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SHW

The Sherwin-Williams Company

SHW

NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $85.3B

$348.70

+0.77%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$289.86 - $379.65

P/E

33.46

Fwd P/E

29.74

Beta

1.13

Div Yield

0.92%

Avg Vol

2.2M

Shares Out

246.6M

Mkt Cap

$85.3B

Price action

Price chart

Down 1.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive distribution network
  • Strong brand recognition
  • Comprehensive product portfolio
  • Technical innovation in coatings technology

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

Infrastructure development

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Strong

+8.8% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.92% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.35 vs $2.27 consensus (+3.5% surprise). Revenue of $5.7B vs $5.6B expected (+1.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +3.5%
Rev beat +1.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+3.5%

Next: Apr 27, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+1%

-1%

+1%

+3%

+6%

+7%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$6.3B

$6.2B

$5.3B

$5.3B

$6.3B

$6.4B

$5.6B

$5.7B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

49.1%

Operating

14.3%

Profit

9.4%

Wall Street consensus

8 analysts · 75% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

6

75%

Hold

2

25%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$365.00

+4.7% vs $348.70

Low $330.00
Median $365.00
High $390.00

Latest: Citi · Jun 24, 2026

3 analysts covering

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How SHW stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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