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Sherwin-Williams SHW

US equityMarket cap rank #212Dividend Aristocrats
$322.45
−$4.01 (-1.23%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $326.46 0.00%
Open$324.89
Prev close$326.46
Day range$318.61 – $326.20
Volume1.02M
Market cap$78.28B
P/E (TTM)29.7
Dividend yield0.99%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

SHW at a glance

Sherwin-Williams (SHW) is trading at $322.45, down 1.23% on the day. Its market value of $78.28B makes it the 212th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $289.19 to $375.09. Today's price is about 39% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 5.1% over twelve months, and down 3.0% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($338.51) and 200-day ($331.93) moving averages; RSI is 44, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 20% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $6.79B, up 7.5% from a year earlier, with $843.60M of net profit (a 11.0% margin).

Buyers are paying 29.7 times trailing earnings, 12% below its five-year average of 33.8. The median for its industry group is 36.2.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $397.00, sits 23.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Sherwin-Williams: the business

Sherwin-Williams makes paint and coatings, selling through its own stores to professional painters and through retailers.

What tends to move it. Housing activity, remodeling demand and raw material costs drive earnings.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.2%
1 week
+0.3%
1 month
-7.0%
3 months
-3.0%
6 months
+3.3%
Year to date
+0.2%
1 year
-5.1%
Day range
$318.61$326.20
52-week range
$289.19$375.09

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-4.7%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-2.9%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)43.5Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-5.29Bullish
Bollinger band position32%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$322.13 / $322.45
Average price today$323.61
Volume1.02MAvg (90d) 2.11M
Turnover$329.27M
Turnover rate0.45%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.92vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.33%
Market cap$78.28B
Float market cap$72.91B
Shares outstanding226.11M
EPS (TTM)$10.26
P/E (TTM)29.75
P/B20.31
Book value / share$15.88
Earnings yield0.68%
Dividend (TTM)$3.18 / shareYield 0.99%
Net profit (TTM)$2.49B
Net assets$3.85B
30-day volatility20.3%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.16%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-21.0%-12.8% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How SHW ranks on BeStock

Market value#212 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#172 of 283
Dividend yield#174 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#156 of 300
Dollar volume today#111 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$6.79B+7.5% YoY
Operating profit$1.23B+12.0% YoY
Net profit$843.60M+11.8% YoY
Diluted EPS$3.43+14.3% YoY
Free cash flow$1.24B+33.1% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.35B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$6.2BSep '24$5.3BDec '24$5.3BMar '25$6.3BJun '25$6.4BSep '25$5.6BDec '25$5.7BMar '26$6.8BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$806.2MSep '24$480.1MDec '24$503.9MMar '25$754.7MJun '25$833.1MSep '25$476.8MDec '25$534.7MMar '26$843.6MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin49.0%
Operating margin16.3%
Net margin11.0%
Return on equity65.1%
Return on assets10.3%
Return on invested capital17.5%
Current ratio0.73
Liabilities / assets85.7%
Cash & investments$293.50M
Total debt$13.73B
Net cash (debt)-$13.44B
Free cash flow / sales13.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Paint Stores Group$3.89B 46.5%
  • Consumer Brands Group$2.54B 30.4%
  • Performance Coatings Group$1.93B 23.1%
Average move on report day±3.6%last 16 reports
Closed higher9 of 1656% of the time
Best reaction+8.3%
Worst reaction-8.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

-5.3%2024/Q3+1.4%2024/Q4+4.8%2025/Q1-0.4%2025/Q2+5.5%2025/Q3+1.4%2025/Q4-3.5%2026/Q1+8.3%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings29.6x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 12th percentile, 5-year average 33.8x

#2057 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book20.2x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 35th percentile, 5-year average 22.4x

#5099 of 5298 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.2x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 32nd percentile, 5-year average 3.4x

#3143 of 5139 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

25x33x41x50xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$340.00
Price vs. fair value-5.2%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$397.00+23.1% vs. price
  • Buy 71%
  • Hold 29%
Low $360.00Now $322.45Avg $397.00High $420.00

Latest rating actions

  • 11 Sep 2026KeyBancHOLD
  • 28 Aug 2026Goldman SachsBUY · PT $420.00
  • 25 Aug 2026D.A. DavidsonBUY · PT $400.00
  • 14 Aug 2026Morgan StanleyBUY · PT $395.00
  • 7 Aug 2026BMO CapitalBUY · PT $405.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership91.3%0.00 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,001-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)4 buys / 2 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.90% of floatDays to cover 4.3 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share24.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%16%24%33%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$8.20M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.99%
Last dividend$0.80Ex-date 21 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.80
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.4420184.5220195.3620203.3020212.4020222.4220232.8620243.162025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 1.2% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • BMO Capital Maintains Sherwin-Williams(SHW.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $405Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • Guggenheim Initiates Sherwin-Williams(SHW.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $400Market news · 3 Aug 2026
  • D.A. Davidson Maintains Sherwin-Williams(SHW.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $400Market news · 25 Aug 2026
  • Sherwin-Williams(SHW.US) Officer Sells US$4.76 Million in Common StockMarket news · 20 Aug 2026
  • RBC Capital Maintains Sherwin-Williams(SHW.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $420Market news · 1 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Sherwin-Williams(SHW.US), With a Forecast Between $380 to $420Market news · 30 Jul 2026

SHW stock: common questions

How is Sherwin-Williams stock doing today?

$322.45 is the latest print for SHW, a move of -1.23% against yesterday's close of $326.46. Today's low and high so far: $318.61 and $326.20.

What is SHW worth in total?

Equity value comes to $78.28B at the current price. By that measure it is number 212 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does SHW sell for?

Buyers pay 29.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $10.26). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 33.8, and today's level ranks in the 12th percentile of its own history.

Where does SHW sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $289.19 and the ceiling $375.09. Shares are 14.0% away from that ceiling.

Does SHW send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.99% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 21, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Sherwin-Williams?

Of 14 analysts, 71% say buy, 29% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $397.00, with the most cautious at $360.00 and the most optimistic at $420.00.

What does Sherwin-Williams do?

Sherwin-Williams makes paint and coatings, selling through its own stores to professional painters and through retailers.

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