The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW

329.10 8.70 2.72% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$78.1B
P/E
30.0×
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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) EV/Sales

As of 25 September 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 65% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 1.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.8×.

EV/Sales, daily

Annual

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

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

Against its own ten years

Low 2.0× High 5.1×
Ten-year median 3.4×
Current reading's percentile 65

EV/Sales against peers

Company EV/Sales
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 0.9×
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 1.8×
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 2.2×
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 2.5×
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 2.8×
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company 3.8×
ECL Ecolab Inc. compare 5.1×
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare 6.3×
LIN Linde PLC compare 6.8×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 1.8×
Basic Materials sector median 1.8×
Market median 2.2×

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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