The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW SPX
Company Overview
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.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 60.7%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 21.9%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $23.57B (+2.1% YoY); net profit $2.57B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.8%, earnings +7.5%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 6.2%, profit CAGR 8.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 6.18% |
| 1 Year: | 6.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.26% |
| 1 Year: | 7.50% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -3.75% |
| 6 Months: | -6.57% |
| 3 Months: | -1.50% |
| 1 Month: | +3.66% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
- Price vs 50-DMAAbove
- Price vs 200-DMABelow
- RSI (14)49.57 · Neutral
P/E of 31.56 is above the sector median of 22.91 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 60.7%.
- Healthy ROCE of 21.9%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPX | 328.50 | 31.56 | $81.02B | 1.01% | 21.93% | 60.72% | 6.18% | 8.26% |
| 2 | LIN Linde plc NDXSPX | 522.54 | 34.65 | $241.59B | 1.22% | 12.46% | 18.23% | 13.90% | 18.47% |
| 3 | NEM Newmont Corporation SPX | 94.75 | 12.29 | $101.15B | 1.04% | - | 25.83% | 6.53% | 20.15% |
| 4 | FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPX | 61.95 | 32.78 | $89.06B | 0.88% | 12.50% | 15.63% | 1.35% | -1.26% |
| 5 | ECL Ecolab Inc. SPX | 269.75 | 36.55 | $75.92B | 1.10% | 14.29% | 22.43% | 6.17% | 9.18% |
| 6 | CRH CRH plc SPX | 103.91 | 19.28 | $69.43B | 1.47% | 10.97% | 15.81% | 6.41% | 9.30% |
| 7 | APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. SPX | 299.40 | 31.55 | $66.67B | 2.57% | -0.62% | 12.35% | -1.77% | -39.16% |
| 8 | CTVA Corteva, Inc. SPX | 84.91 | 45.90 | $56.79B | 0.95% | - | 5.14% | 2.86% | 9.94% |
| 9 | DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. SPX | 134.17 | 353.08 | $54.35B | 1.66% | 4.46% | 0.90% | -19.27% | -37.76% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.04B | 4.88B | 4.87B | 4.11B | 4.15B | 4.60B | 5.12B | 4.49B | 4.66B | 5.38B | 5.15B | 4.76B | 5.00B | 5.87B | 6.05B | 5.44B | 6.24B | 6.12B | 5.37B | 6.27B | 6.16B | 5.31B | 6.31B | 6.36B | 5.67B |
| Gross Profit | 1.53B | 1.57B | 1.32B | 1.26B | 1.64B | 1.64B | 1.39B | 1.34B | 1.73B | 1.90B | 1.74B | 1.69B | 2.04B | 2.01B | 1.68B | 1.74B | 2.18B | 2.23B | 1.89B | 1.89B | 2.21B | 2.46B | 2.13B | 2.11B | 2.41B | 2.14B | 1.88B | 2.05B | 2.45B | 2.59B | 2.42B | 2.87B | 2.92B | 2.53B | 3.06B | 3.03B | 2.56B | 3.12B | 3.13B | 2.78B |
| Operating Income | 608.93M | 652.96M | - | 365.15M | 672.88M | 674.50M | - | 418.25M | 671.10M | 655.62M | - | 502.39M | 804.99M | 766.55M | - | 517.70M | 903.40M | 916.00M | - | 585.50M | 934.50M | 1.10B | - | 767.50M | 994.90M | 817.70M | - | 654.80M | 960.70M | 1.10B | 839.40M | 1.23B | 1.30B | 884.30M | 1.41B | 1.32B | - | - | - | - |
| Net Income | 349.94M | 374.49M | 198.02M | 164.88M | 378.06M | 386.73M | 203.03M | 239.15M | 319.11M | 316.61M | 853.08M | 250.10M | 403.60M | 354.00M | 101.00M | 245.20M | 471.00M | 576.50M | 248.60M | 321.70M | 595.90M | 705.80M | 407.00M | 409.60M | 648.60M | 502.20M | 304.00M | 370.80M | 577.90M | 685.10M | 477.40M | 793.70M | 761.50M | 505.20M | 889.90M | 806.20M | 503.90M | 754.70M | 833.10M | 534.70M |
| Diluted EPS | 3.70 | 3.97 | 2.11 | 1.75 | 3.99 | 4.08 | 2.15 | 2.53 | 3.36 | 3.33 | 8.92 | 2.62 | 4.25 | 3.72 | 1.07 | 2.62 | 5.03 | 6.16 | 2.66 | 1.15 | 2.16 | 2.55 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 2.42 | 1.88 | 1.15 | 1.41 | 2.21 | 2.62 | 1.84 | 3.07 | 2.95 | 1.97 | 3.50 | 3.18 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.35 | 2.15 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.01B | 7.98B | 7.09B | 7.78B | 8.77B | 9.53B | 10.19B | 11.13B | 11.34B | 11.86B | 14.98B | 17.53B | 17.90B | 18.36B | 19.94B | 22.15B | 23.05B | 23.10B | 23.57B |
| Gross Profit | 3.60B | 3.50B | 3.26B | 3.48B | 3.74B | 4.21B | 4.62B | 5.16B | 5.56B | 5.92B | 6.72B | 7.42B | 8.04B | 8.68B | 8.54B | 9.33B | 10.76B | 11.20B | 11.52B |
| Operating Income | - | - | - | 948.00M | 985.00M | 1.31B | 1.44B | 1.70B | 1.96B | 2.16B | 2.24B | 2.61B | 2.81B | 3.37B | 3.08B | 3.40B | 4.16B | - | - |
| Net Income | 615.58M | 476.88M | 435.85M | 462.49M | 441.86M | 631.03M | 752.56M | 865.89M | 1.05B | 1.13B | 1.73B | 1.11B | 1.54B | 2.03B | 1.86B | 2.02B | 2.39B | 2.68B | 2.57B |
| Diluted EPS | 4.70 | 4.00 | 3.78 | 4.21 | 4.14 | 6.02 | 7.26 | 8.77 | 11.15 | 11.99 | 18.20 | 11.67 | 5.50 | 7.36 | 6.98 | 7.72 | 9.25 | 10.55 | 10.26 |
