Sector Alpha Week of 2026-07-28
20-quarter listed-company comparison

Tools & Accessories Stocks

Tools & Accessories: The Timken Company owns the largest revenue base; RBC Bearings Incorporated has the fastest current growth.

The industry itself · before any single company

How has Tools & Accessories moved against S&P 500?

The line below covers 5.2 years. Over the most recent two of them this industry is 2% ahead of S&P 500. Earnings across its companies grew 9% on average over the last four reported quarters.

TURNING · ahead 2w~Moving with the index2 of 8 companies ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months

RS ↑2w · 6/8 >200d (−1) · 2/8 lead (+0) · EPS 5/8↑

200300202620252024202320222021 279348 TRAILING 12-MONTH EPS · 100 AT THE START0100125Jun 22Dec 22Jun 23Dec 23Jun 24Dec 24Jun 25Dec 25Jun 26Mar 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 3 reporting · thin coverageJun 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 7 reportingSep 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 103, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 7 reportingDec 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 111, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 10 reportingMar 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 125, against 100 at the start · up 14.5% on a year ago · 4 reporting · thin coverageJun 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 121, against 100 at the start · up 19.4% on a year ago · 7 reportingSep 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 118, against 100 at the start · up 11.6% on a year ago · 10 reportingDec 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 112, against 100 at the start · down 0.4% on a year ago · 7 reportingMar 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 108, against 100 at the start · up 1.9% on a year ago · 7 reportingJun 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · up 0.8% on a year ago · 7 reportingSep 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 114, against 100 at the start · up 2.0% on a year ago · 7 reportingDec 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 120, against 100 at the start · down 2.3% on a year ago · 7 reportingMar 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 121, against 100 at the start · up 1.6% on a year ago · 6 reportingJun 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 103, against 100 at the start · up 0.8% on a year ago · 8 reportingSep 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 99, against 100 at the start · down 1.8% on a year ago · 7 reportingDec 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 95, against 100 at the start · up 15.6% on a year ago · 5 reportingMar 2026 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 109, against 100 at the start · up 19.0% on a year ago · 7 reportingJun 2026 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 104, against 100 at the start · up 1.3% on a year ago · 3 reporting · thin coverageNot reported yet — earnings trail price by a quarter or two104No earnings on file this far back — the price series reaches further than the filings do
200300202620252024202320222021 279348 TRAILING 12-MONTH EPS · 100 AT THE START0100125Jun 22Jun 23Jun 24Jun 25Jun 26Mar 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 3 reporting · thin coverageJun 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 7 reportingSep 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 103, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 7 reportingDec 2022 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 111, against 100 at the start · no comparable year yet · 10 reportingMar 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 125, against 100 at the start · up 14.5% on a year ago · 4 reporting · thin coverageJun 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 121, against 100 at the start · up 19.4% on a year ago · 7 reportingSep 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 118, against 100 at the start · up 11.6% on a year ago · 10 reportingDec 2023 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 112, against 100 at the start · down 0.4% on a year ago · 7 reportingMar 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 108, against 100 at the start · up 1.9% on a year ago · 7 reportingJun 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 100, against 100 at the start · up 0.8% on a year ago · 7 reportingSep 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 114, against 100 at the start · up 2.0% on a year ago · 7 reportingDec 2024 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 120, against 100 at the start · down 2.3% on a year ago · 7 reportingMar 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 121, against 100 at the start · up 1.6% on a year ago · 6 reportingJun 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 103, against 100 at the start · up 0.8% on a year ago · 8 reportingSep 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 99, against 100 at the start · down 1.8% on a year ago · 7 reportingDec 2025 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 95, against 100 at the start · up 15.6% on a year ago · 5 reportingMar 2026 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 109, against 100 at the start · up 19.0% on a year ago · 7 reportingJun 2026 · trailing 12-month earnings per share at 104, against 100 at the start · up 1.3% on a year ago · 3 reporting · thin coverageNot reported yet — earnings trail price by a quarter or twoNo earnings on file this far back — the price series reaches further than the filings do
Tools & Accessories, equal-weighted, based at 200 S&P 500, same base, same start trailing 12-month earnings per share rising falling
Strength anatomy NarrowHow much of the industry is participating, how recently, and whether the movers score well.
Together2 of 8 stocks moving
Fresh0 crossed in the last 4 weeks
Backed by scoresmovers score +6 vs the industry average
Down the cap ladder — bar is now, tick is four weeks ago
Large 0/20
Mid 2/30
Small 0/30

Participation is not spreading downward this month; the larger companies are still carrying most of it.

Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the distance between them is the whole story: the industry line is an equal-weighted index of its 8 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member rebased to 100 at the start and the industry taking the median — so a price line pulling away from flat bars is a re-rating, not earnings. A bar turns red when that figure is lower than the quarter before. Rules are fixed and applied identically everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover any point to read both values and the gap. This is a description of what the numbers did, not advice.

Sector relative strength · before individual stocks

Is Tools & Accessories outperforming S&P 500?

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.8% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 4.5%. 7 of 9 covered companies currently beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, so leadership inside the sector is selective. The Timken Company is the strongest against the sector itself at +22.2%.

+4.5%Sector vs S&P 500 · 13 weeks
+14.8%Sector vs S&P 500 · 52 weeks
7/9Stocks leading S&P 500
3/9Stocks leading sector

Sector metric: — as of latest available · unclassified · direction unavailable.

The central tension: the companies with the most scale are not necessarily the companies creating the most change.

Start with scale. Then earnings trajectory. Then business quality. Only after those three agree should price leadership carry much weight.

Bottom line

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.8% over 52 weeks and 4.5% over 13 weeks. 7 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 3 of 9 beat the sector itself. The Timken Company leads with revenue of $4,672 million, based on 5 of 9 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Is the Tools & Accessories sector outperforming S&P 500?

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.8% over 52 weeks and 4.5% over 13 weeks. 7 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 3 of 9 beat the sector itself.

Which Tools & Accessories company is largest by revenue?

The Timken Company leads with revenue of $4,672 million, based on 5 of 9 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Which Tools & Accessories company is growing fastest?

RBC Bearings Incorporated has the fastest current revenue growth at 14.4%, across 5 of 9 comparable companies.

Which Tools & Accessories company has the strongest 4-Factor Sector Score?

The Timken Company ranks first at 62.6/100 with 66.6% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.

Which Tools & Accessories company reports the most CAPEX?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. reports the largest latest CAPEX at $59 million, with 9 of 9 companies comparable.

Which Tools & Accessories company has the least gross debt?

The Eastern Company has the lowest comparable gross debt at $53 million. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has the highest at $6,501 million.

Which Tools & Accessories company has the lowest comparable PEG?

The Toro Company has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.34, among 5 of 9 companies that pass the metric’s comparability rules.

How much history does this Tools & Accessories comparison include?

The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, CAPEX, debt and valuation, ending Sep 2026. Missing observations remain blank rather than being estimated.

How is the 4-Factor Sector Score calculated?

The four visible contributions add directly: growth and earnings up to 35 points, capital efficiency up to 25, valuation up to 20, and relative strength up to 20. Missing or stale evidence moves only the affected contribution toward neutral.

Companies
9
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
$92.4B
Snap-on Incorporated
Revenue growing
5/5
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating S&P 500
7/9
positive Mansfield relative strength
Global company selection
00 · research priority, made explicit

4-Factor Sector Score

An additive sector-relative research score. The four displayed point contributions always equal the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or stale evidence is absorbed inside the affected factor, never applied as a hidden adjustment.

