Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 26.93.
Forward PE Ratio (26.93) = Close Price ($321.20) / Consensus Forward EPS ($12.11)
FORWARD PE RATIO
26.93
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
18.47
median of 50 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+45.80%
vs the sector median at left
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Market Cap
$77.97B
Forward PE Ratio
26.93
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) | $77.97B | 26.93 |
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs › | $77.18B | 34.10 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $74.94B | 12.18 |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM)vs › | $71.72B | 32.45 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $88.23B | 28.86 |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)vs › | $66.39B | 22.16 |
| Vale S.A. (VALE)vs › | $65.74B | 8.63 |
| CRH plc (CRH)vs › | $60.21B | 15.38 |
| Nucor Corporation (NUE)vs › | $58.94B | 13.76 |
| Corteva, Inc. (CTVA)vs › | $57.27B | 22.87 |
Trailing P/E
30.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
26.9
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $12.11 implies +11.6% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $10.85.
At today's $321.20 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 | $12.11 | $12.02 – $12.18 | 15 | 26.5x |
| 2027-12-31 | $13.60 | $13.18 – $14.02 | 16 | 23.6x |
| 2028-12-31 | $15.09 | $14.00 – $16.39 | 8 | 21.3x |
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