The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) stock
SHW's Quality Score rose 7 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 8.
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Key facts on SHW
| The company | Profit up 6% to $2.7B |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 2 |
SHW in the news
TodayNo story names it yet.
What's next
Fri Nov 13: Ex-dividend, $0.80 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 4.
SHW catalysts
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.8% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Why SHW scores 8
Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. SHW scores 8 today, against a median of 3 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
- +5Chart checks 5 of 14 firing right now, one point each
- +1Long-term trend above a flat or falling 200-day average, near its 52-week high, down over two years
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SHW has 5 of 14 chart checks firing
SHW RSI today: 64.0, above its 50-day and 200-day averages
- RSI 1464.0
- MACD (12, 26, 9)Above signal
- 50-day average$329.46
- 200-day average$332.72
- 50/200 crossDeath cross
- ADX 1418.3
- Support$342.00
- Resistance$353.67
- 52-week high$377.77
- 52-week low$289.86
- Chart patternNone
- Volume1.8x
The deep dive on SHW
- What it does and how it makes money
- Where it stands
- What changed in its filingsSEC filing · Jul 28, 2026
- Who holds and trades it
How SHW ranks in Hardware Stores
SHW is #2 of 3 by Quality Score among Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply.
When does SHW report earnings, and what happens after?
Expected to report Tue Jan 26, before the open (in 85 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
What SHW reported on Oct 27, 2026
The quarter
Sales of $6.9B, 8% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.38 a share, from $3.35.
Where the sales came from
SHW's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
The outlook
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diluted net income per share | $10.92 to $11.22 |
The numbers
- $80B
- today
- $24B
- up 5.8% on the year
- $3.2B
- last 12 months
Sales grew 5.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | -5.8% | -2.7% | +5.1% |
| Jul 28, 2026 | +6.2% | +8.3% | +8.2% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +1.8% | -3.5% | -7.6% |
SHW sales and profit by year
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $24B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Insiders trading SHW
SHW insider trades
2 insiders sold $7.7M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
SHW trades by Congress and the executive branch
28 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
SHW's officers and directors
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Which ETFs hold SHW?
In ETFs: SHW is 0.3% of VIG, 0.3% of SCHG, and 0.2% of DGRO, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
About The Sherwin-Williams Company
Sherwin-Williams is the largest global manufacturer of paints and coatings. The company focuses on the development, manufacturing, and distribution of paint, coatings, and related products to customers ranging from professional painters and contractors to industrial manufacturers to do-it-yourself consumers. Sherwin organizes its operations into three primary segments: the paint stores group is the largest segment and includes the company's network of over 4,800 company-owned stores; the consumer brands group sells branded architectural paints through big-box retailers such as Lowe's, and the performance coatings group provides specialized coatings for industrial applications, such as automotive refinishing, packaging, and industrial wood.
What The Sherwin-Williams Company says it competes with
“We experience competition from many local, regional, national and international competitors of various sizes in the manufacture, distribution and sale of our paint, coatings and related products.”
SHW's score card
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Straight Answers
Is SHW a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says
SHW scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #2 of 3 in Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
What is SHW's Quality Score?
SHW scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #2 of 3 in Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SHW's 8.
Are insiders buying SHW?
2 insiders sold $7.7M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Justin T. Binns, President, Glob. Architectural, who sold $4.8M on Aug 17. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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