Sherwin-Williams (SHW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) develops, manufactures, distributes and sells paints, coatings and related products. Its offerings include architectural paints, industrial coatings, wood finishes, protective coatings, automotive refinishing products, floor coatings and related supplies marketed under brands such as Sherwin-Williams, Valspar, Minwax, Krylon and Dutch Boy.

Founded in 1866 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Sherwin-Williams serves professional contractors, do-it-yourself consumers, industrial manufacturers, commercial businesses and other customers. The company sells products through a network of company-operated paint stores, retail and home-improvement channels, independent distributors and e-commerce platforms.

Sherwin-Williams operates internationally, with products and services supporting residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure projects in markets around the world. Its business is organized around Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group and Performance Coatings Group, which together cover professional distribution, consumer products and specialized coatings applications.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $334.79 to $346.19
• 50-Day Range: $315.06 to $358.41
• 52-Week Range: $289.86 to $377.77
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.56 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $83.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.41
• Dividend Yield: 0.93%
• Price Target: $382.08
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sherwin-Williams Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sherwin-Williams scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sherwin-Williams has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sherwin-Williams has a consensus price target of $382.08, representing about 10.5% upside from its current price of $345.76.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sherwin-Williams has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sherwin-Williams are expected to grow by 13.09% in the coming year, from $12.07 to $13.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sherwin-Williams is 28.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sherwin-Williams is 28.41, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sherwin-Williams has a PEG Ratio of 2.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sherwin-Williams has a P/B Ratio of 18.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.85% of the float of Sherwin-Williams has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sherwin-Williams has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sherwin-Williams has recently increased by 7.54%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Sherwin-Williams has a dividend yield of 0.95%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Sherwin-Williams has been increasing its dividend for 48 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sherwin-Williams is 29.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sherwin-Williams will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.44% next year. This indicates that Sherwin-Williams will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Sherwin-Williams has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Sherwin-Williams this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

32 people have searched for SHW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Sherwin-Williams to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,000% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sherwin-Williams insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,665,864.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.23% of the stock of Sherwin-Williams is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.67% of the stock of Sherwin-Williams is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Record date for 12/4 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SHW
• CIK: 89800
• Web: www.sherwin-williams.com
• Phone: (216) 566-2000
• Fax: 216-566-3310
• Employees: 64,249
• Year Founded: 1866

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sherwin-Williams: $382.08
• High Price Target: $420.00
• Low Price Target: $340.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.65
• P/E Growth: 2.63
• Net Income: $2.57 billion
• Net Margins: 11.01%
• Pretax Margin: 14.31%
• Return on Equity: 67.97%
• Return on Assets: 11.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.16
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.56
• Cash Flow: $15.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.95
• Book Value: $18.55 per share
• Price / Book: 18.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 242,760,000
• Free Float: 242,200,000
• Market Cap: $83.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08