Stock · SHW · Basic Materials
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1985 · Revenue 12 mo. $24.4B
Price as of 11/06/2026
The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers.
The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers. The company operates through three segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Paint Stores Group segment offers architectural paint and coatings; protective and marine products; and OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners under the Sherwin-Williams brand. The Consumer Brands Group segment supplies a portfolio of branded and private-label architectural paints, stains, varnishes, industrial products, wood finishes products, wood preservatives, applicators, corrosion inhibitors, aerosols, caulks, and adhesives to retailers, including home centers and hardware stores, and dedicated dealers and distributors. The Performance Coatings Group segment develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial applications; automotive refinish products; protective and marine coatings; coil coatings; packaging coatings; and performance-based resins and colorants. This segment serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors. The company operates in North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Summary
47.5 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €2.4B (2025), it supports €26.5B. The remaining €44B of the market value assume it grows 13.7% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
13.7%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 21.9×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 23.2× to 31.1×, median 27.0×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 55.86% | 10.66% | Rank 99 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 62.04% | 14.75% | Rank 98 |
| EBIT margin | 16.14% | 15.82% | Rank 52 |
| FCF margin | 11.26% | 8.70% | Rank 62 |
| Gross margin | 48.94% | 34.18% | Rank 81 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 2.06% | 4.25% | Rank 43 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 10.19% | 0.28% | Rank 63 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 6.84% | 13.36% | Rank 31 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 3.38% | 9.35% | Rank 8 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 3.00% | 4.98% | Rank 29 |
| FCF yield | 3.38% | 3.94% | Rank 42 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 3.87 | 2.36 | Rank 32 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 23.97 | 14.61 | Rank 21 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −6.48% | 8.75% | Rank 27 |
| Share price, 6 months | 9.09% | −1.37% | Rank 77 |
| Share price, 3 months | −1.80% | −1.16% | Rank 47 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −7.65% | −21.97% | Rank 81 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 4.55% | 0.63% | Rank 29 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −2.09% | −0.01% | Rank 79 |
| Dividend streak in years | 40 | 3 | Rank 99 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −3.39% | 0.05% | Rank 21 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 17.75% | 54.83% | Rank 0 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 2.84 | 1.01 | Rank 16 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 2.81 | 0.37 | Rank 0 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 28.20% | 37.23% | Rank 81 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF, $B | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11.9 | 14.5% | 1.1 | 283M | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 15.0 | 11.3% | 1.7 | 285M | 10.3 |
| 2018 | 17.5 | 10.8% | 1.7 | 285M | 9.2 |
| 2019 | 17.9 | 13.6% | 2.0 | 280M | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 18.4 | 15.5% | 3.1 | 274M | 9.9 |
| 2021 | 19.9 | 13.4% | 1.9 | 267M | 11.3 |
| 2022 | 22.1 | 13.6% | 1.3 | 262M | 12.3 |
| 2023 | 23.1 | 16.0% | 2.6 | 258M | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 23.1 | 16.3% | 2.1 | 254M | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 23.6 | 16.1% | 2.7 | 249M | 12.7 |
3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Sherwin-Williams Co mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Sherwin-Williams Co is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
3 of 7 rules met
5 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Sherwin-Williams Co.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 33.3 | 19.6 |
| P/B ratio | 18.6 | 2.1 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 55.9% | 10.7% |
| Equity ratio | 17.8% | 54.8% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 2.81 | 0.37 |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 2.1% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Cothis page | |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc | Medium5.5 |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc | Low0.0 |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc | Medium5.5 |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc | locked |
| GIVN.SW | Givaudan SA | locked |
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