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) Price to free cash flow
As of 16 October 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at a price to free cash flow of 25.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.5× (November 2016) to 68.7× (December 2022); the current reading is higher than 40% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 21.2× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 18.4×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 30.1× | (26.08%) |
| FY2024 | 40.7× | 41.41% |
| FY2023 | 28.8× | (38.97%) |
| FY2022 | 47.2× | (3.64%) |
| FY2021 | 49.0× | 133.28% |
| FY2020 | 21.0× | (21.64%) |
| FY2019 | 26.8× | 26.77% |
| FY2018 | 21.1× | (6.06%) |
| FY2017 | 22.5× | (1.13%) |
| FY2016 | 22.8× | 16.42% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 26.0× | (3.73%) |
| Mar 2026 | 27.0× | (10.29%) |
| Dec 2025 | 30.1× | (14.22%) |
| Sep 2025 | 35.1× | (11.23%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | n/m |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 12.1× |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 16.7× |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 17.0× |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 25.3× |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 25.3× |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 41.5× |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 42.8× |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 46.3× |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 21.2× |
| Basic Materials sector median | 18.4× |
| Market median | 14.2× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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