The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW

329.10 8.70 2.72% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$78.1B
P/E
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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Return on invested capital

The Sherwin-Williams Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 16.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.58% (fiscal 2017) to 38.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.75% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 15.7% (1.66)
FY2024 17.4% 0.30
FY2023 17.1% 3.05
FY2022 14.0% 0.55
FY2021 13.5% (1.88)
FY2020 15.3% 3.42
FY2019 11.9% 2.83
FY2018 9.08% 1.50
FY2017 7.58% (29.46)
FY2016 37.0% (1.61)

Against its own ten years

Low 7.58% High 38.7%
Ten-year median 15.3%
Current reading's percentile 64

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company 16.0%
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare 9.87%
ECL Ecolab Inc. compare 9.83%
LIN Linde PLC compare 9.20%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare 2.87%
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare 2.84%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare 2.65%
ALB Albemarle Corporation compare 1.46%
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare −1.12%
Specialty Chemicals industry median 2.75%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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