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) Return on assets
The Sherwin-Williams Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 10.3%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.68% (fiscal 2018) to 18.4% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 0.35% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.4% | (1.14) |
| FY2024 | 11.5% | 1.02 |
| FY2023 | 10.5% | 1.15 |
| FY2022 | 9.34% | 0.26 |
| FY2021 | 9.08% | (0.85) |
| FY2020 | 9.93% | 2.15 |
| FY2019 | 7.78% | 2.10 |
| FY2018 | 5.68% | (7.29) |
| FY2017 | 13.0% | (5.11) |
| FY2016 | 18.1% | (0.28) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 10.3% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 8.50% |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 8.31% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 7.89% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 7.04% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 1.08% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.19% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −0.12% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | −1.01% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 0.35% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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