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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Cleveland, United States | NYSE
344.86 USD -0.35 (-0.101%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 344.86

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT

Sherwin-Williams operates a dominant business with exceptional returns on equity, yet the heavy debt load and thin liquidity cushion prevent it from being a top-tier buy. The stock trades at a premium valuation supported by strong earnings growth, but the balance sheet risks and lack of explosive revenue expansion keep the long-term rating from reaching the highest tier. Short-term momentum is mixed; while the price sits above key moving averages, recent weekly action shows a pullback, and the statistical forecast offers no clear directional edge. The dividend is reliable and growing, but the yield is modest and unlikely to outpace inflation. Overall, this is a quality compounder that requires patience, offering a balanced risk-reward profile rather than a high-conviction entry.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.108409
AutoARIMA0.111764
AutoETS0.111765
AutoTheta0.142905

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 4.46
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.657
Excess Kurtosis -0.63
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 389.958
Revenue per Share 99.411
Market Cap 83,717,570,560
Trailing P/E 31.81
Forward P/E 25.33
Beta 1.09
Profit Margins 11.01%
Website https://www.sherwin-williams.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with significant open interest clustering around the current price level and slightly above. Call buyers are targeting upside moves toward the 360 to 400 range, while put sellers are hedging downside risks below 330. Implied volatility is notably elevated at deep strikes, suggesting a fear of tail events, whereas ATM pricing remains relatively stable.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 0.95% 0.89% 0.91%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.800000 0.230820
2026-05-22 0.800000 0.258833
2026-03-02 0.800000 0.224656
2025-11-14 0.790000 0.237823
2025-08-15 0.790000 0.216795
2025-05-16 0.790000 0.217326
2025-03-03 0.790000 0.221456
2024-11-15 0.715000 0.188659
2024-08-16 0.715000 0.201749
2024-05-16 0.715000 0.227693
2024-02-23 0.715000 0.222029
2023-11-16 0.605000 0.224657
2023-08-17 0.605000 0.225721
2023-05-18 0.605000 0.259802
2023-02-24 0.605000 0.273657
2022-11-17 0.600000 0.253047
2022-08-18 0.600000 0.240993
2022-05-19 0.600000 0.231330
2022-02-25 0.600000 0.224492
2021-11-18 0.550000 0.166294
2021-08-19 0.550000 0.181734
2021-05-20 0.550000 0.194628
2021-02-26 0.550000 0.242526
2020-11-12 0.446667 0.186809
2020-08-20 0.446667 0.200734
2020-05-21 0.446667 0.235088
2020-02-28 0.446667 0.259313
2019-11-14 0.376667 0.190412
2019-08-15 0.376667 0.217224
2019-05-16 0.376667 0.260802
2019-02-22 0.376667 0.256888
2018-11-15 0.286667 0.204281
2018-08-16 0.286667 0.194416
2018-05-17 0.286667 0.226179
2018-02-23 0.286667 0.215972
2017-11-16 0.283333 0.219055
2017-08-16 0.283333 0.254926
2017-05-17 0.283333 0.258775
2017-02-23 0.283333 0.274016
2016-11-16 0.280000 0.320635
2016-08-17 0.280000 0.292022
2016-05-18 0.280000 0.288432
2016-02-25 0.280000 0.316432
2015-11-10 0.223333 0.253241
2015-08-12 0.223333 0.245268
2015-05-13 0.223333 0.232695
2015-02-26 0.223333 0.232881
2014-11-12 0.183333 0.230995
2014-08-13 0.183333 0.259740
2014-05-14 0.183333 0.276493
2014-02-27 0.183333 0.276632
2013-11-13 0.166667 0.269717
2013-08-14 0.166667 0.294014
2013-05-15 0.166667 0.258318
2013-02-21 0.166667 0.320698
2012-11-14 0.130000 0.260852
2012-08-15 0.130000 0.281853
2012-05-16 0.130000 0.330424
2012-02-23 0.130000 0.386292
2011-11-16 0.121667 0.430934
2011-08-17 0.121667 0.496262
2011-05-18 0.121667 0.424222
2011-02-23 0.121667 0.441623
2010-11-17 0.120000 0.494505
2010-08-18 0.120000 0.517539
2010-05-19 0.120000 0.461953
2010-02-24 0.120000 0.559093
