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.

335.20 1.72 −0.51%
Market cap
$81.8B
P/E
30.6×
Fwd P/E
28.0×
Dividend yield
0.95%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.67
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
89/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 9.65
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — 2 — — — — — 2 — —
Insider Ownership 6.89%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 81,790.00
Revenue 24,410.30
Net Income 2,688.20
Free Cash Flow 3,229.50
Net Debt 11,778.60
Current Ratio 0.73 (below 1: weak)
Debt/Equity 3.13 (above 2: weak)
P/E ratio 30.58
Fwd P/E 28.00
P/S ratio 3.35
P/B ratio 21.21 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth 6.87%
This Y EPS Growth 5.88%
Next Y EPS Growth 11.77%
Next Y revenue growth 6.56%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 9.51%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 39.99%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 63.44%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 66.68%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 64.65%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 34.80%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.29
Annual Dividend Rate 3.19
Annual Dividend Yield 0.95%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 3.21
0.80
0.80
0.80
2025 3.16
0.79
0.79
0.79
0.79
2024 2.86
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
2023 2.42
0.61
0.61
0.61
0.61
2022 2.40
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
2021 2.20
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
2020 1.79
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
2019 1.51
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.38
2018 1.15
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
2017 1.13
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
2016 1.12
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 277 210 207 294
Receivables 2,468 2,389 2,791 3,571
Inventory 2,330 2,288 2,318 2,530
Other 438 514 691 605
5,513 5,401 6,007 6,999
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 2,315 2,253 2,354 2,826
ST’ Debt 1,473 1,712 1,551 3,745
Other 863 843 839 768
6,627 6,809 6,920 9,627

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 7.59% 5.12% 2.10%
Cash Flow 9.08% 0.25% 21.59%
Earnings 9.32% 4.81% 8.34%
Book Value 18.14% 4.95% 14.02%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 5,667 6,789 — — —
’25 5,306 6,315 6,358 5,596 23,574
’24 5,367 6,272 6,163 5,297 23,099
’23 5,442 6,241 6,117 5,252 23,052
’22 4,999 5,872 6,047 5,231 22,149
’21 4,656 5,380 5,147 4,762 19,945
’20 4,147 4,604 5,122 4,489 18,362
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 139 1,348 — — —
’25 (61) 1,113 1,308 1,093 3,452
’24 (59) 1,203 1,075 935 3,153
’23 88 1,206 1,309 919 3,522
’22 26 613 639 641 1,920
’21 196 1,006 849 194 2,245
’20 55 1,020 1,489 845 3,409
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1 1,245 — — —
’25 (250) 931 1,111 873 2,665
’24 (343) 961 839 637 2,095
’23 (122) 1,048 1,158 620 2,704
’22 (69) 488 483 407 1,309
’21 132 931 754 70 1,887
’20 (49) 1,007 1,452 757 3,166
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2.15 3.43 — — —
’25 2.00 3.00 3.35 1.92 10.26
’24 1.97 3.50 3.18 1.90 10.55
’23 1.84 3.07 2.95 1.39 9.25
’22 1.41 2.21 2.62 1.48 7.72
’21 1.51 2.42 1.88 1.15 6.98
’20 1.15 2.16 2.55 1.49 7.36
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.1
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 78.32 90.10 118.43 123.67 108.48 218.06 195.24 205.43 282.09 308.84