Growth & earnings · 35%Capital efficiency · 25%Valuation · 20%Relative strength · 20%
The Timken Company has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 66.6% evidence confidence.
The Toro Company looks inexpensive relative to peers or its own history, but its earnings trajectory has not yet earned the valuation signal.
The Timken Company has stronger price confirmation than earnings confirmation; that is a research prompt, not permission to chase.

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is guarded: positive earnings, positive 5–60% three-year EPS growth, and a positive P/E are required.

1. The Timken Company · TKR

62.6/100 · Mixed-positive evidence · 67% evidence

Exact sum: 16.3 + 12.5 + 14.4 + 19.4 = 62.6

Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 31.8%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.

16.3/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 3.3% · PAT -6.7% · OPM change 1.1 pp

53% evidence

12.5/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 2.9% · debt/equity 0.66×

60% evidence

14.4/20Valuation

P/E 22.9× · PEG 0.63

65% evidence

19.4/20Relative strength

RS sector 22.2% · RS bench 31.8% · 1Y 90.4%

100% evidence

2. Kennametal Inc. · KMT

60.1/100 · Mixed-positive evidence · 67% evidence

Exact sum: 23.8 + 13.2 + 14.5 + 8.6 = 60.1

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

23.8/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 7.2% · PAT 27.4% · OPM change 4.3 pp

53% evidence

13.2/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 3.7% · debt/equity 0.47×

60% evidence

14.5/20Valuation

P/E 20.4× · PEG 0.75

65% evidence

8.6/20Relative strength

RS sector -0.1% · RS bench 7.5% · 1Y 46.2%

100% evidence

3. Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

57.1/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 57% evidence

Exact sum: 15.8 + 17.4 + 11.1 + 12.8 = 57.1

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

15.8/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -1.4 pp

39% evidence

17.4/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 4.6% · debt/equity 0.21×

80% evidence

11.1/20Valuation

P/E 20.6× · PEG —

15% evidence

12.8/20Relative strength

RS sector -0.6% · RS bench 8% · 1Y 31.9%

100% evidence

4. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

50.8/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 54% evidence

Exact sum: 15.4 + 7.4 + 9.3 + 18.7 = 50.8

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

15.4/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -1.3 pp

32% evidence

7.4/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 1% · debt/equity 0.72×

80% evidence

9.3/20Valuation

P/E 28.1× · PEG —

15% evidence

18.7/20Relative strength

RS sector 4.3% · RS bench 13.2% · 1Y 40.6%

100% evidence

5. RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

48.0/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 67% evidence

Exact sum: 20.1 + 13.3 + 3.5 + 11.1 = 48

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

20.1/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 14.4% · PAT 17.1% · OPM change 0 pp

53% evidence

13.3/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 2.7% · debt/equity 0.28×

60% evidence

3.5/20Valuation

P/E 58.6× · PEG 3.16

65% evidence

11.1/20Relative strength

RS sector 1% · RS bench 9.1% · 1Y 46.3%

100% evidence

6. The Toro Company · TTC

47.5/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 82% evidence

Exact sum: 14.1 + 12.9 + 14.6 + 5.9 = 47.5

Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.

14.1/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 2.5% · PAT -14.8% · OPM change 0.4 pp

83% evidence

12.9/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 7.4% · debt/equity 0.83×

80% evidence

14.6/20Valuation

P/E 27.1× · PEG 0.34

65% evidence

5.9/20Relative strength

RS sector -4.6% · RS bench 3.2% · 1Y 30.6%

100% evidence

7. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

45.7/100 · Mixed-negative evidence · 67% evidence

Exact sum: 19.6 + 12.9 + 10.1 + 3.1 = 45.7

Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.

19.6/35Growth & earnings

Revenue 7.9% · PAT 16.7% · OPM change 0.2 pp

53% evidence

12.9/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 6.7% · debt/equity 0.87×

60% evidence

10.1/20Valuation

P/E 25.7× · PEG 1.32

65% evidence

3.1/20Relative strength

RS sector -9.4% · RS bench -1.6% · 1Y 10.8%

100% evidence

8. The Eastern Company · EML

42.7/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 51% evidence

Exact sum: 13.4 + 10.2 + 10.8 + 8.3 = 42.7

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

13.4/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -2.3 pp

39% evidence

10.2/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 0.7% · debt/equity 0.42×

80% evidence

10.8/20Valuation

P/E 21.3× · PEG —

15% evidence

8.3/20Relative strength

RS sector -4.2% · RS bench 4.4% · 1Y 9.5%

70% evidence

9. Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

33.8/100 · Thin evidence · provisional · 39% evidence

Exact sum: 14.9 + 7 + 8.9 + 3 = 33.8

Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.

14.9/35Growth & earnings

Revenue — · PAT 89.5% · OPM change -2.3 pp

19% evidence

7.0/25Capital efficiency

ROCE 0.3% · debt/equity 0.67×

60% evidence

8.9/20Valuation

P/E 43× · PEG —

15% evidence

3.0/20Relative strength

RS sector -20.9% · RS bench -13.6% · 1Y 5.4%

70% evidence

01 · compare level, then change

Revenue Scale & Growth Durability

The Timken Company has the highest Revenue among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at $4,672 million. The Toro Company is next at $4,658 million. RBC Bearings Incorporated has the highest Revenue growth at 14.4%, so level and change sit with different companies. 5 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: The Timken Company is the scale leader at $4,672 million, 0.3% ahead of The Toro Company. RBC Bearings Incorporated's growth is 14.4% from a $1,871 million base, with 17 reported observations in the 20-quarter window. Treat the growth leader as an acceleration candidate, not as equally proven scale.

LeaderThe Timken Company · $4,672 million
Gap0.3% versus #2 · The Toro Company
Persistence3/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage5/9 companies · 154 observations

Investor read: The Timken Company is the scale benchmark; RBC Bearings Incorporated is the acceleration watch. Promote the challenger only if growth persists and converts into margin and returns.

This conclusion weakens if: The Timken Company's growth falls below RBC Bearings Incorporated's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.

Revenue is compared on a common reported-currency basis. Growth is year-on-year, so seasonality does not masquerade as progress.
Revenuelargest
1The Timken Company TKR · older report$4.7B
2The Toro Company TTC$4.7B
3Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report$4.4B
4Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$2.1B
5RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report$1.9B
Revenue growthfastest growers
1RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report14%
2Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report7.9%
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report7.2%
4The Timken Company TKR · older report3.3%
5The Toro Company TTC2.5%
Revenue · company comparison
5/9 level · 5/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyRevenueRevenue growthReported
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK$3.8B2.7%Jun 2026
The Toro Company TTC$1.4B8.1%Jun 2026
The Timken Company TKR$1.2B8.0%Mar 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA$1.2B2.4%Sep 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO$1.1B12%Mar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$593M22%Mar 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$518M18%Mar 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN$370M3.1%Mar 2026
The Eastern Company EML$60M-14%Jun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Revenue · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

$344M
$363M
$394M
$379M
$351M
$350M
$380M
$350M
$379M
$393M
$359M
$403M
$425M
$370M

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$487M
$512M
$530M
$495M
$497M
$536M
$550M
$492M
$495M
$516M
$543M
$482M
$482M
$486M
$516M
$498M
$530M
$593M

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

$844M
$925M
$970M
$935M
$931M
$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.1B
$981M
$1.0B
$984M
$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

$161M
$267M
$359M
$354M
$369M
$394M
$387M
$374M
$414M
$406M
$398M
$394M
$438M
$436M
$455M
$462M
$518M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

