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The Sherwin-Williams Company

SHWDividend Aristocrat • 46yrs
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals🇺🇸 United States
$337.06
Dividend Yield0.95%
Annual Dividend$3.20
Ex-Dividend DateNov 13, 2026
Market Cap$81.82B
83/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
⚠ Heavy leverage (D/E 3.9x)Well-covered payout (29%)Strong ROE (65%)Revenue growing (8%)

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At a glance

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) operates in the Specialty Chemicals industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $3.20 a year, a yield of 0.95% at the current price of $337.06. Sherwin-Williams has raised its dividend for 46 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend Aristocrat. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 12.1% a year. It paid out 29% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 24 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $383.13 is 13.7% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
54% of 24 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$383.13
+13.7% vs current price

About The Sherwin-Williams Company

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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
31.1
P/B Ratio
21.10
EV/EBITDA
20.4
Beta
1.08
vs S&P 500
52W High
$377.77
52W Low
$289.86

Profitability

Gross Margin
48.98%
Operating Margin
18.12%
Net Margin
11.01%
ROE
65.12%
Free Cash Flow
$2.51B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
389.96
lower is safer
Current Ratio
0.73
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
0.41
>1 healthy
Employees
64,249
HQ
Cleveland, OH, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 10:52

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Data Sources: Yahoo Finance via yfinance (real-time prices, dividend history, financial statements, analyst ratings and price targets) · S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index (official constituent list) · Dividend Kings public records (companies with 50+ years of consecutive dividend increases) · SEC EDGAR company filings (10-K annual reports — primary source for all financial statement data). Data is fetched automatically each day and may be delayed up to 24 hours. All figures are in USD unless otherwise stated.