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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Total Return:-12.43%(TTM)

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The total return cagr for The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is -12.43% over the latest trailing 12-month period. The comparable SPY value is +24.32%. Year-to-date total return is -3.70%. Total return includes price appreciation and reinvested dividends.

Growth of $10,000 in SHW

$645,464

(64.5x return)

Invested on Jun 10, 1996

Growth of $10,000 in SPY (S&P 500)

$183,873

(18.4x return)

Invested on Jun 10, 1996

Hypothetical Growth of $10,000

This chart illustrates the cumulative performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment. It assumes that all dividends paid by both the stock and SPY are reinvested in additional shares on the payment date, showing the true long-term compounding impact of distributions.

Recent Performance Indicators

YTD Total Return

-3.7%

1-Year Total Return

-12.4%

Current Dividend Yield

1.02%

Price CAGR vs. Total Return CAGR

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is shown below. The difference between price CAGR and total return CAGR is the compound contribution of dividends reinvested.

Holding PeriodPrice CAGRTotal Return CAGRDividend Addition
1 Year(13.3%)(12.4%)+0.8%
3 Years+8.8%+9.8%+1.0%
5 Years+2.3%+3.2%+0.9%
10 Years+12.3%+13.3%+1.0%
15 Years+17.6%+18.8%+1.2%
20 Years+16.2%+17.7%+1.5%

About The Sherwin-Williams Company

Cleveland, Ohio-based The Sherwin-Williams Company, established in 1866, is a prominent global player in the development, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, and related merchandise. Its extensive customer base encompasses professionals, industrial enterprises, commercial clients, and individual consumers. The company's operations are organized into three key segments: 1. The Americas Group: This division provides architectural paints and coatings, protective and marine products, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) finishes, catering to architectural and industrial painting contractors, as well as do-it-yourself homeowners. 2. Consumer Brands Group: This segment supplies a broad portfolio of both branded and private-label offerings, including architectural paints, stains, varnishes, wood finishes, and various related items like applicators, adhesives, and aerosols, to retailers and distributors. 3. Performance Coatings Group: Focused on specialized applications, this group develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial use, automotive refinish products, high-performance protective and marine coatings, coil and packaging coatings, and advanced resins and colorants. Sherwin-Williams reaches its global clientele through its approximately 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities (as of February 17, 2022), alongside direct sales personnel and external representatives. The company maintains a significant international footprint, operating across North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Cleveland, OH
63,890 employees
Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
CEO
Heidi G. Petz