Sherwin-Williams PE ratio SHW

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2010.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 31.1×
10-year median: 33.3×
Against its 10-year history: 33rd; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 18.5× to 48.3×
Peer median: 25.6×

Sherwin-Williams' PE ratio is 31.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $337.06 against $10.85 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 33.3×, lower than on 67% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 18.5× in Oct 2018 to 48.3× in Dec 2021.

The median for 8 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 25.6×.

PE ratio over time

median 33.3×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	31.1×	28.8×	36.0×
2025	31.8×	31.3×	37.0×
2024	34.2×	31.1×	39.6×
2023	33.4×	25.3×	33.4×
2022	32.1×	29.3×	44.3×
2021	48.3×	30.6×	48.3×
2020	36.3×	25.1×	40.0×
2019	39.1×	19.5×	45.1×
2018	19.5×	18.5×	38.1×
2017	36.1×	23.7×	36.3×
2016	22.9×	20.6×	27.0×
2015	24.9×	23.2×	33.8×
2014	30.9×	26.0×	30.9×
2013	27.0×	26.1×	30.9×
2012	27.5×	19.8×	31.3×
2011	19.1×	15.3×	20.8×
2010	20.3×	16.9×	20.8×

Against its peers

Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest Sherwin-Williams' size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
SHWSherwin-Williams	31.1×
ECLEcolab	38.7×
APDAir Products and Chemicals	n/m
LINLinde	32.9×
PPGPPG Industries	15.8×
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances	82.6×
LYBLyondellBasell Industries	n/m
RPMRPM International	18.3×
CLXClorox	17.9×
Peer median	25.6×

Where Sherwin-Williams ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.