Basic Materials
The Sherwin-Williams Company(SHW)
Live Price
Offline$320.79
+2.23% today
1Y Change
-3.81%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $78.43B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.1%
- EPS Growth
- -2.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.0%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $78.43B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $320.79 and down 3.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.1%, EPS growth of -2.8%, a dividend yield of 1.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.1%, EPS -2.8%, free cash flow +27.4% with operating margin 16.1% and ROIC 13.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 30.1 and price/sales 3.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SHW price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+2.1% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+16.1% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 28, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +2.1% and EPS is at -2.8%, with operating margin around 16.1%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 28, 2026 | โ | -2.0% | -3.6% | -4.4% |
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | +3.2% | +0.0% | +1.8% | +2.3% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | +4.1% | -2.5% | -3.2% | -3.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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SHW Max Drawdown
-21.91%
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
The Sherwin-Williams Company
New York Stock Exchange
The Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: The Americas Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Americas Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners. The Consumer Brands Group segment supplies a portfolio of branded and private-label architectural paints, stains, varnishes, industrial products, wood finishes products, wood preservatives, applicators, corrosion inhibitors, aerosols, caulks, and adhesives to retailers and distributors. The Performance Coatings Group segment develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial applications, automotive refinish products, protective and marine coatings, coil coatings, packaging coatings, and performance-based resins and colorants. It serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors through its branches and direct sales staff, as well as through outside sales representatives. The company has operations primarily in the North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As of February 17, 2022, it operated approximately 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities. The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Leadership
- Heidi G. Petz
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 63.9k
- Street Address
- 1 Sherwin Way
- Mailing
- Cleveland, OH, 44113-2206
- Region
- Cleveland, OH, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 216 566 2000
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 30.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 20.6
- Price/Sales
- 3.3
- Price/Book
- 17.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.1%
- EPS
- -2.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +27.4%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 49.1%
- Operating Margin
- 16.1%
- Net Margin
- 10.9%
- ROE
- 58.2%
- ROIC
- 13.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 3.11
- Current Ratio
- 0.86
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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