The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW

329.10 8.70 2.72% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$78.1B
P/E
30.0×
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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

Annual

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 10.3%
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%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 0.35%
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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