Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

SWK · Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories · $13.8B market cap

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. had 43,500 employees at the end of fiscal Jan 2026, down 10.3% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $15.1B, down 1.5% from a year earlier, or $348K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.

Employees

43,500

-10.3% YoY

Revenue

$15.1B

-1.5% YoY

Revenue / employee

$348K

Peer median $350K

Rank in industry

4 of 6

Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
75115154'16'17'18'19'21'22'22'23'24'26Revenue 133Staff 81

Hover a year for the numbers.

SWK employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Jan 202643,500$15.1B$348K-10.3%-1.5%
Dec 202448,500$15.4B$317K-4.0%-2.6%
Dec 202350,500$15.8B$312K-6.8%-6.9%
Dec 202254,200$16.9B$313K-24.0%+10.9%
Jan 202271,300$15.3B$214K+34.3%+17.0%
Jan 202153,100$13.1B$246K-10.7%+1.1%
Dec 201959,438$12.9B$217K-2.2%-7.6%
Dec 201860,767$14.0B$230K+5.2%+7.8%
Dec 201757,765$13.0B$224K+6.9%+13.7%
Dec 201654,023$11.4B$211K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
53,100'2171,300'2254,200'2250,500'2348,500'2443,500'26
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$246K'21$214K'22$313K'22$312K'23$317K'24$348K'26

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
TTC
The Toro Company
9,227$4.51B$489KContracting
SNA
Snap-on Incorporated
13,000$5.16B$397KLeaner
LECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
12,000$4.23B$353KLeaner
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
43,500$15.1B$348KContracting
RBC
RBC Bearings Incorporated
5,816$1.87B$322KEfficient growth
TKR
The Timken Company
19,000$4.58B$241KLeaner
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Questions about Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

How many employees does Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. have?
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. reported 43,500 employees for the fiscal year ending Jan 2026, in the annual report it filed on February 24, 2026. That is down 10.3% from a year earlier.
What is Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. brought in $15.1B of revenue in fiscal Jan 2026, which is $348K per employee. That ranks 4 of 6 companies we track in Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories, where the median is $350K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 24, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SWK.