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) P/B ratio

As of 25 September 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at a P/B ratio of 20.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.7× (December 2018) to 57.8× (May 2015); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 1.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 1.8×.

P/B ratio, daily

Annual

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

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

Against its own ten years

Low 8.7× High 57.8×
Ten-year median 19.2×
Current reading's percentile 58

P/B ratio against peers

Company P/B ratio
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 1.3×
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 1.6×
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 1.6×
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 1.8×
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 2.8×
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare 3.8×
LIN Linde PLC compare 5.4×
ECL Ecolab Inc. compare 7.8×
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company 20.8×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 1.8×
Basic Materials sector median 1.8×
Market median 1.8×

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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