The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $346.62 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $84.16B and a trailing P/E of 30.6. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
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.
Sherwin-Williams develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints and coatings (including architectural paints, protective and marine products, OEM finishes, and branded products) to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers, and it earns money through sales across its Americas (Paint Stores), Consumer Brands, and Performance Coatings segments.
The profit engine is segment profit, led by Paint Stores Group (PSG) segment profit (0.95B), with much smaller contributions from Consumer Brands Group (around 0.16B to 0.2B) and Performance Coatings Group (about 0.24B to 0.3B), so changes in PSG profitability will have an outsized impact on total operating performance.
| PSG | $3.0B |
| CBG | $0.7B |
| PCG | $1.7B |
Business quality (Mixed): The company reports segment information for three major businesses, and investors can track a clear operating profit split, with PSG segment profit standing out as the largest driver. The main limitation in this snapshot is that segment revenue totals shown from the provided candidates do not exactly sum to the consolidated revenue figure.
Valuation: At 33× earnings, SHW trades 73% above the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $346.62 |
| Market Cap | $84.16B |
| P/E Ratio | 30.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.2 |
| Price / Book | 21.83 |
| Price / Sales | 3.44 |
| FCF Yield | 4.0% |
| DCF Value (model) | $98.70 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -71.5% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $23.57B |
| Net Margin | 10.9% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.1% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -2.9% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | 27.4% |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.77 (safe) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6/9 (moderate) |
| Stock P/E | 30.6 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.7 |
| Industry P/E (Retail) | 19.8 |
| vs Sector | 48.1% |
| vs Industry | 54.9% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($7.53B) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 10 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Retail |
| CEO | Heidi G. Petz |
| Employees | 63,890 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1980-03-17 |
Data as of 2026-08-21.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.