Last Price$363.61.0%
Market Cap$90.8B
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
7.6%
5Y avg
12.0%
Chemicals - Specialty industry
median
4.9%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.6%) overvalued
The Sherwin-Williams Company Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) | 20.5% | 21.0% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 25.9% | 18.8% | 17.6% | 21.4% | 25.9% | 24.6% | 34.6% | 29.9% | 16.2% | 10.3% | 12.0% | 18.1% | 11.2% | 7.3% | 14.2% | 11.0% |
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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) comparison analysis
General
LTM Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
The Sherwin-Williams CompanySHW
7.6%
0.2%
14.2%
11.6%
Median Peer Set
6.0%
(2.3%)
46.4%
8.4%
RPM International Inc.RPM
12.6%
1.1%
22.5%
8.0%
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.LYB
8.2%
(2.0%)
(35.0%)
3.4%
Ecolab Inc.ECL
7.8%
2.7%
54.1%
13.4%
Linde plcLIN
7.3%
(1.5%)
53.0%
18.9%
Avantor, Inc.AVTR
6.3%
(2.6%)
118.8%
10.5%
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.DD
5.7%
2.6%
97.9%
6.3%
PPG Industries, Inc.PPG
5.0%
(13.2%)
9.7%
8.7%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.IFF
3.9%
(7.7%)
39.7%
(22.3%)
Westlake CorporationWLK
1.2%
(3.2%)
25.8%
5.0%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.APD
(5.6%)
(4.0%)
66.9%
31.6%
SHW key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 7,190.7 17.6% | 7,809.8 8.6% | 8,005.3 2.5% | 7,979.7 (0.3%) | 7,094.2 (11.1%) | 7,776.4 9.6% | 8,765.7 12.7% | 9,534.5 8.8% | 10,185.5 6.8% | 11,129.5 9.3% | 11,339.3 1.9% | 11,855.6 4.6% | 14,983.8 26.4% | 17,534.5 17.0% | 17,900.8 2.1% | 18,361.7 2.6% | 19,944.6 8.6% | 22,148.9 11.1% | 23,051.9 4.1% | 23,098.5 0.2% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 4,110.3 | 4,395.1 | 4,407.0 | 4,480.9 | 3,831.1 | 4,295.3 | 5,021.1 | 5,312.2 | 5,569.0 | 5,965.0 | 5,780.1 | 5,933.3 | 8,202.6 | 10,115.9 | 9,864.7 | 9,679.1 | 11,401.9 | 12,823.8 | 12,293.8 | 11,903.4 |
% margin | 3,080.4 42.8% | 3,414.6 43.7% | 3,598.3 44.9% | 3,498.8 43.8% | 3,263.2 46.0% | 3,481.1 44.8% | 3,744.6 42.7% | 4,222.2 44.3% | 4,616.6 45.3% | 5,164.5 46.4% | 5,559.2 49.0% | 5,922.3 50.0% | 6,781.2 45.3% | 7,418.6 42.3% | 8,036.1 44.9% | 8,682.6 47.3% | 8,542.7 42.8% | 9,325.1 42.1% | 10,758.1 46.7% | 11,195.1 48.5% |
| Operating Expenses | 2,326.2 | 2,512.9 | 2,597.5 | 2,643.6 | 2,626.2 | 2,731.9 | 2,960.8 | 3,195.6 | 3,467.7 | 3,823.0 | 3,913.5 | 4,159.4 | 4,992.2 | 5,351.9 | 5,587.7 | 5,791.3 | 5,882.0 | 6,331.6 | 7,065.4 | 7,422.1 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.6 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 57.7 | 58.0 | 58.5 | 51.9 | 103.1 | 97.1 | 115.9 | 119.3 | 196.6 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 2,326.2 | 2,512.9 | 2,597.5 | 2,643.6 | 2,568.4 | 2,728.1 | 2,960.8 | 3,195.6 | 3,467.7 | 3,823.0 | 3,913.5 | 4,159.4 | 4,785.4 | 5,033.8 | 5,274.9 | 5,477.9 | 5,572.5 | 6,014.5 | 7,071.0 | 7,422.1 |
