., James M. Loree, Christopher J. Nelson. 14 filings under 8-K item 5.02 (officers or directors leaving or joining, or new pay arrangements) in the last 3 years.
- Flag
Are the books clean?
Red flags on file1 restatement notice (8-K 4.02) since 2021. 1 amended annual report.
Against the S&P 500
Each check's score (0–100) and how it compares: the share of ranked S&P 500 companies it matches or beats, and the median in Industrials.
| Check | Score | At or above | Sector median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner returns | 0 | 55 | |
| Pay for performance | 97 | 86 | |
| CEO cost | 4 | 48 | |
| Skin in the game | — | — | 55 |
| Dilution | 41 | 62 | |
| Stable leadership | 0 | 75 | |
| Clean books | 30 | 100 |
Closest peers
Others in Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components, by management score. Stanley Black & Decker is 81st of 81 in its sector.
- 120HUBBHubbell Incorporated75
- 123GWWW. W. Grainger74
- 151PHParker Hannifin72
- 170OTISOtis Worldwide71
- 179SNASnap-on70
- 196DOVDover Corporation69
- 197IRIngersoll Rand69
- 213PNRPentair68
- 286XYLXylem Inc.62
- 293NDSNNordson Corporation62
Pay versus performance
From the proxy statement filed March 6, 2026. "Actually paid" values stock awards at the share price, so it rises and falls with the stock.
| Fiscal year | CEO | CEO pay | Actually paid | Other executives (avg) | $100 became | Peers | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Christopher J. Nelson | $14.5m | $10.3m | $3.6m | $51 | $224 | $401.9m |
| 2024 | Donald Allan, Jr. | $16.0m | $7.8m | $5.2m | $51 | $175 | $294.3m |
| 2023 | Donald Allan, Jr. | $13.9m | $14.9m | $5.9m | $60 | $141 | −$310.5m |
| 2022 | Donald Allan, Jr., James M. Loree | $13.6m | −$3.2m | $2.8m | $44 | $119 | $1.1bn |
The board says pay is tied most to CFROI. Its other key measures: Adjusted EPS, Adjusted Gross Margin Rate, Free Cash Flow Dollars, Adjusted EBITDA.
Insiders and the CEO's stake
Light activity: no buys, $105k sold in six months.
- SoldScot GreulachChief Accounting Officer$105kAug 7, 2026
Leadership and governance on file
- Apr 27, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jan 26, 2026Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Oct 31, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Oct 17, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jun 30, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Apr 3, 2025Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Nov 6, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Oct 23, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jul 26, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Jun 12, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- May 1, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
- Apr 12, 2024Leadership change8-K 5.02
Latest shareholder vote results: Apr 27, 2026, including the say-on-pay vote.
Where the money went
Over 2021–2025: $4.8bn returned to owners in buybacks and dividends, 154% of net income, and $492.3m of pay in stock.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15.3bn | $16.9bn | $15.8bn | $15.4bn | $15.1bn |
| Net income | $1.7bn | $1.1bn | −$310.5m | $294.3m | $401.9m |
| Stock-based pay | $118.3m | $90.7m | $83.8m | $105.4m | $94.1m |
| Buybacks | $34.3m | $2.3bn | $16.1m | $17.7m | $20.1m |
| Dividends | $474.8m | $465.8m | $482.6m | $491.2m | $500.6m |
| Diluted shares | 165m | 157m | 150m | 151m | 152m |
Educational only, not investment advice. Figures are as filed with the SEC: pay from the proxy's pay-versus-performance table, capital allocation from 10-K XBRL data, insider trades from Form 4s over the last six months, events from the last 5 years of filings. The peer group is the one the company chose. See the method.