$3.8B
$4.0B
$4.4B
$4.4B
$4.1B
$3.9B
$4.2B
$3.7B
$3.9B
$4.0B
$3.8B
$3.7B
$3.7B
$3.8B
$3.7B
$3.8B

The Eastern Company · EML

$64M
$60M
$69M
$70M
$72M
$72M
$68M
$64M
$65M
$73M
$71M
$67M
$63M
$70M
$55M
$58M
$60M

The Timken Company · TKR

$1.0B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.2B

The Toro Company · TTC

$961M
$933M
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.1B
$983M
$1.0B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$995M
$1.3B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.4B

Revenue growth · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

4.8%
4.1%
2.0%
-11%
0.3%
8.3%
3.4%
2.6%
6.3%
8.1%
3.1%

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

2.7%
2.3%
2.1%
4.7%
3.8%
-0.6%
-0.4%
-3.7%
-1.3%
-2.0%
-2.6%
-5.8%
-5.0%
3.3%
10.0%
22%

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

17%
16%
10%
12%
9.4%
10%
14%
-5.6%
-3.7%
-4.7%
-3.5%
2.3%
6.6%
7.8%
5.6%
12%

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

127%
129%
9.8%
9.3%
1.4%
3.1%
2.8%
5.4%
5.8%
7.4%
14%
17%
18%

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

5.2%
6.3%
7.7%
4.8%
8.5%
-0.3%
-3.7%
0.2%
-3.5%
0.0%
3.8%
8.0%
2.4%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

16%
9.0%
-12%
-5.3%
-9.3%
2.3%
-9.8%
-0.4%
-6.9%
0.1%
2.7%

The Eastern Company · EML

15%
13%
4.4%
-2.9%
-11%
1.4%
4.4%
4.7%
-3.1%
-4.1%
-23%
-7.9%
-14%

The Timken Company · TKR

8.6%
9.6%
7.5%
12%
10%
0.6%
0.8%
-5.8%
-7.1%
-1.4%
-1.6%
-4.2%
-0.8%
2.7%
3.5%
8.0%

The Toro Company · TTC

19%
22%
23%
7.2%
-6.8%
-16%
-13%
0.8%
6.9%
9.5%
-0.7%
-2.3%
-2.3%
-0.9%
4.1%
8.1%
02 · compare level, then change

Operating Economics & Margin Trend

Snap-on Incorporated has the highest OPM among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at 26.4%. RBC Bearings Incorporated is next at 23%. Kennametal Inc. has the highest Margin change at +4.3 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 9 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Sep 2026.

What the numbers say: Snap-on Incorporated leads opm at 26.4%; Kennametal Inc. leads margin change at +4.3 percentage points.

LeaderSnap-on Incorporated · 26.4%
Gap14.8% versus #2 · RBC Bearings Incorporated
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage9/9 companies · 154 observations

Investor read: Snap-on Incorporated sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current margin change signal.

Operating margin compares operating profit with revenue. Improvement is measured in percentage points, not percentage growth.
OPMhighest
1Snap-on Incorporated SNA26%
2RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report23%
3Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report17%
4The Timken Company TKR · older report14%
5The Toro Company TTC14%
Margin changefastest expanders
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report+4.3 pp
2The Timken Company TKR · older report+1.1 pp
3The Toro Company TTC+0.4 pp
4Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report+0.2 pp
5RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report0.0 pp
Operating margin · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyOPMMargin changeReported
Snap-on Incorporated SNA26%−1.4 ppSep 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC23%0.0 ppMar 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO17%+0.2 ppMar 2026
The Timken Company TKR14%+1.1 ppMar 2026
The Toro Company TTC14%+0.4 ppJun 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT13%+4.3 ppMar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK4.2%−1.3 ppJun 2026
The Eastern Company EML2.2%−2.3 ppJun 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN1.9%−2.3 ppMar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

OPM · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

32%
2.4%
7.0%
-0.1%
1.1%
0.3%
5.5%
4.7%
8.3%
6.8%
4.2%
9.0%
11%
1.9%

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

9.8%
10%
12%
9.8%
7.1%
9.8%
10%
9.2%
5.7%
6.8%
11%
7.5%
6.6%
9.1%
6.1%
7.5%
9.9%
13%

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

14%
17%
17%
15%
15%
16%
17%
17%
19%
17%
15%
15%
17%
16%
18%
17%
17%
17%

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

10%
5.9%
17%
18%
20%
22%
22%
20%
23%
24%
22%
22%
23%
23%
22%
22%
23%

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

26%
27%
27%
27%
26%
28%
29%
27%
29%
30%
28%
28%
28%
28%
29%
28%
26%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

11%
3.1%
5.2%
2.0%
1.7%
-1.9%
0.6%
0.2%
3.5%
1.4%
4.5%
5.4%
5.5%
3.1%
8.4%
4.2%

The Eastern Company · EML

7.5%
6.0%
5.1%
7.0%
7.6%
3.0%
3.6%
8.9%
5.3%
8.3%
9.5%
4.5%
5.1%
4.5%
3.1%
3.8%
2.2%

The Timken Company · TKR

8.5%
15%
15%
12%
12%
15%
16%
13%
11%
16%
14%
13%
11%
13%
13%
12%
9.8%
14%

The Toro Company · TTC

7.7%
9.8%
14%
14%
13%
12%
16%
-1.8%
9.6%
8.8%
14%
13%
10%
7.8%
13%
5.7%
8.7%
8.4%
14%

Margin change · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

+1.8 pp
+3.5 pp
−31.1 pp
−6.7 pp
+5.6 pp
+8.0 pp
+1.3 pp
−0.5 pp
+0.7 pp
+4.0 pp
−2.3 pp

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

0.0 pp
−1.5 pp
−2.7 pp
−0.6 pp
−1.6 pp
−0.6 pp
−1.4 pp
−3.0 pp
+1.1 pp
−1.7 pp
+0.9 pp
+2.3 pp
−5.2 pp
0.0 pp
+3.3 pp
+4.3 pp

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

+2.6 pp
+0.9 pp
+0.9 pp
−1.6 pp
−0.5 pp
+1.4 pp
+4.1 pp
+1.0 pp
−2.2 pp
−1.8 pp
−2.0 pp
−0.4 pp
+3.0 pp
+1.8 pp
−0.2 pp
+0.2 pp

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

−0.6 pp
+9.2 pp
+5.3 pp
+3.8 pp
+0.6 pp
+2.2 pp
−0.4 pp
+1.6 pp
+0.2 pp
−0.8 pp
−0.1 pp
+0.6 pp
0.0 pp

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

+1.0 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.9 pp
+1.5 pp
+0.9 pp
+2.1 pp
−0.6 pp
+0.5 pp
−1.2 pp
−1.9 pp
+0.9 pp
+0.1 pp
−1.4 pp

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

−12.2 pp
−9.2 pp
−7.1 pp
−1.4 pp
−1.5 pp
+3.3 pp
+3.9 pp
+5.2 pp
+4.1 pp
−1.4 pp
−1.3 pp

The Eastern Company · EML

+1.3 pp
+0.1 pp
−2.1 pp
−3.4 pp
+1.3 pp
+5.3 pp
+5.9 pp
−4.4 pp
−0.2 pp
−3.8 pp
−6.4 pp
−1.3 pp
−2.3 pp

The Timken Company · TKR

+0.9 pp
−0.4 pp
+3.2 pp
−0.4 pp
+0.6 pp
+1.5 pp
−0.8 pp
+0.6 pp
−1.7 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.4 pp
−2.9 pp
−1.5 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.7 pp
+1.1 pp

The Toro Company · TTC

+1.5 pp
+5.1 pp
+2.1 pp
+2.6 pp
−15.8 pp
−3.2 pp
−3.1 pp
−2.4 pp
+14.6 pp
+0.5 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.6 pp
−7.1 pp
−1.4 pp
+0.6 pp
+0.4 pp
03 · compare level, then change

Profit Scale & Acceleration

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. has the highest Net profit among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at $538 million. The Toro Company is next at $340 million. Kennametal Inc. has the highest Profit growth at 27.4%, so level and change sit with different companies. 6 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. leads with $538 million of TTM profit, 58.2% above The Toro Company. Kennametal Inc. shows 27.4% growth from a $144 million profit base. Compare the size of the base and persistence before ranking acceleration above profit scale.

LeaderLincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · $538 million
Gap58.2% versus #2 · The Toro Company
Persistence3/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage6/9 companies · 157 observations

Investor read: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.

Net profit is the residual after operating costs, interest and tax. Growth off a loss or near-zero base is excluded from the fastest-grower rank.
Net profitlargest
1Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report$538M
2The Toro Company TTC$340M
3The Timken Company TKR · older report$332M
4RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report$288M
5Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$144M
Profit growthfastest growers
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report27%
2RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report17%
3Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report17%
4The Timken Company TKR · older report-6.7%
5The Toro Company TTC-15%
Net profit · company comparison
6/9 level · 5/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyNet profitProfit growthReported
Snap-on Incorporated SNA$254M-1.2%Sep 2026
The Toro Company TTC$145M5.8%Jun 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO$136M15%Mar 2026
The Timken Company TKR$106M16%Mar 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$92M26%Mar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$61M85%Mar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK$60M-33%Jun 2026
The Eastern Company EML$1M-50%Jun 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN$-5M229%Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Net profit · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

$118M
$-2M
$9M
$-9M
$-14M
$-9M
$5M
$-10M
$-1M
$13M
$7M
$-1M
$0M
$16M
$23M
$2M
$-5M

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$33M
$37M
$43M
$30M
$23M
$33M
$38M
$30M
$24M
$21M
$38M
$23M
$19M
$33M
$23M
$25M
$35M
$61M

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

$74M
$126M
$128M
$109M
$109M
$122M
$137M
$129M
$157M
$123M
$102M
$101M
$140M
$118M
$143M
$123M
$136M
$136M

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

$-1M
$1M
$31M
$37M
$44M
$49M
$50M
$47M
$62M
$61M
$54M
$58M
$73M
$69M
$60M
$67M
$92M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$202M
$229M
$223M
$237M
$230M
$254M
$270M
$261M
$270M
$278M
$258M
$264M
$247M
$257M
$272M
$267M
$254M

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

$380M
$279M
$156M
$79M
$37M
$-188M
$178M
$-276M
$20M
$-19M
$91M
$195M
$90M
$51M
$158M
$60M

The Eastern Company · EML

$4M
$4M
$3M
$4M
$4M
$1M
$1M
$4M
$2M
$4M
$5M
$2M
$2M
$2M
$1M
$1M
$1M

The Timken Company · TKR

$67M
$122M
$106M
$90M
$99M
$126M
$130M
$91M
$62M
$111M
$102M
$88M
$75M
$91M
$86M
$74M
$66M
$106M

The Toro Company · TTC

$60M
$70M
$131M
$125M
$118M
$107M
$168M
$-15M
$70M
$65M
$145M
$119M
$90M
$53M
$137M
$54M
$73M
$68M
$145M

Profit growth · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

-112%
-200%
40%
23%
229%

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

19%
-21%
-30%
-11%
-12%
0.0%
4.4%
-36%
0.0%
-23%
-21%
57%
-39%
8.7%
84%
85%

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

33%
241%
47%
-3.2%
7.0%
18%
44%
0.8%
-26%
-22%
-11%
-4.1%
40%
22%
-2.9%
15%

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

54%
58%
35%
6.8%
24%
8.0%
23%
18%
13%
11%
16%
26%

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

11%
14%
14%
14%
13%
9.5%
-4.4%
1.2%
-8.5%
-7.6%
5.4%
8.1%
-1.2%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

-82%
-90%
-221%
125%
-846%
-49%
-44%
-33%

The Eastern Company · EML

33%
0.0%
-67%
-75%
0.0%
300%
400%
-50%
0.0%
-50%
-80%
-50%
-50%

The Timken Company · TKR

-0.9%
-2.2%
48%
3.3%
23%
1.1%
-37%
-12%
-22%
-3.3%
21%
-18%
-16%
-16%
-12%
16%

The Toro Company · TTC

30%
97%
53%
28%
-112%
-41%
-39%
-14%
29%
-18%
-5.5%
-55%
-19%
28%
5.8%
04 · compare level, then change

Capacity Spending & Returns On It

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has the highest CAPEX among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at $59 million. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is next at $39 million. Hillman Solutions Corp. has the highest CAPEX intensity at 4.1%, so level and change sit with different companies. Its CAPEX series carries 16 reported observations across the 20-quarter window.

What the numbers say: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. reports $59 million of CAPEX; Hillman Solutions Corp. has the highest covered intensity at 4.1%. Coverage is only 9 of 9 companies and 157 reported observations, so this is partial evidence—not a complete sector rank.

LeaderStanley Black & Decker, Inc. · $59 million
Gap51.3% versus #2 · Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Persistence8/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage9/9 companies · 157 observations

Investor read: Use the CAPEX rank as a diligence queue. Verify commissioning, utilization, cash conversion and post-investment ROCE before treating spend as value creation.

This conclusion weakens if: CAPEX rises without higher utilization, operating cash flow or incremental returns.

CAPEX is cash spent on property, plant, equipment and other reported capital assets. CAPEX intensity divides that spend by revenue; high intensity is a reinvestment signal, not proof that the reinvestment will earn attractive returns.
CAPEXlargest spenders
1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK$59M
2Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report$39M
3The Timken Company TKR · older report$39M
4Snap-on Incorporated SNA$23M
5Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$18M
CAPEX intensityhighest reinvestment intensity
1Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN · older report4.1%
2Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report3.5%
3RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report3.5%
4The Timken Company TKR · older report3.2%
5Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report3.0%
Capital expenditure · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyCAPEXCAPEX intensityReported
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK$59M1.5%Jun 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO$39M3.5%Mar 2026
The Timken Company TKR$39M3.2%Mar 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA$23M1.7%Sep 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$18M3.5%Mar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$18M3.0%Mar 2026
The Toro Company TTC$17M1.2%Jun 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN$15M4.1%Mar 2026
The Eastern Company EML$1M1.7%Jun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

CAPEX · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

$15M
$13M
$16M
$18M
$23M
$18M
$19M
$14M
$18M
$22M
$24M
$21M
$21M
$18M
$38M
$70M
$15M

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$20M
$22M
$37M
$29M
$21M
$20M
$23M
$32M
$26M
$27M
$23M
$25M
$19M
$24M
$21M
$23M
$13M
$18M

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

$16M
$19M
$16M
$18M
$20M
$19M
$22M
$26M
$25M
$26M
$23M
$36M
$31M
$27M
$25M
$32M
$43M
$39M

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

$15M
$8M
$8M
$15M
$12M
$7M
$10M
$10M
$9M
$16M
$10M
$14M
$16M
$17M
$23M
$18M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$16M
$16M
$20M
$21M
$20M
$23M
$26M
$21M
$22M
$23M
$20M
$18M
$23M
$20M
$20M
$14M
$21M
$23M

