Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW)

NYSE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · USA

Sherwin-Williams Co is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Specialty Chemicals industry.

Sherwin-Williams Co manufactures and distributes architectural and industrial coatings to contractors, retailers and homeowners. The company operates through Paint Stores Group, which runs specialty retail outlets; Consumer Brands Group, which produces branded products for retailers; and Performance Coatings Group, which develops industrial and automotive coatings. It serves customers across North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Australia.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Sherwin-Williams Co stock.

Our verdict on SHW

Overvalued: intrinsic value $147.15 per share, market price $331.61, margin of safety -125.4% (as of 2026-10-19).

Discounting its cash flows at 9.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $147.15; the price of $331.61 is 125% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 62/100 on 11 of 12 signals (Faint Leak).

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Is SHW undervalued or overvalued?

SHW is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 9.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $147.15; the price of $331.61 is 125% above that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of SHW?

$147.15 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $331.61. That is a margin of safety of -125.4%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What growth is priced into SHW stock?

The price needs faster growth than we project for any company. It is betting on an exception. Yearly sales growth the price needs: 31.5%. Yearly sales growth it has sustained: 4.1%.

What is Sherwin-Williams Co's Leak Score?

62 out of 100, which we rate "Faint Leak", on 11 of 12 value investing signals.