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Stanley Black & Decker dividend history

Stanley Black & Decker's dividend was $3.30 a share in fiscal 2025, up 1.2% on the year before. That was 124.6% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2009, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$275M
Dividends (TTM)
$502M
Returned to shareholders
60%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$53.9M
Diluted share count
−0.0%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
4.7%
dividends 3.0% + buybacks 1.7% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
81%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
22.4%
of revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Jan 20152015Jan 20162016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Jan 2026LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share$1.30$1.34$1.64$1.80$1.98$2.04$2.14$2.26$2.42$2.58$2.70$2.78$2.98$3.18$3.22$3.26$3.30—
Dividend per share growth—+3.1%+22.4%+9.8%+10.0%+3.0%+4.9%+5.6%+7.1%+6.6%+4.7%+3.0%+7.2%+6.7%+1.3%+1.2%+1.2%—
Dividends paid104202276304313321320331363385402432475466483491501502
Share buybacks35111,0743928650374295272826342,323161820275
Dividends ÷ net income46.2%101.7%40.9%34.4%63.8%42.2%36.2%34.2%29.6%63.6%42.1%35.0%28.1%43.8%—166.9%124.6%81.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

  • Stanley Black & Decker Announces 4th Quarter 2026 Dividend Source
  • Stanley Black & Decker Announces 3rd Quarter 2026 Dividend Source

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Figures from Stanley Black & Decker's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Stanley Black & Decker.