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

$129M
$197M
$140M
$146M
$114M
$68M
$68M
$122M
$66M
$87M
$87M
$115M
$65M
$66M
$73M
$59M

The Eastern Company · EML

$0M
$2M
$1M
$1M
$1M
$1M
$1M
$1M
$2M
$1M
$5M
$2M
$1M
$1M
$0M
$2M
$1M

The Timken Company · TKR

$45M
$34M
$41M
$47M
$56M
$42M
$50M
$44M
$53M
$44M
$37M
$35M
$54M
$35M
$33M
$37M
$43M
$39M

The Toro Company · TTC

$56M
$12M
$24M
$40M
$68M
$29M
$41M
$36M
$44M
$19M
$20M
$24M
$40M
$19M
$19M
$19M
$27M
$12M
$17M

CAPEX intensity · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

4.4%
3.6%
4.1%
4.7%
6.6%
5.1%
5.0%
5.1%
5.8%
6.1%
5.8%
4.5%
8.9%
4.1%

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

4.1%
4.3%
7.0%
5.9%
4.2%
3.7%
4.2%
6.5%
5.3%
5.2%
4.2%
5.2%
3.9%
4.9%
4.1%
4.6%
2.5%
3.0%

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

1.9%
2.1%
1.6%
1.9%
2.1%
1.8%
2.1%
2.5%
2.4%
2.7%
2.3%
3.7%
3.0%
2.7%
2.3%
3.0%
4.0%
3.5%

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

5.6%
2.2%
2.3%
4.1%
3.0%
1.8%
2.7%
2.4%
2.2%
4.0%
2.5%
3.2%
3.7%
3.7%
5.0%
3.5%

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

1.5%
1.4%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.9%
2.2%
1.8%
1.9%
2.0%
1.7%
1.5%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
1.7%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

3.4%
4.9%
3.1%
3.3%
2.8%
1.7%
1.6%
3.3%
1.7%
2.2%
2.3%
3.1%
1.7%
1.8%
2.0%
1.5%

The Eastern Company · EML

0.0%
3.3%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.5%
1.6%
3.1%
1.4%
7.0%
3.0%
1.6%
1.4%
0.0%
3.4%
1.7%

The Timken Company · TKR

4.5%
3.0%
3.6%
4.1%
5.2%
3.3%
3.9%
3.8%
4.9%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
5.0%
3.1%
2.8%
3.2%
3.9%
3.2%

The Toro Company · TTC

5.8%
1.3%
1.9%
3.4%
5.8%
2.5%
3.1%
3.3%
4.5%
1.9%
1.5%
2.1%
3.7%
1.9%
1.4%
1.7%
2.5%
1.2%
1.2%
Annual capital allocation · 6-year view
9/9 capacity base · 9/9 OCF · 9/9 CAPEX · 9/9 FCF

Capacity base is net fixed assets plus capital work in progress, straight off the reported balance sheet. It is not cash spent, so it answers a narrower question than CAPEX — but it is reported for companies whose cash-flow CAPEX is not published, which is why it leads here. Missing years remain blank; annual values are never relabelled as quarters.

Full annual capacity base, operating cash flow, CAPEX and free cash flow history

Capacity base · net fixed assets + CWIP · fiscal-year history

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$986M
$965M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$570M
$574M
$614M
$632M
$636M

The Eastern Company · EML

$39M
$38M
$41M
$42M
$43M

The Timken Company · TKR

$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.5B

The Toro Company · TTC

$555M
$648M
$767M
$759M
$731M

Operating cash flow · fiscal-year history

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$236M
$181M
$258M
$277M
$208M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$967M
$675M
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B

The Eastern Company · EML

$-8M
$7M
$26M
$19M
$9M

The Timken Company · TKR

$387M
$464M
$545M
$476M
$554M

The Toro Company · TTC

$556M
$297M
$307M
$570M
$662M

CAPEX · reported cash flow · fiscal-year history

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$127M
$97M
$94M
$108M
$89M

The Timken Company · TKR

$148M
$178M
$188M
$170M
$148M

The Toro Company · TTC

$104M
$144M
$150M
$104M
$84M

Free cash flow · fiscal-year history

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$108M
$85M
$164M
$170M
$119M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$897M
$591M
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.0B

The Eastern Company · EML

$-11M
$4M
$20M
$10M
$5M

The Timken Company · TKR

$239M
$285M
$357M
$306M
$406M

The Toro Company · TTC

$452M
$154M
$157M
$466M
$578M
05 · compare level, then change

Debt Load & Balance-Sheet Headroom

The Eastern Company has the lowest Gross debt among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at $53 million. Kennametal Inc. is next at $660 million. Snap-on Incorporated has the lowest Net debt at $366 million net cash, so level and change sit with different companies. 9 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Snap-on Incorporated has the clearest covered balance-sheet capacity with $366 million net cash and gross debt of $1,279 million. Absolute debt alone does not identify the strongest balance sheet because company scale differs; net debt and debt-to-equity carry more information.

LeaderThe Eastern Company · $53 million
Gap92% versus #2 · Kennametal Inc.
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage9/9 companies · 158 observations

Investor read: Prioritize net-cash capacity and leverage relative to operating scale, not the smallest absolute rupee debt.

This conclusion weakens if: Net debt rises faster than revenue and profit for two consecutive reported periods.

Gross debt shows contractual borrowings. Net debt subtracts reported cash; a negative value means net cash. Lower debt can create capacity, but should be read against the scale and capital intensity of the business.
Gross debtlowest gross debt
1The Eastern Company EML$53M
2Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$660M
3Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN · older report$812M
4RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report$945M
5The Toro Company TTC$1.1B
Net debtlowest net debt
1Snap-on Incorporated SNA$-366M
2The Eastern Company EML$45M
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$553M
4Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN · older report$784M
5RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report$888M
Debt and balance-sheet capacity · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyGross debtNet debtReported
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK$6.5B$6.2BJun 2026
The Timken Company TKR$2.2B$1.9BMar 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO$1.3B$1.0BMar 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA$1.3B$-366MSep 2026
The Toro Company TTC$1.1B$957MJun 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$945M$888MMar 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN$812M$784MMar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$660M$553MMar 2026
The Eastern Company EML$53M$45MJun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Gross debt · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$969M
$992M
$927M
$836M
$856M
$834M
$836M
$793M
$811M
$777M
$784M
$765M
$812M

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$651M
$669M
$663M
$724M
$717M
$701M
$639M
$670M
$666M
$656M
$646M
$648M
$642M
$653M
$643M
$642M
$644M
$660M

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

$770M
$866M
$838M
$780M
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.3B

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

$42M
$1.8B
$1.7B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.4B
$1.4B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.0B
$980M
$975M
$1.1B
$1.1B
$945M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B
$1.3B

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

$4.4B
$6.6B
$10.4B
$11.2B
$7.9B
$7.9B
$7.9B
$7.2B
$7.8B
$6.6B
$6.5B
$6.1B
$6.7B
$6.6B
$5.9B
$6.5B

The Eastern Company · EML

$96M
$83M
$20M
$91M
$88M
$72M
$21M
$62M
$61M
$59M
$63M
$60M
$63M
$57M
$55M
$54M
$53M

The Timken Company · TKR

$1.6B
$1.9B
$2.0B
$2.2B
$2.1B
$2.1B
$2.2B
$2.9B
$3.1B
$3.1B
$2.3B
$2.4B
$2.2B
$2.2B
$2.3B
$2.2B
$2.1B
$2.2B

The Toro Company · TTC

$761M
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.3B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.2B
$1.1B

Net debt · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

$990M
$1.0B
$1.0B
$983M
$938M
$957M
$889M
$797M
$825M
$780M
$776M
$748M
$775M
$743M
$746M
$738M
$784M

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

$549M
$569M
$577M
$659M
$640M
$608M
$533M
$575M
$575M
$564M
$518M
$528M
$521M
$556M
$502M
$539M
$515M
$553M

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

$577M
$712M
$685M
$639M
$1.0B
$961M
$894M
$768M
$711M
$732M
$832M
$859M
$884M
$865M
$957M
$946M
$985M
$1.0B

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

$-1.3B
$1.6B
$1.6B
$1.5B
$1.5B
$1.4B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.1B
$988M
$943M
$842M
$1.0B
$942M
$888M

