Sector Alpha Week of 2026-08-04
20-quarter listed-company comparison

Tools & Accessories Stocks

Tools & Accessories: The Timken Company owns the largest revenue base; Kennametal Inc. has the fastest current growth.

01 · the industry itself · before any single company

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

The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the most recent two of them this industry is 4% ahead of S&P 500. Earnings across its companies grew 9% on average over the last four reported quarters.

TURNING · ahead 3w~Moving with the index4 of 8 companies ahead of S&P 500 by 5% or more over three months1 is 20% or more behind over a year while earnings grew 20% or more

RS ↑3w · 8/8 >200d (+2) · 4/8 lead (+2) · EPS 5/8↑

20030020262025202420232022 296348 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
20030020262025202420232022 296348 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

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.

02 · sector relative strength, before individual stocks

Is Tools & Accessories outperforming S&P 500?

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.2% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a lead of 4.9%. 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 +11.3%.

+4.9%Sector vs S&P 500 · 13 weeks
+14.2%Sector vs S&P 500 · 52 weeks
7/9Stocks leading S&P 500
2/9Stocks 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 14.2% over 52 weeks and 4.9% over 13 weeks. 7 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 2 of 9 beat the sector itself. The Timken Company leads with revenue of $4,672 million, based on 3 of 9 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Companies
9
complete canonical membership
Combined market value
$93.5B
Snap-on Incorporated
Revenue growing
3/3
positive TTM year-on-year growth
Beating S&P 500
7/9
positive Mansfield relative strength
Comparing 3 of 9
03 · 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%
Kennametal Inc. has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 65.9% evidence confidence.
The Timken 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.
How this score is built, and what the marks mean

Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.

CompanyScorePrice stageGrowth & earnings/35Capital efficiency/25Valuation/20Relative strength/20
1Kennametal Inc.KMT 62.4/100Mixed-positive evidence66% evidence ASLEEP 22.8/35 Revenue 7.2% · PAT 27.4% · OPM change 4.3 pp 53% evidence 13.2/25 ROCE 3.7% · OPM 13.4% 57% evidence 16.5/20 P/E 20.4× · PEG 0.75 65% evidence 9.9/20 RS sector -2.2% · RS bench 4% · 1Y 78.1%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 22.8 + 13.2 + 16.5 + 9.9 = 62.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
2Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.SWK 57.4/100Thin evidence · provisional53% evidence BREAKING OUT 18.7/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -1.3 pp 32% evidence 9.4/25 ROCE 3.5% · OPM 4.2% 76% evidence 10.4/20 P/E 22.4× · PEG — 15% evidence 18.9/20 RS sector 9.8% · RS bench 17.7% · 1Y 47.7%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 18.7 + 9.4 + 10.4 + 18.9 = 57.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
3The Timken CompanyTKR 57.2/100Mixed-positive evidence66% evidence BREAKING OUT 15.4/35 Revenue 3.3% · PAT -6.7% · OPM change 1.1 pp 53% evidence 11.5/25 ROCE 2.9% · OPM 13.7% 57% evidence 15.0/20 P/E 22.9× · PEG 0.63 65% evidence 15.3/20 RS sector 11.3% · RS bench 18.6% · 1Y 77.5%11 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 15.4 + 11.5 + 15 + 15.3 = 57.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 18.6%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation.
4Snap-on IncorporatedSNA 55.8/100Thin evidence · provisional56% evidence TURNING 15.5/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -1.4 pp 39% evidence 16.5/25 ROCE 4.6% · OPM 26.4% 76% evidence 11.1/20 P/E 20.6× · PEG — 15% evidence 12.7/20 RS sector -3.7% · RS bench 3.4% · 1Y 30%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 15.5 + 16.5 + 11.1 + 12.7 = 55.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
5The Toro CompanyTTC 51.7/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence ASLEEP 14.0/35 Revenue 2.5% · PAT -14.8% · OPM change 0.4 pp 83% evidence 14.7/25 ROCE 7.4% · OPM 13.7% 76% evidence 14.3/20 P/E 27.1× · PEG 0.34 65% evidence 8.7/20 RS sector -3.8% · RS bench 2.9% · 1Y 34.3%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 14 + 14.7 + 14.3 + 8.7 = 51.7 · Decision use: Cheap but unconfirmed: require improving earnings before treating the valuation as an opportunity.
6RBC Bearings IncorporatedRBC 41.8/100Thin evidence · provisional56% evidence ASLEEP 17.9/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0 pp 39% evidence 12.0/25 ROCE 3.1% · OPM 23% 76% evidence 8.5/20 P/E 62.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 3.4/20 RS sector -5.2% · RS bench 1.2% · 1Y 42.2%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 17.9 + 12 + 8.5 + 3.4 = 41.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
7Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.LECO 40.4/100Thin evidence · provisional56% evidence BASING 17.9/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.2 pp 39% evidence 9.1/25 ROCE 0% · OPM 16.6% 76% evidence 9.6/20 P/E 26.5× · PEG — 15% evidence 3.8/20 RS sector -8.4% · RS bench -1.6% · 1Y 15.9%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence
Exact sum: 17.9 + 9.1 + 9.6 + 3.8 = 40.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
8The Eastern CompanyEML 41.0/100Thin evidence · provisional50% evidence BREAKING OUT 13.4/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -2.3 pp 39% evidence 8.3/25 ROCE 0.7% · OPM 2.2% 76% evidence 10.8/20 P/E 21.3× · PEG — 15% evidence 8.5/20 RS sector -4.2% · RS bench 3.2% · 1Y 9.8%8 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 13.4 + 8.3 + 10.8 + 8.5 = 41 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
9Hillman Solutions Corp.HLMN 33.3/100Thin evidence · provisional38% evidence TURNING 14.9/35 Revenue — · PAT 89.5% · OPM change -2.3 pp 19% evidence 6.1/25 ROCE 0.3% · OPM 1.9% 57% evidence 8.9/20 P/E 43× · PEG — 15% evidence 3.4/20 RS sector -10.1% · RS bench -2.9% · 1Y -3.3%1 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence
Exact sum: 14.9 + 6.1 + 8.9 + 3.4 = 33.3 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral.
04 · what price has already done

