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The Sherwin-Williams Company

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The Sherwin-Williams Company

SHW·NYSE·Trade & Services·CIK 0000089800

The Sherwin-Williams Company, founded in 1866 and incorporated in Ohio in 1884, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paint, coatings, and related products. The company serves professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers primarily in North and South America, with additional operations in the Caribbean region, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Its principal executive offices are located at 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2206. Sherwin-Williams operates through three reportable operating segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Paint Stores Group consisted of 4,853 company-operated specialty paint stores in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean region at December 31, 2025. These stores cater to architectural and industrial paint contractors and do-it-yourself homeowners. All other business activities and immaterial operating segments are reported within the Administrative function.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 15 items for SHW at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-28, rated 8/10. Across its 15 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for SHW spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEFA14A, DEF 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Sherwin-Williams Q2 2026: Sales +7.5%, EPS $3.43, Raises Full-Year Guidance
  • Sherwin-Williams Q2 Profit Jumps 12%, Raises Full-Year EPS Outlook
  • Sherwin-Williams Reports Strong Q2 Earnings Beat and Raises Full-Year Guidance
  • Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Abandon Joint AkzoNobel Takeover Bid
  • Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Confirm Joint AkzoNobel Takeover Proposal

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$23.57B
Net Income
$2.57B
Diluted EPS
$10.26
Op. Cash Flow
$3.45B
Free Cash Flow
$2.65B
Gross Profit
$11.52B
Cash & Equivalents
$207.2M
Total Debt
$9.67B
Debt / Equity
2.10×
Net Margin
10.9%
Shares Outstanding
247.7M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-19 · accession 0000089800-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.32 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 6,429,035 shares in SHW as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 8.8% decrease from the prior period — about 4.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 52.3% of SHW volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)6,429,035 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 8.8%
Days to cover4.32 at avg daily volume of 1,488,271
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)52.3% of 483,583 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume43.4%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$319.51
52-week range · as of 2026-07-28 $289.86 – $379.65
Market cap
$77.56B
Volume
1.6M (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 1.7M
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:50 UTC · Market closed

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SHW
Jul 28, 2026, 1:54 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $354.34
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$34.82 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Jul 28, 2026, 7:28 AM EDT
Source: dpa-AFX
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $345.02
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$25.51 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Jul 28, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $345.00
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$25.49 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Jun 03, 2026, 3:07 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $292.58
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: +$26.93 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
May 27, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $311.69
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: +$7.82 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
May 27, 2026, 2:18 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $310.94
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: +$8.57 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Apr 28, 2026, 2:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $324.91
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$5.40 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Apr 28, 2026, 12:28 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $329.22
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$9.70 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Apr 28, 2026, 11:01 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $330.05
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$10.54 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Apr 28, 2026, 7:37 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $346.90
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$27.39 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Apr 28, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $344.67
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$25.16 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Mar 11, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $323.23
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$3.72 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Mar 11, 2026, 7:59 AM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $322.72
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$3.20 (-0.99%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Feb 27, 2026, 12:28 PM EST
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $359.30
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$39.79 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
SHW
Feb 19, 2026, 2:54 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $357.27
Real-time Price: $319.51 info
Change: -$37.76 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $77.564B info
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