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

$499M
$455M
$374M
$429M
$479M
$413M
$381M
$253M
$134M
$23M
$-56M
$-93M
$-161M
$-187M
$-262M
$-361M
$-482M
$-366M

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

$4.1B
$6.5B
$10.3B
$10.9B
$7.5B
$7.5B
$7.5B
$6.7B
$7.4B
$6.3B
$6.2B
$5.8B
$6.4B
$6.3B
$5.6B
$6.2B

The Eastern Company · EML

$87M
$77M
$15M
$84M
$83M
$59M
$8M
$53M
$52M
$45M
$53M
$44M
$53M
$48M
$46M
$47M
$45M

The Timken Company · TKR

$1.3B
$1.5B
$1.7B
$1.9B
$1.7B
$1.8B
$1.9B
$2.5B
$2.7B
$2.7B
$1.8B
$2.0B
$1.8B
$1.9B
$1.9B
$1.8B
$1.7B
$1.9B

The Toro Company · TTC

$355M
$980M
$907M
$900M
$882M
$994M
$964M
$1.0B
$970M
$1.1B
$951M
$890M
$841M
$1.1B
$1.0B
$941M
$700M
$1.0B
$957M
06 · compare level, then change

Return On Capital Employed

The Toro Company has the highest ROCE among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at 7.4%. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is next at 6.7%. Kennametal Inc. has the highest ROCE change at +1.6 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies. 9 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: The Toro Company leads ROCE at 7.4%, 0.7 percentage points above Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.. Kennametal Inc. has the strongest latest improvement at +1.6 percentage points. Read the leader beside the density of its reported history: a sparse high return is a candidate; a repeated high return is evidence of durability.

LeaderThe Toro Company · 7.4%
Gap10.4% versus #2 · Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage9/9 companies · 158 observations

Investor read: The Toro Company sets the level benchmark; use the change leader as an inflection watch only after another comparable report confirms it.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roce change signal.

ROCE asks how much operating return the business earns on the capital employed. Direction matters, but a single exceptional year should not be mistaken for durability.
ROCEhighest
1The Toro Company TTC7.4%
2Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report6.7%
3Snap-on Incorporated SNA4.6%
4Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report3.7%
5The Timken Company TKR · older report2.9%
ROCE changefastest improvers
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report+1.6 pp
2The Toro Company TTC+1.0 pp
3Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report+0.5 pp
4RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report+0.4 pp
5The Timken Company TKR · older report+0.2 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyROCEROCE changeReported
The Toro Company TTC7.4%+1.0 ppJun 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO6.7%+0.5 ppMar 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA4.6%−0.2 ppSep 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT3.7%+1.6 ppMar 2026
The Timken Company TKR2.9%+0.2 ppMar 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC2.7%+0.4 ppMar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK1.0%−0.2 ppJun 2026
The Eastern Company EML0.7%−0.9 ppJun 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN0.3%−0.4 ppMar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

ROCE · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

5.0%
0.6%
2.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.0%
0.9%
-5.9%
0.7%
1.5%
1.2%
-5.7%
0.7%
1.7%
2.2%
-5.8%
0.3%

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

2.2%
2.4%
2.9%
2.3%
1.7%
2.4%
2.7%
2.2%
1.4%
1.7%
2.9%
1.7%
1.5%
2.1%
1.5%
1.8%
2.5%
3.7%

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

6.7%
9.1%
9.2%
7.8%
6.8%
7.8%
8.2%
7.9%
8.2%
6.5%
5.8%
5.6%
6.7%
6.2%
7.2%
6.4%
6.7%
6.7%

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

0.9%
0.5%
2.0%
2.2%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
2.1%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.3%
2.7%

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

5.1%
5.4%
5.2%
5.4%
5.1%
5.4%
5.7%
5.2%
5.3%
5.4%
4.9%
4.9%
4.6%
4.7%
4.8%
4.7%
4.5%
4.6%

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

2.2%
0.6%
1.2%
0.5%
0.4%
-0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
0.8%
0.3%
0.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
1.9%
1.0%

The Eastern Company · EML

2.0%
1.6%
1.5%
2.1%
2.4%
1.0%
1.1%
2.7%
1.6%
2.8%
3.3%
1.5%
1.6%
1.6%
0.9%
1.1%
0.7%

The Timken Company · TKR

2.0%
3.9%
4.0%
3.1%
2.8%
3.9%
4.1%
3.4%
2.4%
3.7%
3.1%
2.8%
2.1%
2.7%
2.6%
2.4%
1.9%
2.9%

The Toro Company · TTC

3.7%
4.2%
7.8%
7.3%
6.7%
5.5%
8.6%
-0.7%
3.6%
3.2%
6.8%
5.5%
4.1%
2.8%
6.4%
2.4%
3.6%
3.2%
7.4%

ROCE change · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

−4.8 pp
−2.0 pp
+0.9 pp
−6.1 pp
+1.5 pp
+0.3 pp
+0.2 pp
0.0 pp
+0.2 pp
+1.0 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.4 pp

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

−0.5 pp
0.0 pp
−0.2 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.3 pp
−0.7 pp
+0.2 pp
−0.5 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.4 pp
−1.4 pp
+0.1 pp
+1.0 pp
+1.6 pp

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

+0.1 pp
−1.3 pp
−1.0 pp
+0.1 pp
+1.4 pp
−1.3 pp
−2.4 pp
−2.3 pp
−1.5 pp
−0.3 pp
+1.4 pp
+0.8 pp
0.0 pp
+0.5 pp

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

+1.2 pp
−0.1 pp
−0.3 pp
−0.4 pp
+0.3 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.3 pp
+0.2 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.3 pp
+0.4 pp

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

0.0 pp
+0.2 pp
+0.3 pp
+0.1 pp
0.0 pp
−0.8 pp
−0.3 pp
−0.7 pp
−0.7 pp
−0.1 pp
+0.1 pp
−0.2 pp
−0.2 pp

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

−1.8 pp
−1.6 pp
−0.4 pp
−0.4 pp
+0.7 pp
+0.8 pp
+1.2 pp
+0.9 pp
−0.2 pp
−0.2 pp

The Eastern Company · EML

+0.4 pp
−0.5 pp
−1.0 pp
+0.3 pp
+1.8 pp
+2.2 pp
−1.2 pp
0.0 pp
−1.2 pp
−2.4 pp
−0.5 pp
−0.9 pp

The Timken Company · TKR

+0.8 pp
0.0 pp
+0.1 pp
+0.3 pp
−0.4 pp
−0.2 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.6 pp
−0.3 pp
−1.0 pp
−0.5 pp
−0.4 pp
−0.2 pp
+0.2 pp

The Toro Company · TTC

+3.0 pp
+1.3 pp
+0.8 pp
−8.0 pp
−3.1 pp
−2.3 pp
−1.8 pp
+6.2 pp
+0.5 pp
−0.4 pp
−0.4 pp
−3.1 pp
−0.5 pp
+0.4 pp
+1.0 pp
07 · compare level, then change

Valuation Against Growth & Quality

The Toro Company has the lowest Guarded PEG among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at 0.34×. The Timken Company is next at 0.63×. Kennametal Inc. has the lowest P/E at 20.4×, so level and change sit with different companies. 5 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: The Toro Company has the lowest comparable Guarded PEG at 0.34×, 46% below The Timken Company. Only 5 of 9 companies pass the guard, so no broad “cheapest stock” conclusion is defensible unless the current multiple, own-history position and growth durability agree.

