Stock

The Sherwin-Williams Company

SHW

Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials

Also trades as: 0L5V.L GBP 3.45 (+2.07%)

Price

$345.63

+8.36 (+2.48%)

Market Cap

$83.90B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

22/30

Growth

Good

13/20

Cash Flow

Exceptional

9/10

Stability

Mixed

3/10

Valuation

Good

6/10

Ownership

Good

8/15

Dividends

Mixed

2/5

63 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 63.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−6.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 267.1M (2021) → 248.8M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Sherwin-Williams makes and sells paint and coatings. Its products include wall paint, industrial coatings, and wood finishes sold to homeowners, professional painters, contractors, and manufacturers. It is one of the largest paint companies in the world and owns well-known brands like Sherwin-Williams, Valspar, and Dutch Boy.

The company makes money by selling paint through its own retail stores, through other retailers like Lowe's, and directly to industrial customers. It operates roughly 4,900 company-owned stores, mostly in North America, with additional business in Latin America and Europe. Its large store network and strong relationships with professional painters give it a durable competitive advantage that is hard for rivals to copy. The main risk is that demand for paint is closely tied to housing activity — when home sales and construction slow down, people buy less paint, which puts pressure on revenue and earnings.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+13.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

The Sherwin-Williams Company is growing revenue at 8% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

49.2%

Healthy — 49.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

18.1%

Healthy — 18.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

25.1%

Exceptional — 25.1% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+5.8%

Slow sales growth (+5.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+7.4%

Modest earnings growth (+7.4% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

145%

Turns 145% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

13.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

3.13

Heavy debt load (3.13)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

7.73x

Adequate interest coverage (7.7x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

31.6x

Pricey — P/E 31.6

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+7.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.6 → 23.7)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.00%

Small dividend — 1.00% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+3.4%

Dividend growing modestly (3.4% YoY)

Payout Ratio

29%

no trend

Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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