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/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at a P/E ratio of 30.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.9× (December 2018) to 49.6× (December 2021); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 25.4× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 19.5×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 31.2× | (1.83%) |
| FY2024 | 31.8× | (2.49%) |
| FY2023 | 32.6× | 6.67% |
| FY2022 | 30.6× | (38.37%) |
| FY2021 | 49.6× | 51.59% |
| FY2020 | 32.7× | (5.85%) |
| FY2019 | 34.8× | 5.21% |
| FY2018 | 33.0× | 52.04% |
| FY2017 | 21.7× | (4.00%) |
| FY2016 | 22.6× | (0.78%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 31.4× | 3.30% |
| Mar 2026 | 30.4× | (2.58%) |
| Dec 2025 | 31.2× | (6.60%) |
| Sep 2025 | 33.4× | (0.71%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | n/m |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | n/m |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 15.3× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 18.4× |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 30.6× |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 32.0× |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 38.3× |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 83.2× |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 290× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 25.4× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 19.5× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)
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