DeWalt
American-headquartered power tools, a top-three pro cordless platform.
Status: Watchlist
- Founded
- 1924
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- USA,Mexico,China,Czech Republic,Various
- Ownership type
- Conglomerate subsidiary
- Parent
- Stanley Black & Decker
- Acquired
- 1960 (originally by B&D)
Ownership
Owned by Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK). Considered the strongest of SBD's tool brands by most tradespeople; quality has not visibly collapsed post-acquisition the way it has at Craftsman. Sister brands include Craftsman (Avoid), Porter-Cable (Former Great), Stanley, Black+Decker.
Why Watchlist
Owned by a conglomerate that has demonstrably degraded sister brands. Quality has held for DeWalt so far, but the structural enshittification risk is real and worth flagging.
Sister brands under Stanley Black & Decker
Tools · Hand Tools
Craftsman
Status: AvoidTools · Hand Tools
Stanley
Status: WatchlistTools · Power Tools
Black+Decker
Status: Avoid