LeaderThe Toro Company · 0.34×
Gap46% versus #2 · The Timken Company
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage5/9 companies · 24 observations

Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/e signal.

PEG is shown only when earnings are positive and three-year EPS growth is between 5% and 60%. It is recomputed consistently as the trailing P/E divided by that growth rate — reported earnings, never an expected-earnings multiple. On Indian companies it is shown only where the two data sources reconciled. A missing PEG is more honest than a low-base fiction.
Guarded PEGlowest PEG
1The Toro Company TTC0.3
2The Timken Company TKR · older report0.6
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report0.8
4Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report1.3
5RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC · older report3.2
P/Elowest P/E
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report20.4
2Snap-on Incorporated SNA20.6
3The Eastern Company EML21.3
4The Timken Company TKR · older report22.9
5Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO · older report25.7
Valuation · company comparison
5/9 level · 9/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyGuarded PEGP/EReported
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC3.258.6Mar 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO1.325.7Mar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT0.820.4Mar 2026
The Timken Company TKR0.622.9Mar 2026
The Toro Company TTC0.327.1Jun 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA20.6Sep 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK28.1Jun 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN43.0Mar 2026
The Eastern Company EML21.3Jun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

Guarded PEG · reported quarter history

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

1.2
0.8

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

0.5
0.7
1.4
1.4
1.5
2.7
2.2
1.8
1.3

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

2.0
2.7
2.4
3.2
3.2

The Timken Company · TKR

1.0
0.8
0.6

The Toro Company · TTC

0.5
3.7
0.7
0.5
0.3

P/E · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

10.9
743.0
295.0
265.0
108.9
96.6
64.9
48.3
45.5
43.0

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

24.4
17.6
13.5
12.6
15.7
18.4
19.5
16.8
17.2
18.5
17.2
20.3
19.7
15.3
19.1
17.2
19.9
20.4

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

30.3
25.0
20.3
16.9
18.0
21.1
24.3
21.3
23.2
27.1
21.4
22.9
23.0
23.3
23.3
25.3
25.7
25.7

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

55.2
119.5
125.4
107.3
66.8
47.1
40.5
47.6
42.2
39.8
43.8
41.2
42.3
48.0
47.0
53.7
58.6

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

14.3
14.4
13.2
12.4
12.2
14.2
16.0
15.1
15.2
13.3
14.6
17.1
16.9
16.2
17.5
17.9
18.5
20.6

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

16.5
20.2
18.4
19.1
21.1
42.0
27.1
26.1
28.9
28.1

The Eastern Company · EML

23.9
9.7
23.3
8.6
6.9
11.2
13.8
16.1
21.6
13.3
20.7
16.8
21.3

The Timken Company · TKR

14.5
12.4
10.7
11.9
12.9
14.6
15.5
12.4
14.7
16.7
16.4
17.5
14.3
15.5
16.5
17.8
20.5
22.9

The Toro Company · TTC

25.3
28.2
23.9
23.6
25.1
24.9
21.6
28.3
25.8
34.3
34.9
23.9
20.1
21.3
18.1
22.1
23.6
27.4
27.1
08 · compare level, then change

Enterprise Value & Book Value

Hillman Solutions Corp. has the lowest EV/EBITDA among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at 4.22×. Kennametal Inc. is next at 9.75×. The Eastern Company has the lowest P/BV at 1×, so level and change sit with different companies. 9 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Mar 2026.

What the numbers say: Hillman Solutions Corp. leads ev/ebitda at 4.22×; The Eastern Company leads p/bv at 1×.

LeaderHillman Solutions Corp. · 4.22×
Gap56.7% versus #2 · Kennametal Inc.
Persistence0/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage9/9 companies · 150 observations

Investor read: Treat valuation as permission to investigate, never as a standalone reason to buy.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.

EV/EBITDA includes debt in enterprise value and is useful across different capital structures. P/BV prices the company against its own book. Both are market multiples on reported figures, not intrinsic-value estimates and not forecasts.
EV/EBITDAlowest EV/EBITDA
1Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN · older report4.2
2Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report9.8
3The Eastern Company EML11.3
4The Timken Company TKR · older report11.3
5Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK14.2
P/BVlowest P/BV
1The Eastern Company EML1.0
2Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK1.2
3Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN · older report1.3
4Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report2.0
5The Timken Company TKR · older report2.2
Enterprise and book valuation · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change

Solid lines show level; dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected. Missing reports break the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

CompanyEV/EBITDAP/BVReported
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC32.25.0Mar 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO17.59.0Mar 2026
The Toro Company TTC16.96.6Jun 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA14.53.5Sep 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK14.21.2Jun 2026
The Eastern Company EML11.31.0Jun 2026
The Timken Company TKR11.32.2Mar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT9.82.0Mar 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN4.21.3Mar 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

EV/EBITDA · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

8.6
5.9
3.9
14.6
16.7
17.8
14.2
4.0
4.2

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

10.8
8.6
7.2
6.9
7.8
8.6
8.7
8.0
8.4
8.6
7.8
8.7
8.1
7.2
8.2
7.7
9.0
9.8

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

16.2
14.5
12.1
11.8
13.5
15.4
17.4
15.1
16.3
19.0
14.9
15.6
15.8
15.7
16.0
17.3
17.3
17.5

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

28.9
53.0
38.6
28.3
23.7
19.9
17.8
21.1
20.2
19.0
21.5
21.6
22.8
26.1
26.0
29.1
32.2

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

9.7
9.8
9.0
8.6
8.6
10.1
11.4
11.0
11.1
9.7
10.5
12.3
12.1
11.5
12.4
12.5
12.9
14.5

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

11.9
16.4
17.1
17.1
15.4
32.7
38.7
35.1
27.7
22.3
23.9
15.8
13.4
15.4
14.0
14.2

The Eastern Company · EML

10.5
9.5
7.0
8.7
7.7
9.0
6.9
8.5
11.0
7.4
9.3
8.0
8.7
8.9
11.1
9.6
11.3

The Timken Company · TKR

9.8
8.7
7.8
8.6
9.0
9.9
10.3
9.1
9.8
10.3
9.1
9.6
8.3
8.9
9.2
9.3
10.0
11.3

The Toro Company · TTC

16.8
19.5
16.5
16.3
17.3
17.5
15.4
19.2
17.0
21.6
21.3
15.9
13.6
14.4
12.5
14.5
14.5
17.5
16.9

P/BV · reported quarter history

Hillman Solutions Corp. · HLMN

1.8
1.8
1.6
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.3

Kennametal Inc. · KMT

2.3
1.8
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.7
2.0

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. · LECO

9.5
9.3
7.8
7.9
8.1
8.7
9.5
8.5
9.5
11.1
8.1
8.1
7.9
7.9
8.3
9.2
8.9
9.0

RBC Bearings Incorporated · RBC

1.9
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.5
2.7
2.4
3.1
3.0
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.4
3.9
3.8
4.4
5.0

Snap-on Incorporated · SNA

2.8
2.8
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.8
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.6
2.8
3.3
3.1
2.8
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.5

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · SWK

2.5
2.7
2.3
1.8
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.9
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.3
1.2

The Eastern Company · EML

1.4
1.4
1.2
1.1
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.6
1.2
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.0

The Timken Company · TKR

2.3
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.1
2.2
2.4
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.2

The Toro Company · TTC

8.7
9.0
6.9
7.0
8.1
8.2
7.1
7.1
5.6
6.3
5.6
5.7
5.3
5.7
4.7
5.1
5.0
6.3
6.6
09 · let price answer last

Market action

The Timken Company has the strongest one-year price move in Tools & Accessories at +90.4%. It also leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at +31.8%. 7 of 9 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-07-28.

