Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 27.00 as of Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (27.00) = Close Price ($317.51) / Consensus Forward EPS ($11.76)
FORWARD PE RATIO
27.00
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
18.43
median of 38 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+46.54%
vs the sector median at left
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Market Cap
$78.31B
Forward PE Ratio
27.00
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) | $78.31B | 27.00 |
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs › | $75.64B | 32.85 |
| CRH plc (CRH)vs › | $66.73B | 16.83 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)vs › | $90.02B | 21.93 |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs › | $66.33B | 22.53 |
| Vale S.A. (VALE)vs › | $63.07B | 7.61 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $62.20B | 10.18 |
| Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs › | $59.69B | 23.73 |
| Newmont Corporation (NEM)vs › | $98.19B | 9.93 |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE)vs › | $56.38B | 15.16 |
Trailing P/E
30.5
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
27.0
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $11.76 implies +12.9% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $10.42.
At today's $317.51 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $11.76 | $11.48 – $12.07 | 13 | 27.0x |
| 2027-12-31 | $13.27 | $12.72 – $13.75 | 14 | 23.9x |
| 2028-12-31 | $14.84 | $13.53 – $16.25 | 7 | 21.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