% margin | 807.1 11.2% | 926.6 11.9% | 1,031.2 12.9% | 614.6 7.7% | 480.2 6.8% | 576.8 7.4% | 606.6 6.9% | 855.0 9.0% | 960.9 9.4% | 1,123.5 10.1% | 1,412.2 12.5% | 1,562.3 13.2% | 1,793.7 12.0% | 1,862.7 10.6% | 2,418.5 13.5% | 2,858.3 15.6% | 2,583.3 13.0% | 2,979.4 13.5% | 3,517.2 15.3% | 3,773.0 16.3% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 25.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 25.2 | (4.7) |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 65.7 | 40.0 | 70.6 | 42.5 | 42.8 | 62.7 | 64.2 | 61.8 | 154.1 | 263.5 | 366.7 | 349.3 | 336.8 | 334.7 | 390.8 | 432.5 | 415.7 |
| Pre-tax Income | 656.2 | 834.3 | 912.9 | 714.5 | 622.8 | 677.8 | 741.5 | 987.3 | 1,086.0 | 1,258.2 | 1,549.0 | 1,595.2 | 1,528.2 | 1,359.7 | 1,981.8 | 2,519.2 | 2,248.6 | 2,573.1 | 3,109.9 | 3,451.8 |
% effective tax rate | 191.6 29.2% | 258.3 31.0% | 297.4 32.6% | 237.6 33.3% | 187.0 30.0% | 215.3 31.8% | 299.7 40.4% | 307.1 31.1% | 333.4 30.7% | 392.3 31.2% | 495.1 32.0% | 462.5 29.0% | (285.6) (18.7%) | 250.9 18.5% | 440.5 22.2% | 488.8 19.4% | 384.2 17.1% | 553.0 21.5% | 721.1 23.2% | 770.4 22.3% |
% margin | 463.3 6.4% | 576.1 7.4% | 615.6 7.7% | 476.9 6.0% | 435.8 6.1% | 462.5 5.9% | 441.9 5.0% | 680.2 7.1% | 752.6 7.4% | 865.9 7.8% | 1,053.8 9.3% | 1,132.7 9.6% | 1,772.3 11.8% | 1,108.7 6.3% | 1,541.3 8.6% | 2,030.4 11.1% | 1,864.4 9.3% | 2,020.1 9.1% | 2,388.8 10.4% | 2,681.4 11.6% |
| EPS | 1.13 | 1.44 | 1.61 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 2.21 | 2.47 | 2.98 | 3.79 | 4.11 | 6.36 | 3.97 | 5.60 | 7.48 | 7.10 | 7.83 | 9.35 | 10.68 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.09 | 1.40 | 1.57 | 1.33 | 1.26 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 2.16 | 2.42 | 2.93 | 3.72 | 4.00 | 6.22 | 3.89 | 5.50 | 7.36 | 6.98 | 7.72 | 9.25 | 10.55 |
% margin | 959.3 13.3% | 1,072.5 13.7% | 1,148.1 14.3% | 945.7 11.9% | 833.7 11.8% | 923.7 11.9% | 964.9 11.0% | 1,129.3 11.8% | 1,339.4 13.2% | 1,483.0 13.3% | 1,820.4 16.1% | 1,882.9 15.9% | 2,249.8 15.0% | 2,508.6 14.3% | 3,310.5 18.5% | 3,869.8 21.1% | 3,566.9 17.9% | 3,974.1 17.9% | 4,149.9 18.0% | 3,773.0 16.3% |
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FAQ
1) What is The Sherwin-Williams Company's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 7.6%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) for The Sherwin-Williams Company have been 10.8% over the past three years, and 12.6% over the past five years.
2) Is The Sherwin-Williams Company's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) Good?
As of today, The Sherwin-Williams Company's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is 7.6%, which is higher than industry median of 4.9%. It indicates that The Sherwin-Williams Company's Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC) is Good.