Market action

Kennametal Inc. has the strongest one-year price move in Tools & Accessories at +78.1%. The Timken Company leads on Mansfield relative strength against the S&P 500 at +18.6%. 7 of 9 covered companies are above zero on that measure. Every line covers 314 weekly closes through 2026-08-04.

Price and relative strength

Every company, the sector's own index and S&P 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts — the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.

05 · 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. Kennametal Inc. has the highest Revenue growth at 7.2%, so level and change sit with different companies. 3 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. Kennametal Inc.'s growth is 7.2% from a $2,137 million base, with 18 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
Coverage3/9 companies · 154 observations

Investor read: The Timken Company is the scale benchmark; Kennametal Inc. 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 Kennametal Inc.'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
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$2.1B
Revenue growthfastest growers
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report7.2%
2The Timken Company TKR · older report3.3%
Revenue · company comparison
3/9 level · 3/9 change

On every company-comparison chart on this page: solid lines show level, dotted lines show change when “Both” is selected, and a missing report breaks the line rather than being invented.

All-company data · latest reported quarter

In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them 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%Sep 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%Jun 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$593M22%Mar 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$518M18%Jun 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%
06 · 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.
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
Operating margin · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyOPMMargin changeReported
Snap-on Incorporated SNA26%−1.4 ppSep 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC23%0.0 ppJun 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO17%+0.2 ppJun 2026
The Toro Company TTC14%+0.4 ppJun 2026
The Timken Company TKR14%+1.1 ppMar 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT13%+4.3 ppMar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK4.2%−1.3 ppSep 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
07 · compare level, then change

Profit Scale & Acceleration

The Toro Company has the highest Net profit among the 9 Tools & Accessories companies compared here, at $340 million. The Timken Company is next at $332 million. Kennametal Inc. has the highest Profit growth at 27.4%, so level and change sit with different companies. 4 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: The Toro Company leads with $340 million of TTM profit, 2.4% above The Timken 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.

