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Stanley Black & Decker Executive Compensation (FY25)

SWK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christopher Nelson
Median of the other named officers
$3,278,263
7 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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Fiscal 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Christopher Nelson: $6,713,903 → $7,656,246 (14.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.3% → 100.0% (2.7 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Stanley Black & Decker's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Christopher Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,656,246 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,713,903 reported for fiscal 2024, Nelson's total was 14.0% higher.
What was Stanley Black & Decker's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 100.0% of votes cast for or against in favor for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Stanley Black & Decker's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Carrier, Cummins, Inc., Dover Corporation, Eaton Corporation plc and Emerson Electric Company, among others.
What is Stanley Black & Decker's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 179:1, against median employee compensation of $47,897.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Allan
President and CEO
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Janet Link
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Corbin Walburger
Vice President of Business Development
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Allan
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Nelson
Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and President, Tools & Outdoor
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Hallinan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Tamer Abuaita
Global Chief Supply Chain Officer and President, Industrial
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
John Lucas
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Janet Link
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Corbin Walburger
Vice President of Business Development
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Allan
President and CEO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Nelson
Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and President, Tools & Outdoor
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Hallinan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Janet Link
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Tamer Abuaita
Global Chief Supply Chain Officer and President, Industrial
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Donald Allan, Jr.
Executive Chair; Former President and CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Christopher Nelson
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Patrick Hallinan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Agustin Lopez Diaz
Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Janet Link
Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Tamer Abuaita
Former Senior Vice President & Global Chief Supply Chain Officer and President, Industrial
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
William Beck
Senior Vice President & President, Tools & Outdoor
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Deborah Wintner
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Agustin Lopez DiazRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher NelsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher NelsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher NelsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher NelsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher NelsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher NelsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Deborah WintnerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Deborah WintnerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Deborah WintnerRSU◇——◇——◇
Donald Allan, Jr.OPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Donald Allan, Jr.PSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Donald Allan, Jr.RSU◇——◇——◇
Janet LinkOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Janet LinkRSU◇——◇——◇
Janet LinkPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick HallinanRSU◇——◇——◇
Patrick HallinanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick HallinanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Tamer AbuaitaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tamer AbuaitaRSU◇——◇——◇
Tamer AbuaitaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
William BeckRSU◇——◇——◇
William BeckOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
William BeckPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Donald Allan, Jr.Option◇—◇2/21/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/1/2034
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/15/2033
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇7/5/2032
Agustin Lopez DiazRSU◇◇——
Christopher NelsonRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇11/6/2035
Option◇—◇3/1/2034
Option◇—◇6/29/2033
PSU◇◇——
Patrick HallinanRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
Option◇—◇3/1/2034
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/12/2033
PSU◇◇——
William BeckRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/21/2035
Option◇—◇3/1/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Deborah WintnerOption◇—◇2/21/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/1/2034
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇2/15/2033
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrea J. Ayers
◇◇————◇
Susan K. Carter
◇◇———◇◇
Debra A. Crew
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Robert J. Manning
◇◇————◇
Michael D. Hankin
◇◇———◇◇
John L. Garrison, Jr
◇◇————◇
Adrian V. Mitchell
◇◇————◇
Jane M. Palmieri
◇◇————◇
Mojdeh Poul
◇—————◇
Mary A. Laschinger
◇—————◇
Donald Allan, Jr served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Carrier CARR
  • Cummins, Inc. CMI
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Eaton Corporation plc ETN
  • Emerson Electric Company EMR
  • Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ITW
  • Johnson Controls International plc JCI
  • Masco Corporation MAS
  • PACCAR, Inc. PCAR
  • Parker Hannifin Corporation PH
  • PPG Industries PPG
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
  • Textron Inc. TXT
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW
  • Whirlpool Corporation WHR

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026—=◇◇—
2025April 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 21, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 22, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 17, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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369 figures on this page: 361 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
361 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-182041
  2. 0001140361-26-008170
    CEO PAY RATIO · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation Table · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-107156
  4. 0001140361-25-007512
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001193125-24-126340
  6. 0001206774-24-000242
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001193125-23-119706
  8. 0001104659-22-049638
  9. 0001193125-21-160672
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-20-113707
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Peers Stanley Black & Decker discloses

The companies named in SWK's own disclosed peer group.

CarrierCummins, Inc.Dover CorporationEaton Corporation plcEmerson Electric CompanyIllinois Tool Works, Inc.Johnson Controls International plcMasco CorporationPACCAR, Inc.Parker Hannifin CorporationPPG IndustriesRockwell Automation, Inc.Textron Inc.The Sherwin-Williams CompanyWhirlpool Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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