Tools & accessories

3 companies · $22.2B combined revenue · $1.8B operating profit

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The typical US-listed tools & accessories company grew revenue 0.7% and earnings 7.1% in its latest year, at a 23.9% operating margin, and 2 of 2 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

0.7%Median revenue growth
7.1%Median earnings growth
1.8%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
1.1%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
23.9%Median operating margin
17.4%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthSimpson Manufacturing SSD4.5%Fastest earnings growthStanley Black & Decker SWK36.6%Highest ROCESnap-on SNA17.7%Biggest margin gainSimpson Manufacturing SSD+0.4 pts

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more0%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue50%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more0%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash100%

Combined revenue · 3 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$10B$20B$30BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%10%20%30%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 3 companies

Median–0.7%7.1%23.9%17.4%0.20x
SNASnap-on$4.7B0.7%-2.6%▼28.2%▲17.7%▲0.20x
SWKStanley Black & Decker$15.1B-1.5%▼36.6%▲––0.58x▼
SSDSimpson Manufacturing$2.3B4.5%▲7.1%19.6%▼17%▼0.16x▲

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).