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Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $21.5B and $25.1B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $10B+ filers; on a year the method never saw, 83.4% landed inside). In a shock year the stress range is $20.1B to $26.7B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (8 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): growth 2.1% against 3.1%.", "peers": { "sic": 5200, "sicDescription": "Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply", "calendarYear": 2025, "minRevenue": 50000000, "depth": 2, "group": "52", "growth": [ 0.0312, 9 ], "opMargin": [ 0.0761, 8 ], "equityRatio": [ 0.3117, 8 ] }, "summary": "The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) grew revenue 2.1% in FY2025 to $23.6 billion, equity 17.8% of assets, and dividend per share up 6 years running. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.", "chart": "
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY against its own record and its peers
Revenue, on the yearPeer median 3.1%2.1%Equity of assetsPeer median 31.2%17.8%Return on equity55.9%Payout of profit30.7%Gold tick: the median of 8–8 peers with $50M+ revenue in retail-building materials, hardware, garden supply
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Handed back now, or kept to compound
Of each dollar of profit30.7% paid out69.3% keptHanded back per share$3.16up 6 years runningGrowth its own profit can fund38.7%retained x return on equityRevenue growth it managed2.1%last year, for comparison

Gold is paid out to shareholders; navy is kept in the business. Retained profit times return on equity is the pace a company can fund from itself. Facts from the filings, not a recommendation.

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