Every price line is indexed to 100 over the chosen window. Mansfield relative strength compares a price ratio with its own 52-week average; zero separates leadership from lagging.
Price and relative strength

Price is rebased to 100 inside the selected window. Pair ratio rebases each selected company against one chosen denominator.

Before the conclusion · check the blind spots

What can make this comparison misleading?

This Tools & Accessories comparison names 5 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. 5 of the 9 companies report on an older date than the sector's freshest reporters, so their ranks are marked stale. A high growth rate can still be a low-base artefact.

Keep these limits visible

  • A high growth rate can be a low-base artefact. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
  • A high ROCE can be temporary or flattered by a small capital base. Read it beside margin, cash conversion and reinvestment.
  • The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks research priority, not portfolio action. Management quality, catalysts and risks need equally fresh evidence before capital is deployed.
  • An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
  • 5 companies have older fundamental reporting dates than the sector’s freshest reporters; their ranks carry a stale marker.
10 · the complete set

Which companies are included?

All 9 companies in the canonical Tools & Accessories membership are listed below, largest market value first — nothing is silently dropped, even where a company reports too little to rank. The charts above default to a selective view; this register is the complete set, with each company's own latest reporting date beside it.

AHEAD means the company is beating the index by 5% or more over three months. LAGGING, FUNDAMENTALS UP means it is 20% or more behind over a year while its trailing twelve-month earnings grew 20% or more. Both rules are fixed and applied the same way in every sector.

CompanyMarket valuePricePriced toLatest fundamentals
Snap-on Incorporated SNA$21.7B$4192026-07-28Sep 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$18.2B$5852026-07-28Mar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWKAHEAD$14.6B$94.22026-07-28Jun 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO$14.6B$2672026-07-28Mar 2026
The Timken Company TKRAHEAD25/26 WEEKS$9.7B$1402026-07-28Mar 2026
The Toro Company TTC$9.1B$95.32026-07-28Jun 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$2.7B$35.62026-07-28Mar 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN$1.6B$8.22026-07-28Mar 2026
The Eastern Company EML$146M$24.12026-07-28Jun 2026
Evidence and freshness

How was this comparison built?

This comparison is built from the reported filings of 9 Tools & Accessories companies, normalized to a common $ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Sep 2026 and market data through 2026-07-28. A second data feed fills gaps only after identity and scale reconciliation, and missing observations are never interpolated.

FundamentalsThrough Sep 2026 · up to 20 quarters per company
Market dataThrough 2026-07-28 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes, CAPEX intensity, net debt, guarded PEG and P/BV÷ROE are calculated only when their inputs are comparable.
Score confidenceMissing and stale evidence reduces confidence and pulls the 0–100 research-priority score toward neutral.
Questions investors ask · short, speakable answers

Tools & Accessories company comparison FAQs

These 18 answers restate the Tools & Accessories comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 9 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Sep 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 2026-07-28. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.

Which Tools & Accessories company is the biggest?

The Timken Company is the largest, with trailing-twelve-month revenue of $4,672 million, ahead of The Toro Company at $4,658 million. That covers 5 of 9 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.

Which Tools & Accessories company is growing fastest?

RBC Bearings Incorporated has the fastest revenue growth at 14.4% year on year, across 5 of 9 comparable companies. Fast growth off a small base is not the same as proven scale — check whether the rate holds across several quarters on the chart above before treating it as a trend.

Which Tools & Accessories company has the best profit margins?

Snap-on Incorporated has the highest operating margin at 26.4%, from 9 of 9 comparable companies. Kennametal Inc. shows the biggest recent improvement, at +4.3 percentage points. A high margin matters most when it is holding or rising, not when it is peaking.

Which Tools & Accessories company makes the most profit?

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. earns the most, at $538 million of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 6 of 9 comparable companies. Kennametal Inc. has the fastest profit growth at 27.4%, though growth off a small or recovering profit base overstates how much has actually changed.

Which Tools & Accessories company earns the highest return on capital?

The Toro Company leads on return on capital employed at 7.4%, across 9 of 9 companies. Read it beside the length of its reported history: a high return that repeats for years is evidence of a durable business, while a single high reading can be a small capital base or one good year.

Which Tools & Accessories stock is the cheapest?

On guarded PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — The Toro Company screens cheapest at 0.34×. Only 5 of 9 companies pass the comparability guard, so this is not a sector-wide "cheapest stock" verdict. Cheap on a multiple is a reason to investigate, never a reason to buy on its own.

Which Tools & Accessories company has the strongest balance sheet?

The Eastern Company carries the lowest comparable gross debt at $53 million, from 9 of 9 companies. Absolute rupee debt alone does not settle it, because company scale differs — net debt and debt-to-equity in the chart above carry more information, and a very low-debt balance sheet can also mean under-investment.

Which Tools & Accessories company is investing most in new capacity?

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. reports the largest capital spending at $59 million, across 9 of 9 companies. Spending consumes cash before it earns anything, so treat the ranking as a diligence queue: check commissioning, utilisation and the return earned on the completed assets before reading spend as value creation.

Is the Tools & Accessories sector beating the market?

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.8% over the last 52 weeks and 4.5% over 13 weeks, measured on an equal-weight index of its current members. Inside the sector, 7 of 9 covered companies are beating the market on their own. Sector strength does not transfer evenly to every stock in it.

Which Tools & Accessories stock has the strongest price momentum?

The Timken Company has the strongest relative strength against S&P 500. Relative strength answers last, after growth, quality and valuation: price can move well before the fundamentals confirm it, and sometimes without them confirming at all.

Which Tools & Accessories company scores highest for research priority?

The Timken Company scores 62.6 out of 100 with 66.6% evidence confidence, from 16.3 points on growth and earnings, 12.5 on capital efficiency, 14.4 on valuation and 19.4 on relative strength. This ranks what deserves work next. It is not a buy recommendation, and management quality, catalysts and risk still need separate research.

How many Tools & Accessories companies does this comparison cover, and over what period?

It compares 9 listed companies over up to 20 reported quarters of fundamentals and 6 fiscal years of capital allocation, ending Sep 2026, plus weekly price and relative-strength history. Membership is the full sector list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

What is the total market cap of the Tools & Accessories sector?

The 9 Tools & Accessories companies on this page carry $92,420 million of combined market value. Snap-on Incorporated is the largest at $21,690 million, about 23% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-07-28.

What is the Tools & Accessories sector's P/E ratio?

The median price-to-earnings ratio across the 9 Tools & Accessories companies on this page is 25.7×, measured on the 9 that report a comparable figure. A sector-level history for this multiple is not held here, so this is a cross-section of today, not a comparison with the sector’s own past. Figures are as of 2026-07-28.

How is the Tools & Accessories sector performing?

7 of the 9 covered Tools & Accessories companies are beating S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength. The sector itself is 14.8% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-07-28.

How many Tools & Accessories stocks are listed in the US?

This comparison covers 9 listed Tools & Accessories companies in the US, each above the size floor the site applies. The full ranked list is on this page, with reported fundamentals through Sep 2026. Membership is the full industry list — nothing is dropped for having thin data.

Why are some values on this page blank?

A blank means that company did not report a comparable figure for that period, so nothing is shown. Missing observations are never interpolated, carried forward, or replaced with a similar-looking accounting line, and a company with missing evidence has its research score pulled toward neutral rather than being scored as bad.

Is this investment advice?

No. Every figure here is a deterministic calculation from reported company filings and market data, published for research. It contains no recommendation to buy or sell any security, does not account for your circumstances, and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed adviser.

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