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) P/B ratio
As of 16 October 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at a P/B ratio of 21.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.7× (December 2018) to 57.8× (May 2015); the current reading is higher than 61% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 1.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.7×.
P/B ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.4× | (17.16%) |
| FY2024 | 21.1× | 0.49% |
| FY2023 | 21.0× | 5.27% |
| FY2022 | 19.9× | (47.51%) |
| FY2021 | 37.9× | 106.07% |
| FY2020 | 18.4× | 41.68% |
| FY2019 | 13.0× | 32.47% |
| FY2018 | 9.8× | (6.92%) |
| FY2017 | 10.5× | (21.50%) |
| FY2016 | 13.4× | (51.33%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/B ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 21.8× | 22.57% |
| Mar 2026 | 17.8× | 1.87% |
| Dec 2025 | 17.4× | (9.43%) |
| Sep 2025 | 19.3× | (0.60%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/B ratio against peers
| Company | P/B ratio |
|---|---|
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 1.7× |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 1.9× |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 2.8× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 3.6× |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | 4.0× |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 5.7× |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 8.0× |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 21.2× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 1.8× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 1.7× |
| Market median | 1.7× |
What P/B ratio is
Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.
Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))
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