On the Record · Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Stanley Black & Decker bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
The Black & Decker Corporation ("Black & Decker")Word for word“In March 2010, the Company completed a merger with The Black & Decker Corporation (“Black & Decker”), a company founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | March 2010 | — |
MTD Holdings Inc. ("MTD")Word for word“In December 2021, the Company completed the acquisitions of the remaining 80 percent ownership stake of MTD Holdings Inc. ("MTD") for $1.5 billion and Excel Industries ("Excel") for $374 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | December 2021 | $1.5 billion |
Excel Industries ("Excel")Word for word“In December 2021, the Company completed the acquisitions of the remaining 80 percent ownership stake of MTD Holdings Inc. ("MTD") for $1.5 billion and Excel Industries ("Excel") for $374 million.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | December 2021 | $374 million |
Convergent Security Solutions ("CSS") businessWord for word“In July 2022, the Company sold its Convergent Security Solutions ("CSS") business comprised of the commercial electronic security and healthcare businesses for net proceeds of $3.1 billion and its Mechanical Access Solutions ("MAS") business comprised of the automatic doors business for net proceeds of $916 million.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | July 2022 | net proceeds of $3.1 billion |
Mechanical Access Solutions ("MAS") businessWord for word“In July 2022, the Company sold its Convergent Security Solutions ("CSS") business comprised of the commercial electronic security and healthcare businesses for net proceeds of $3.1 billion and its Mechanical Access Solutions ("MAS") business comprised of the automatic doors business for net proceeds of $916 million.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | July 2022 | net proceeds of $916 million |
Oil & Gas businessWord for word“In August 2022, the Company sold its Oil & Gas business comprised of the pipeline services and equipment businesses.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | August 2022 | — |
Infrastructure businessWord for word“Most recently, the Company announced in December 2023 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Infrastructure business, comprised of the attachment and handheld hydraulic tools business, for $760 million in cash.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed divestiture | December 2023 | $760 million in cash |
Mechanical Access Solutions ("MAS") business, the automatic doors businessWord for word“On July 5, 2022, the Company sold its Mechanical Access Solutions ("MAS") business comprised of the automatic doors business to Allegion plc for net proceeds of $916.0 million.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | July 5, 2022 | $916.0 million |
Oil & Gas business comprised of the pipeline services and equipment businessesWord for word“On August 19, 2022, the Company sold its Oil & Gas business comprised of the pipeline services and equipment businesses to Pipeline Technique Limited.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | August 19, 2022 | — |
Infrastructure business, comprised of the attachment and handheld hydraulic tools businessWord for word“On April 1, 2024, the Company sold its Infrastructure business comprised of the attachment and handheld hydraulic tools business to Epiroc AB for net proceeds of $728.5 million.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | April 1, 2024 | $728.5 million |
The Black & Decker CorporationWord for word“In March 2010, the Company completed a merger with The Black & Decker Corporation (“Black & Decker”), a company founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G.” 10-K for 2026 | merger | March 2010 | — |
Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing ("CAM") businessWord for word“Most recently, the Company announced in December 2025 that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing ("CAM") business for $1.8 billion in cash.” 10-K for 2026 | agreed divestiture | December 2025 | $1.8 billion in cash |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $59.3 million | $24.6 million |
| 2017-12-30 | $2.58 billion | $1.82 billion |
| 2018-12-29 | $524.6 million | $340.3 million |
| 2019-12-28 | $685.4 million | $327.4 million |
| 2021-01-02 | $1.32 billion | $635.8 million |
| 2022-01-01 | $2.04 billion | $776.8 million |
| 2022-12-31 | $71.9 million | $90.5 million |
| 2023-12-30 | $0 | — |
| 2024-12-28 | $0 | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-06-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-06-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-07-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-09-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-03-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-02-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-09-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-02-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-09-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-11-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-04-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-02-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-02-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-11-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-09-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-03-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-14 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-01-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-10-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Stanley Black & Decker’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.