SHW · Sherwin-Williams Co
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $81.37B |
| P/E | 30.27 |
| Float | 227.2M |
| Beta | 1.07 |
| Volatility | 26.7% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 78.7 |
| Price | 331.69 |
| Change | −1.05% |
| Prev Close | 335.20 |
| Open | 338.09 |
| Day Low | 331.76 |
| Day High | 343.64 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $482.6M |
| 52W High | 377.77 |
| 52W Low | 289.86 |
| 52W Pos | 47.6% |
| From High | −12.20% |
| From Low | +14.43% |
| Max DD 1Y | −21.36% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +2.24% |
| SMA 50 | −0.74% |
| SMA 200 | −0.44% |
| RSI (14) | 58.6 |
| Vol 30D | 23.0% |
| Vol 90D | 30.0% |
| 1Y Range | 290–378 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +4.96% |
| Perf Month | +4.44% |
| Perf Quarter | +3.58% |
| Perf Half Y | −3.00% |
| Perf Year | +0.74% |
| Perf YTD | +1.17% |
| Prev Day | −1.05% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 2.10 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.87 |
| Int Cover | 7.6× |
| FCF Margin | 14.6% |
| Rev Growth | +2.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 8 / 17 |
What SHW does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading daySHW grades B+, 78.7 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (67), most exposed on Sector Resilience (58, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Chemicals median. Ranks 8 of 17 in Chemicals by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| SHW | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.07 | 0.70 |
| Volatilityannualized | 26.7% | 17.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −21.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.01% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 17 (7%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| SHW | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.07 | 0.70 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 53% of 17 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Chemicals names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| SHW | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +5.0% |
| 1 month | +4.4% |
| Year to date | +1.2% |
| 1 year | +0.7% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| SHW | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 28 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 66 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 23 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 23 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 17 Chemicals names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| SHW | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +2.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Chemicals median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openBarclays changed its analyst rating on Sherwin-Williams (SHW) to 'hold' in a report issued on Monday. The article provides no further detail on the reasoning.
Sherwin-Williams reported Q2 2026 results ahead of expectations, with sales up 7.5% and earnings per share up 9.5%, and raised its full-year guidance.
This is an analyst commentary arguing that Sherwin-Williams' real edge is its roughly 5,000 company-owned stores built around professional painters, which offer same-day pickup, color matching, credit, and job-site delivery. The article notes SHW trades near $320 a share (about $79 billion in value) at roughly 30 times earnings, about 15% off its high, and pushed through 7% and then 8% price increases while store-segment margins still expanded, even with housing demand soft and volumes barely growing.
Sherwin-Williams expanded its Statesville, North Carolina facility, making it the company's largest manufacturing plant in North America. The expansion adds production capacity, more automation, and better distribution efficiency.
Sherwin-Williams has expanded its Statesville facility, which is now its largest manufacturing plant in North America. The expansion increases production capacity, adds automation, and improves distribution efficiency.
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