2009-11-10 0.118333 0.595836
2009-08-19 0.118333 0.587747
2009-05-13 0.118333 0.659849
2009-02-25 0.118333 0.771905
2008-11-12 0.116667 0.675417
2008-08-20 0.116667 0.616633
2008-05-14 0.116667 0.602308
2008-02-27 0.116667 0.636944
2007-11-14 0.105000 0.500715
2007-08-22 0.105000 0.452781
2007-05-16 0.105000 0.468611
2007-02-28 0.105000 0.473328
2006-11-15 0.083333 0.401928
2006-08-16 0.083333 0.480860
2006-05-17 0.083333 0.518347
2006-03-01 0.083333 0.549448
2005-11-16 0.068333 0.480880
2005-08-17 0.068333 0.441143
2005-05-18 0.068333 0.463799
2005-02-24 0.068333 0.468998
2004-11-09 0.056667 0.381168
2004-08-18 0.056667 0.425748
2004-05-26 0.056667 0.440988
2004-02-19 0.056667 0.480500
2003-11-12 0.051667 0.468848
2003-08-20 0.051667 0.520312
2003-05-21 0.051667 0.571748
2003-02-20 0.051667 0.581181
2002-10-31 0.050000 0.548446
2002-08-21 0.050000 0.511247
2002-05-22 0.050000 0.460264
2002-02-21 0.048333 0.560925
2001-11-01 0.048333 0.567511
2001-08-22 0.048333 0.637639
2001-05-23 0.048333 0.675986
2001-02-22 0.048333 0.592074
2000-10-30 0.045000 0.637168
2000-08-16 0.045000 0.575233
2000-05-24 0.045000 0.540000
2000-02-24 0.045000 0.703583
1999-10-28 0.040000 0.540845
1999-08-18 0.040000 0.460432
1999-05-26 0.040000 0.388664
1999-02-25 0.040000 0.509284
1998-10-29 0.037333 0.458308
1998-08-19 0.037333 0.389562
1998-05-20 0.037333 0.341982
1998-02-26 0.037333 0.351369
1997-11-12 0.033333 0.351645
1997-08-20 0.033333 0.328539
1997-05-02 0.033333 0.330575
1997-02-27 0.033333 0.354764
1996-11-13 0.029167 0.321105
1996-08-21 0.029167 0.391066
1996-05-22 0.029167 0.374336
1996-02-29 0.029167 0.412984
1995-11-15 0.026667 0.410262
1995-08-23 0.026667 0.460437
1995-05-22 0.026667 0.436866
1995-02-21 0.026667 0.481209
1994-11-14 0.023333 0.437494
1994-08-22 0.023333 0.434102
1994-05-23 0.023333 0.470582
1994-02-22 0.023333 0.402872
1993-11-15 0.020833 0.357137
1993-08-23 0.020833 0.380222
1993-05-24 0.020833 0.403219
1993-02-23 0.020833 0.396819
1992-11-16 0.018333 0.382602
1992-08-17 0.018333 0.385958
1992-05-18 0.018333 0.401819
1992-02-25 0.018333 0.409295
1991-11-08 0.017500 0.435233
1991-08-19 0.017500 0.466667
1991-05-20 0.017500 0.464088
1991-02-26 0.017500 0.501493
1990-11-09 0.015833 0.591427
1990-08-20 0.015833 0.569276
1990-05-21 0.015833 0.491899
1990-02-27 0.015833 0.582363
1989-11-13 0.014583 0.526304
1989-08-21 0.014583 0.526304
1989-05-22 0.014583 0.616726
1989-02-21 0.014583 0.654191
1988-11-14 0.013333 0.615369
1988-08-22 0.013333 0.571414
1988-05-23 0.013333 0.639984
1988-02-23 0.013333 0.554099
1987-11-16 0.011667 0.560016
1987-08-24 0.011667 0.411777
1987-05-22 0.011667 0.437512
1987-02-23 0.011667 0.417922
1986-11-17 0.010417 0.460844
1986-08-25 0.010417 0.480785
1986-05-23 0.010417 0.431048
1986-02-24 0.010417 0.469499
1985-11-18 0.009583 0.560956
1985-08-26 0.009583 0.613312
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.2
dividendYield 0.93
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.009211784
lastDividendValue 0.8
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.043527663
Address1 1 Sherwin Way
All Time High 400.42
All Time Low 0.242188
Ask 345.4
Ask Size 120
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,544,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,235,387
Average Volume 2,235,387
Average Volume10Days 1,544,710
Beta 1.093
Bid 344.32
Bid Size 120
Board Risk 6
Book Value 15.973
City Cleveland
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 344.86
Current Ratio 0.727
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 348.665
Day Low 342.995
Debt To Equity 389.958
Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Dividend Rate 3.2
Dividend Yield 0.93
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,247,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,247,200
Earnings Growth 0.143
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.118
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,241,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,104,200
