Who owns Craftsman?
Craftsman is owned by Stanley Black & Decker (the United States, NYSE: SWK), which has owned the brand since 9 March 2017.[1]
Evidence: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New Britain, Connecticut
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1927
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SWK
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Craftsman
Craftsman was Sears' house tool brand from 1927 and carried a lifetime replacement guarantee that made it a fixture of American garages. Stanley Black & Decker bought the brand from Sears in 2017 as that retailer collapsed. The buyer moved much of the production back to the United States and expanded distribution to Lowe's and Ace Hardware.
What Stanley Black & Decker's annual report says about Craftsman
Sentences about Craftsman from Stanley Black & Decker's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
However, due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows associated with the contingent consideration liability related to the Craftsman acquisition and the unrecognized tax liabilities of $110 million and $406 million, respectively, at January 3, 2026, the Company is unable to make a reliable estimate of when (if at all) these amounts may be paid.
As part of the Craftsman brand acquisition in March 2017, the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability representing the Company's obligation to make future payments to Transform Holdco, LLC, which operates Sears and Kmart retail locations, of between 2.5 % and 3.5 % on sales of Craftsman products in new Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. channels through March 2032.
How often Stanley Black & Decker names Craftsman in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Craftsman
- 2017 – present Stanley Black & Decker [1] verified
Where Craftsman sits in Stanley Black & Decker
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in paint & coatings, and who owns them
The 38 brands in paint & coatings on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is RPM, with 6; Stanley Black & Decker has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Rust-Oleum | RPM | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Krylon | Sherwin-Williams | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux | AkzoNobel | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Behr | Masco | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux (Australia and New Zealand) | Nippon Paint | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| MAGNAT | Śnieżka | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Asian Paints | Asian Paints | 🇮🇳 India |
| PebbleTec | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
About the owner: Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker is a publicly listed company headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1843. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SWK.
Stanley Black & Decker was formed in 2010 by the merger of a Connecticut hand tool maker founded in 1843 with a Maryland power tool company founded in 1910 that had built the first portable electric drill with a pistol grip and trigger.
Stanley Black & Decker: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Craftsman and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Craftsman is not one of them.
- 3 Day Blinds — Hunter Douglas 🇳🇱
- 7-Eleven — Seven & i 🇯🇵
- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Craftsman?
The parent company of Craftsman is Stanley Black & Decker, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Craftsman American?
Yes. Craftsman originated in the United States in 1927 and its owner, Stanley Black & Decker, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Stanley Black & Decker owned Craftsman?
Stanley Black & Decker has owned Craftsman since 9 March 2017.
Is Craftsman still owned by Stanley Black & Decker?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Craftsman is still owned by Stanley Black & Decker. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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