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Sherwin-Williams price to book ratio SHW

Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2009.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
21.2×
10-year median
18.4×
Against its 10-year history
70th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
8.7× to 34.3×
Peer median
4.3×

Sherwin-Williams' price to book ratio is 21.2× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 18.4×, higher than on 70% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 8.7× in Oct 2018 to 34.3× in Dec 2021.

The median for 8 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 4.3×.

Price to book ratio over time

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

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far21.2×16.4×23.3×
202518.2×18.0×22.6×
202420.8×20.1×26.1×
202321.1×16.0×24.5×
202223.7×21.6×32.2×
202134.3×14.9×34.3×
202015.9×9.2×17.1×
201913.3×9.2×13.8×
20189.2×8.7×14.8×
201714.0×12.9×18.1×
201615.6×14.1×31.8×
201524.8×18.6×57.8×
201418.8×9.9×18.8×
20139.9×9.1×10.9×
20128.8×5.9×10.4×
20115.7×4.2×5.7×
20105.5×3.9×5.8×
20094.1×3.8×4.2×

Against its peers

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

CompanyPrice to book ratio
SHWSherwin-Williams21.2×
ECLEcolab8.0×
APDAir Products and Chemicals4.9×
LINLinde6.0×
PPGPPG Industries2.9×
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances1.7×
LYBLyondellBasell Industries2.0×
RPMRPM International3.6×
CLXClorox116×
Peer median4.3×

What the price to book ratio tells you

Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.

Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.

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