The Sherwin-Williams Company
SHW Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
The Sherwin-Williams Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $23.6 billion, up 2.06% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.52%, EPS grew 13.8%, free cash flow grew 33.7% and total debt rose 13.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for ten.
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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at a EV/Sales of 3.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.0× (September 2015) to 5.1× (December 2021); the current reading is higher than 68% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 1.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.7×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.9× | (6.25%) |
| FY2024 | 4.1× | 8.42% |
| FY2023 | 3.8× | 16.49% |
| FY2022 | 3.3× | (36.26%) |
| FY2021 | 5.1× | 25.87% |
| FY2020 | 4.1× | 17.02% |
| FY2019 | 3.5× | 32.87% |
| FY2018 | 2.6× | (19.77%) |
| FY2017 | 3.3× | 46.81% |
| FY2016 | 2.2× | (2.13%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 3.9× | 4.05% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.8× | (2.21%) |
| Dec 2025 | 3.9× | (7.03%) |
| Sep 2025 | 4.1× | 0.00% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 1.0× |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 1.8× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 1.8× |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 2.7× |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 3.8× |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 5.3× |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | 6.6× |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 7.2× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 1.8× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 1.7× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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