SHW
Sherwin-Williams
Materials · Specialty Chemicals · US
$305.30
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$78.1B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
30.40
Premium valuation
Forward P/E
23.90
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+6.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
60.7%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$381.45
+25% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 20 analysts covering this stock
About Sherwin-Williams

The Sherwin-Williams Company engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers. The company operates through three segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Paint Stores Group segment offers architectural paint and coatings; protective and marine products; and OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners under the Sherwin-Williams brand. 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, including home centers and hardware stores, and dedicated dealers 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. This segment serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors. The company operates in North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

https://www.sherwin-williams.com

Country: United States Employees: 64,249 Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
50.0% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
11.6% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$266.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-14.8%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
34.8th
Ranks in the top 65% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
50.5
Quality Score
57.0
Combined
34.5

Trading at $317, 19% above fair value of $266. Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 16% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
0.222
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
0.0160
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
Calmar Ratio
0.102
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
2.5%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-24.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
3
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.16
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$379.65
20% below the year high
52W Low
$300.08
2% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,748,461
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
3.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
101.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$10.42
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
3.30
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
0.86
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.47
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
49.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
14.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$2.1B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$23.9B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$2.6B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
20
Target High
$420.00
Target Median
$381.45
Target Low
$330.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

45
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Political selling noted.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-04-06 ANDERSON KERRII B Director 31 $10,001
2026-04-06 GAMGORT ROBERT JAMES Director 106 $33,749
2026-04-06 WILLIAMS THOMAS L II Director 106 $33,749
2026-04-06 THAMAN MICHAEL H Director 106 $33,749
2026-02-24 YOUNG BRYAN J Officer 2,513 $915,913
2026-02-17 ANDERSON KERRII B Director 558 —
2026-02-17 PETZ HEIDI G Chief Executive Officer 16,800 —
2026-02-17 BINNS JUSTIN T Officer 9,900 —
2026-02-17 YOUNG BRYAN J Officer 3,900 —
2026-02-17 REA TODD D Officer 5,100 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Sale 15K–50K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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