Ebitda 4,709,100,032
Ebitda Margins 0.19291
Enterprise To Ebitda 20.803
Enterprise To Revenue 4.013
Enterprise Value 97,963,704,320
Eps Current Year 12.08941
Eps Forward 13.61665
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.84
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 341.7226
Fifty Day Average Change 3.1373901
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009181103
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.352766
Fifty Two Week High 377.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -32.910004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08711651
Fifty Two Week Low 289.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change 55.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18974678
Fifty Two Week Range 289.86 - 377.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.87
Float Shares 224,686,650
Forward Eps 13.61665
Forward P E 25.326347
Free Cashflow 2,506,037,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 64,249
Fullday Change -0.350006
Fullday Change Percent -0.101389
Fullday Price 344.86
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.48981997
Gross Profits 11,956,599,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.063590005
Held Percent Institutions 0.85243
Implied Shares Outstanding 242,758,151
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://investors.sherwin-williams.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.8
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,617,235,200
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Sherwin-Williams Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 83,717,570,560
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_303104
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,688,199,936
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 83,802,541,306
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 348.18
Operating Cashflow 3,886,700,032
Operating Margins 0.18124
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.2934
Peg Ratio 2.61
Phone 216 566 2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 344.86
Post Market Time 1,787,961,045
Previous Close 345.21
Price Eps Current Year 28.525791
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 21.590183
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.4296002
Profit Margins 0.11013
Quick Ratio 0.413
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.96154
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.350006
Regular Market Change Percent -0.101389
Regular Market Day High 348.665
Regular Market Day Low 342.995
Regular Market Day Range 342.995 - 348.665
Regular Market Open 348.18
Regular Market Previous Close 345.21
Regular Market Price 344.86
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,557,020
Return On Assets 0.09516
Return On Equity 0.65124
Revenue Growth 0.075
Revenue Per Share 99.411
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 242,758,151
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.026400002
Shares Short 6,402,735
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,781,104
Short Name Sherwin-Williams Company (The)
Short Percent Of Float 0.026400002
Short Ratio 3.17
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol SHW
Target High Price 420.0
Target Low Price 340.0
Target Mean Price 391.0
Target Median Price 395.5
Total Cash 293,500,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.216
Total Debt 15,031,700,480
Total Revenue 24,410,300,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.18
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.009211784
Trailing Eps 10.84
Trailing P E 31.813652
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.5683
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 334.25806
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.601929
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.031717796
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,557,020
Website https://www.sherwin-williams.com
Zip 44,113-2206