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 104.16 138.58 159.88 199.00 252.67 354.15 350.39 314.14 400.42 379.65
People
People Employees 42,550 52,695 53,368 61,111 61,031 61,626 64,366 64,088 63,890 64,249
Revenue/emp, $m 0.28 0.28 0.33 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.37
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 11,856 14,984 17,535 17,901 18,362 19,945 22,149 23,052 23,099 23,574
Gross margin, % 49.94 44.84 42.31 44.89 47.29 42.83 42.10 46.67 48.47 48.85
EBT 1,595 1,469 1,360 1,982 2,519 2,249 2,573 3,110 3,452 3,338
EBT margin, % 13.46 9.81 7.75 11.07 13.72 11.27 11.62 13.49 14.94 14.16
Net income 1,133 1,728 1,109 1,541 2,030 1,864 2,020 2,389 2,681 2,569
Depreciation 272 616 608 706 591 626 620 688 699 781
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 43.03 53.76 62.85 65.00 67.68 75.98 85.85 90.26 92.03 95.21
Earnings 4.11 6.36 3.97 5.60 7.48 7.10 7.83 9.35 10.68 10.37
Cash flow 4.75 6.76 6.97 8.43 12.56 8.55 7.44 13.79 12.56 13.94
Capex (0.73) (0.63) (0.76) (1.17) (0.90) (1.36) (2.37) (3.20) (4.22) (3.18)
Free cash flow 4.02 6.13 6.21 7.26 11.67 7.19 5.07 10.59 8.35 10.76
Book value 6.82 13.09 13.37 14.97 13.31 9.28 12.02 14.55 16.14 18.57
Shares, m 276 279 279 275 271 263 258 255 251 248
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 22.63 21.73 33.04 34.76 32.72 49.60 30.57 32.61 31.80 31.22
P/S 2.13 2.57 2.09 2.99 3.62 4.63 2.79 3.38 3.69 3.40
P/B 13.42 10.54 9.81 12.99 18.41 37.93 19.91 20.96 21.06 17.45
EV/Sales 2.22 3.25 2.61 3.47 4.06 5.11 3.26 3.79 4.11 3.86
EV/FCF 23.71 28.54 26.44 31.06 23.54 53.99 55.12 32.35 45.35 34.11
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 1,309 1,884 1,944 2,321 3,409 2,245 1,920 3,522 3,153 3,452
Capex (201) (176) (213) (322) (243) (357) (611) (818) (1,058) (787)
Free cash flow 1,108 1,708 1,731 1,999 3,166 1,887 1,309 2,704 2,095 2,665
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 798 420 47 110 (3) (666) (53) (1,114) (1,408) (913)
Total debt 1,953 10,521 9,344 8,685 8,292 9,615 10,570 9,851 9,888 10,871
Net debt 1,063 10,316 9,188 8,523 8,066 9,449 10,371 9,574 9,678 10,664
Shareholders’ equity 1,878 3,648 3,731 4,123 3,611 2,437 3,102 3,716 4,051 4,598
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 18.08 12.97 5.68 7.78 9.93 9.08 9.34 10.49 11.51 10.37
ROIC 37.04 7.58 9.08 11.91 15.33 13.45 14.00 17.05 17.35 15.69
ROE 82.49 62.53 30.05 39.25 52.51 61.65 72.94 70.07 69.05 59.39
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

The Sherwin-Williams Company vs peers in Specialty Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
LIN Linde PLC $227.4B 32.0× 30.9× +9.35% (above 0%: growing) +11.20% (above 0%: growing) −12.68% (below 0%: shrinking) 47.67% 27.49% Compare
SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company $81.8B 30.6× 28.0× +7.52% (above 0%: growing) +13.82% (above 0%: growing) +33.68% (above 0%: growing) 49.17% 18.13%
ECL Ecolab Inc. $81.5B 38.3× 32.3× +9.69% (above 0%: growing) +3.24% (above 0%: growing) −2.91% (below 0%: shrinking) 44.07% 17.16% Compare
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. $66.1B — (loss-making) 21.5× +4.58% (above 0%: growing) n/m +180.09% (above 0%: growing) 32.77% (66.34%) Compare
PPG PPG Industries, Inc. $24.0B 15.3× 15.5× +7.15% (above 0%: growing) −1.01% (below 0%: shrinking) +67.67% (above 0%: growing) 40.22% 14.15% Compare
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. $23.0B 83.2× 29.3× +1.82% (above 0%: growing) −91.63% (below 0%: shrinking) +94.52% (above 0%: growing) 43.65% 8.09% Compare
LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. $20.2B — (loss-making) 6.4× +19.84% (above 0%: growing) +388.57% (above 0%: growing) +356.38% (above 0%: growing) 22.21% 16.81% Compare
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $17.8B 290× 26.5× +4.00% (above 0%: growing) +150.00% (above 0%: growing) +1,250.00% (above 0%: growing) 35.13% 16.38% Compare
RPM RPM International Inc. $12.8B 18.4× 18.3× +4.82% (above 0%: growing) +13.75% (above 0%: growing) +33.14% (above 0%: growing) 41.25% 15.99% Compare
Median of peers $23.5B 35.2× 24.0× +5.99% +11.20% +81.10% 40.74% 16.19%

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SHW metrics, ten years each

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) key facts

  • Concern: Net income was $2.6 billion, or $10.37 per share (basic), a net margin of 10.9%.
  • Strength: The Sherwin-Williams Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $23.6 billion, up 2.06% from fiscal 2024.
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is a Specialty Chemicals company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, SHW traded at $335.20, a market capitalization of $81.8 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 30.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 3.3× sales; its P/E is higher than 40% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company pays an annual dividend of $3.19 per share, a yield of 0.95%, with a payout ratio of 29.4%.
  • Return on equity was 59.4% and debt-to-equity 3.13.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.67 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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