| R&D Expense | - | 37.47M | 40.42M | 39.88M | 41.72M | 44.65M | 47.04M | 50.02M | 57.67M | 58.04M | 58.47M | 51.92M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 4.86B | 4.42B | 4.32B | 5.17B | 5.23B | 6.23B | 6.38B | 5.70B | 5.78B | 6.75B | 19.90B | 19.13B | 20.50B | 20.40B | 20.67B | 22.59B | 22.95B | 23.63B | 25.90B |
| Total Equity | 1.99B | 1.79B | 1.61B | 1.49B | 1.61B | 1.52B | 1.79B | 1.77B | 996.47M | 867.91M | 1.88B | 3.65B | 3.73B | 4.12B | 3.61B | 2.44B | 3.10B | 3.72B | 4.05B | 4.60B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 469.17M | 27.32M | 26.21M | 69.33M | 58.59M | 32.70M | 862.59M | 744.89M | 40.73M | 205.74M | 889.79M | 204.20M | 155.50M | 161.80M | 226.60M | 165.70M | 198.80M | 276.80M | 210.40M | 207.20M |
| Long Term Debt | - | 293.45M | 303.73M | 782.67M | 648.33M | 639.23M | 1.63B | 1.12B | 1.12B | 1.91B | 1.21B | 9.89B | 8.71B | 8.05B | 8.27B | 8.59B | 9.59B | 8.38B | 8.18B | 9.32B |
| Current Liabilities | - | 2.14B | 1.94B | 1.39B | 2.06B | 2.16B | 1.88B | 2.53B | 2.68B | 2.14B | 2.83B | 3.99B | 4.30B | 4.52B | 4.59B | 5.72B | 5.96B | 6.63B | 6.81B | 6.92B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 874.54M | 876.23M | 859.19M | 706.59M | 735.81M | 887.89M | 1.08B | 1.08B | 1.45B | 1.31B | 1.88B | 1.94B | 2.32B | 3.41B | 2.24B | 1.92B | 3.52B | 3.15B | 3.45B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -456.62M | -236.83M | -130.40M | -489.95M | -277.77M | -342.45M | -338.31M | -310.05M | -288.63M | -303.77M | -9.05B | -251.60M | -462.60M | -322.40M | -476.40M | -1.61B | -1.04B | -1.20B | -2.07B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -866.62M | -637.91M | -682.83M | -223.57M | -475.21M | 286.58M | -853.31M | -1.47B | -980.35M | -307.35M | 6.51B | -1.75B | -1.85B | -3.02B | -1.83B | -282.40M | -2.42B | -2.02B | -1.38B |
| Capital Expenditure | -165.87M | -117.20M | -91.33M | -125.16M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Free Cash Flow | 708.67M | 759.03M | 767.86M | 581.43M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | 162.56M | 156.42M | 153.51M | 160.94M | 204.98M | 215.26M | 249.65M | 312.08M | 319.00M | 322.90M | 420.80M | 488.00M | 587.10M | 618.50M | 623.70M | 723.40M | 789.80M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 45.0% | 43.8% | 46.0% | 44.8% | 42.7% | 44.1% | 45.3% | 46.4% | 49.0% | 49.9% | 44.8% | 42.3% | 44.9% | 47.3% | 42.8% | 42.1% | 46.7% | 48.5% | 48.8% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | 12.2% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 17.3% | 18.3% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 15.7% | 18.4% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 18.1% | - | - |
| Net Margin % | 7.7% | 6.0% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 10.9% |
| ROE % | 34.5% | 29.7% | 29.2% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 35.2% | 42.4% | 86.9% | 121.4% | 60.3% | 47.4% | 29.7% | 37.4% | 56.2% | 76.5% | 65.1% | 64.3% | 66.2% | 55.9% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | 30.5% | 32.1% | 30.0% | 37.4% | 56.2% | 54.0% | 55.2% | 14.0% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 21.3% | 20.6% | 20.4% | 25.5% | - | - |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.09% | 17.48M | $6.05B |
| 2 | State Street Corporation | 6.32% | 15.60M | $5.40B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.14% | 15.14M | $5.25B |
| 4 | FMR, LLC | 2.83% | 6.99M | $2.42B |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 2.51% | 6.19M | $2.14B |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.39% | 5.90M | $2.04B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.16% | 5.33M | $1.85B |
| 8 | Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 1.62% | 3.99M | $1.38B |
| 9 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.46% | 3.61M | $1.25B |
| 10 | Alliancebernstein L.P. | 1.45% | 3.57M | $1.24B |
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SHW — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at $328.50 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $293.00 to $372.56.
What is the market capitalisation of SHW?
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) has a market capitalisation of $81.02B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of SHW?
SHW trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.56. The industry average P/E is 22.91. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 17.56.
Does SHW pay a dividend?
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.01%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of SHW?
SHW has a return on equity (ROE) of 60.72%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 21.93%.
Is SHW a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.