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.

Revenue
+7.89%
EPS
+0.89%
Free cash flow
−12.2%
Total debt
+2.43%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

349.94 13.56 −3.73%
Market cap
$84.3B
P/E
31.8×
Fwd P/E
29.9×
Dividend yield
0.91%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.67
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
89/100

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Return on assets

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The Sherwin-Williams Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.1%, down 0.3 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 0.45% 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

Low 5.68% High 18.4%
Ten-year median 10.4%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company 10.1%
RPM RPM International Inc. compare 8.50%
LIN Linde PLC compare 8.05%
ECL Ecolab Inc. compare 7.57%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 7.02%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 3.78%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 1.02%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 0.72%
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare −0.12%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 0.45%
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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