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Sherwin-WilliamsSHW

Specialty Chemicals · Cleveland, Ohio · In the S&P 500
High qualityPricier than peers
$332.61+0.76%After hours: $332.61 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 3.8% over 1 year
Sherwin-Williams over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$300$325$350$375Nov2026MarMayJulSep$332.61$300$350NovMarJul$332.61
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$80.36B
Price to earnings30.6x
Forward P/E26.6x
Dividend yield0.96%
Year to date+2.6%
One year−3.8%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorMaterials
52-week range (closes)
$293.00$372.60

Quality and valuation

How Sherwin-Williams compares with other materials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Sherwin-Williams and 5 specialty chemicals peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: pricier than most

A stronger business than most materials companies, priced above most of them.

Sherwin-Williams trades at 26.6 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 16.1x for the 28 materials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +7.0% vs +9.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 48.6% vs 27.9%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 12.4% vs 7.6%
  • Keeps more of its revenue as profit (net margin): 10.7% vs 7.8%
SHW trades at 26.6x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Specialty Chemicals peers
ALB9.2xLYB9.4xPPG14.7xSHW26.6xIFF27.2xECL35.5xSector median 16.1xALB9.2xLYB9.4xPPG14.7xSHW26.6xIFF27.2xECL35.5xSector median 16.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 30.6x earnings, SHW is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
35x40xAverage 33.2x2025202630.6x35x40xAverage 33.2x2025202630.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Sherwin-Williams's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 7.9% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bn$6bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$6.9bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bn$5bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$6.9bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +7.9% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%2%5%8%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’257.9%Q3 ’260%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’257.9%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $3.1 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.0bnQ3 ’26$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.0bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Diluted EPS was $3.38 last quarterQuarterly diluted earnings per share, $
$0$1$2$3Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.38Q3 ’26$0$2Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.38Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsSHWSector median
Revenue growth+7.0%+9.1%
Gross margin48.6%27.9%
Free cash flow margin12.4%7.6%
Price to earnings30.6x19.9x

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