Insider’s View: Deciphering Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

Abby Carey

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The price of Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE: SHW) closed at $347.9 in the last session, up 0.63% from day before closing price of $345.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.61 million shares were traded. SHW stock price reached its highest trading level at $353.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $345.11.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at SHW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 357.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.64.

On June 13, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $385.

Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on March 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $423 to $380.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 25 ’25 when Binns Justin T sold 609 shares for $368.82 per share. The transaction valued at 224,611 led to the insider holds 17,922 shares of the business.

Binns Justin T bought 609 shares of SHW for $224,612 on Aug 25 ’25. On Aug 06 ’25, another insider, Lang James P., who serves as the SVP – Enterprise Finance & CAO of the company, sold 860 shares for $350.35 each. As a result, the insider received 301,301 and left with 377 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SHW now has a Market Capitalization of 86242156544 and an Enterprise Value of 99893239808. As of this moment, Sherwin-Williams’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.292 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.009.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for SHW is 1.21, which has changed by -0.02813083 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SHW has reached a high of $400.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $308.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.37%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, SHW traded on average about 2.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2620800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 247.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 230.14M. Insiders hold about 7.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.98% stake in the company. Shares short for SHW as of 1760486400 were 3664399 with a Short Ratio of 1.82, compared to 1757894400 on 4312867. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3664399 and a Short% of Float of 1.47.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for SHW is 3.08, which was 3.085 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008923148. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.84. The current Payout Ratio is 27.10% for SHW, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-04-01 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 23.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.4, with high estimates of $2.59 and low estimates of $2.3.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.5 and $11.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.36. EPS for the following year is $12.64, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $13.93 and $12.0.

Revenue Estimates

According to 19 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.53B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.61B to a low estimate of $5.33B. As of. The current estimate, Sherwin-Williams Co’s year-ago sales were $5.3BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.56B. There is a high estimate of $5.68B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.32B.

A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SHW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.59B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $23.11B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $23.45B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.1BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $24.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $25.08B and the low estimate is $24.05B.

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