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How The Sherwin-Williams Company stacks up
SHW · against 22 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
41/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #14 of 23 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score3 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including SHW · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 41?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 68% of peers. EBITDA yield: 4.9% vs peer median 8.5%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.2% vs peer median 3.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 3.9% vs peer median 2.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SHW, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SHW | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 23 reported | 3.2% | 3.8% | 23% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 24 reported | 4.9% | 7.5% | 22% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 18 reported | 3.9% | 2.1% | 76% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 23 reported | 4.7% | 24.0% | 0% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SHW| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85.5B CAD (≈$62.4B) | 90 | 85 | |
| 2 | 725.9B HKD (≈$92.9B) | 87 | 71 | |
| 3 | 46.7B USD | 83 | 53 | |
| 4 | 113.2B USD | 82 | 86 | |
| 5 | 132.7B USD | 75 | 64 | |
| 10 | 45.9B EUR (≈$50.5B) | 52 | 39 | |
| 11 | 62.1B USD | 50 | 58 | |
| 12 | 88.7B USD | 49 | 63 | |
| 13 | 149.9B USD | 46 | 76 | |
| 14 | 82.7B USD | 41 | 45 | |
| 15 | 116.5B EUR (≈$128.2B) | 39 | 47 | |
| 15 | 43.6B USD | 39 | 81 | |
| 17 | 215.8B SAR (≈$58.3B) | 38 | 64 | |
| 18 | 85.4B USD | 34 | 46 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score