LeaderThe Toro Company · $340 million
Gap2.4% versus #2 · The Timken Company
Persistence3/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage4/9 companies · 157 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 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
2The Timken Company TKR · older report$332M
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report$144M
4Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN · older report$36M
Profit growthfastest growers
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report27%
2The Timken Company TKR · older report-6.7%
Net profit · company comparison
4/9 level · 3/9 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
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%Jun 2026
The Timken Company TKR$106M16%Mar 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC$92M26%Jun 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT$61M85%Mar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK$60M-33%Sep 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%
08 · 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%. Snap-on Incorporated is next at 4.6%. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has the highest ROCE change at +2.9 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%, 2.8 percentage points above Snap-on Incorporated. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has the strongest latest improvement at +2.9 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%
Gap60.9% versus #2 · Snap-on Incorporated
Persistence4/8 recent comparable periods
Coverage9/9 companies · 161 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
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report3.7%
ROCE changefastest improvers
2Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report+1.6 pp
3The Toro Company TTC+1.0 pp
5The Timken Company TKR · older report+0.2 pp
Return on capital · company comparison
9/9 level · 9/9 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyROCEROCE changeReported
The Toro Company TTC7.4%+1.0 ppJun 2026
Snap-on Incorporated SNA4.6%−0.2 ppSep 2026
Kennametal Inc. KMT3.7%+1.6 ppMar 2026
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SWK3.5%+2.9 ppSep 2026
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC3.1%+0.8 ppJun 2026
The Timken Company TKR2.9%+0.2 ppMar 2026
The Eastern Company EML0.7%−0.9 ppJun 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN0.3%−0.4 ppMar 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO0.0%0.0 ppJun 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%
0.0%
6.4%
6.7%
6.7%
0.0%

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%
3.1%

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%
0.6%
1.9%
1.0%
3.5%

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
−5.8 pp
+0.8 pp
0.0 pp
+0.5 pp
0.0 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
+0.8 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
−0.3 pp
−0.2 pp
+2.9 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
09 · compare level, then change

Valuation Against Growth & Quality

The Toro Company has the lowest 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. 3 of 9 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: The Toro Company has the lowest comparable PEG at 0.34×, 46% below The Timken Company. Only 3 of 9 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, 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
Coverage3/9 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 feeds agreed. Where any of that fails the ratio is left out rather than printed: a P/E divided by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, is a number that looks precise and means nothing.
PEGlowest PEG
2The Timken Company TKR · older report0.6
3Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report0.8
P/Elowest P/E
1Kennametal Inc. KMT · older report20.4
5The Timken Company TKR · older report22.9
Valuation · company comparison
3/9 level · 9/9 change
All-company data · latest reported quarter
CompanyPEGP/EReported
RBC Bearings Incorporated RBC3.262.3Jun 2026
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. LECO1.326.5Jun 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. SWK22.4Sep 2026
Hillman Solutions Corp. HLMN43.0Mar 2026
The Eastern Company EML21.3Jun 2026
Full 20-quarter history · every available company

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
26.5

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
62.3

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
22.9
28.9
28.8
22.4

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
10 · 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. 3 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.
  • 3 companies have older fundamental reporting dates than the sector’s freshest reporters; their ranks carry a stale marker.
11 · 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 2026-08-04. 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 2026-08-04 · weekly price and relative-strength history
Derived metricsGrowth, changes and PEG 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.
12 · questions investors ask, short speakable answers

Tools & Accessories company comparison FAQs

These 22 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 2026-08-04. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.

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

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.2% over 52 weeks and 4.9% over 13 weeks. 7 of 9 covered companies beat the S&P 500 on Mansfield relative strength, while 2 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 3 of 9 comparable companies through Mar 2026.

Which Tools & Accessories company is growing fastest?

Kennametal Inc. has the fastest current revenue growth at 7.2%, across 3 of 9 comparable companies.

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

Kennametal Inc. ranks first at 62.4/100 with 65.9% evidence confidence. The score prioritizes research; it is not a buy recommendation.

Which Tools & Accessories company has the lowest comparable PEG?

The Toro Company has the lowest comparable PEG at 0.34, among 3 of 9 companies whose earnings and growth are steady enough for the ratio to mean anything.

How much history does this Tools & Accessories comparison include?

The page compares up to 20 reported quarters per company for fundamentals, returns 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.

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 3 of 9 companies with comparable reporting through Mar 2026.

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?

The Toro Company earns the most, at $340 million of trailing-twelve-month net profit, from 4 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 PEG — where a LOWER number is cheaper — The Toro Company screens cheapest at 0.34×. Only 3 of 9 companies have earnings and growth steady enough for the ratio to mean anything, 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.

Is the Tools & Accessories sector beating the market?

Tools & Accessories has outperformed S&P 500 by 14.2% over the last 52 weeks and 4.9% 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?

Kennametal Inc. scores 62.4 out of 100 with 65.9% evidence confidence, from 22.8 points on growth and earnings, 13.2 on capital efficiency, 16.5 on valuation and 9.9 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, 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 $93,461 million of combined market value. Snap-on Incorporated is the largest at $21,640 million, about 23% of the sector's total on its own. Market value moves with price, so this reading is dated 2026-08-04.

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 22.9×, 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 2026-08-04.

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 14.2% ahead of S&P 500 over 52 weeks on an equal-weight index of its current members. Readings are as of 2026-08-04.

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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