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The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW

Basic Materials  —  Specialty Chemicals
329.10 8.70 2.72% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$78.1B
P/E
30.0×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Revenue Champion (10y)
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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) trades at a price to free cash flow of 24.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 17.5× (November 2016) to 68.7× (December 2022); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 19.8× and above the Basic Materials sector median of 18.6×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

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

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

Against its own ten years

Low 17.5× High 68.7×
Ten-year median 26.6×
Current reading's percentile 36

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare n/m
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 9.6×
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 11.0×
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 17.0×
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company 24.9×
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 25.5×
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 39.2×
ECL Ecolab Inc. compare 41.6×
LIN Linde PLC compare 43.7×
Specialty Chemicals industry median 19.8×
Basic Materials sector median 18.6×
Market median 14.0×

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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