The Sherwin-Williams Company (Sherwin-Williams) engages in the development, manufacture, distribution and sale of paint, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers primarily in North and South America w…
Analysis
Quality compounder
The Sherwin-Williams Company is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.
The price is expensive. You pay 30.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 12% yearly growth; analysts expect 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.
What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202312
4
2023202420252026
All-time high
18
Mar 2026
All-time low
1
Feb 2026
Average rank
9
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
16
15
9
15
Price/Earnings
13
20
5
10
Price/Book
3
7
3
1
Dividend Yield
47
43
18
28
Value (overall)
3
14
1
4
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.