RPM vs SHW vs MAS Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Sherwin Williams and Masco Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.34 +6.2% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
2 wins
SHW Sherwin Williams Co
$340.89 +6.7% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$87.37B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.91B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
3 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$82.19 +20.2% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$17.07B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Masco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Masco 6, Sherwin Williams 3, Rpm International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMSHWMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.84B $87.37B $17.07B SHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 32.6x 18.4x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 26.9x 17.2x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +7.0% +0.9% SHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 10.7% 12.1% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 19.5% 35.3% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.4x — RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% -1.4% +29.0% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +1.4%/yr +4.9%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 28.4% 35.8% SHW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 54/100 60/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMSHWMAS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisRPMSHWMAS
Valuation 51 #47 of 95 22 #74 of 95 73 #16 of 57
Growth 70 #29 of 93 65 #33 of 93 40 #33 of 54
Profitability 88 #12 of 89 97 #4 of 89 90 #6 of 53
Financial Health 55 #44 of 96 23 #74 of 96 41 #35 of 59
Shareholder Returns 53 #35 of 74 62 #29 of 74 56 #19 of 42
Overall 63 54 60
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SHW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRPMSHWMASSPY
1 month +6.2%+6.7%+20.2% -2.0%
3 months -8.5%-5.7%+6.6% -2.2%
6 months +6.0%+9.1%+16.7% +4.2%
Year to date +1.3%+5.2%+29.5% +10.6%
1 year -2.7%-1.4%+29.0% +10.4%
3 years +9.4%+35.9%+49.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +3.0%+10.8%+14.3% +20.2%
5 years +18.0%+7.0%+27.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+1.4%+4.9% +10.1%
10 years +127.6%+323.4%+179.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +8.6%+15.5%+10.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPMSHWMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%28.4%35.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%25.8%33.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.781.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.050.81 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-42.9%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-8.5%-1.6% -3.2%
52-week high $120.17$372.60$83.51 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$293.00$58.60 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleRPMSHWMAS
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.6x 30.7xmedian 20.6x 17.4xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 12.2x 19.7xmedian 12.2x —median 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 15.1x 26.8xmedian 15.1x 15.2xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.6x 20.7xmedian 1.6x -35.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.73 5.48median 1.73 2.01median 1.14

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsRPMSHWMAS
Revenue $7.97B $24.91B $7.67B
Gross profit $3.28B $12.11B $2.88B
Operating income $961.65M $4.03B $1.37B
Net income $691.27M $2.68B $977.00M
Free cash flow $705.58M $3.08B $1.04B
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $11.02 $4.72
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $264.20M $610.00M
Total debt $2.41B $11.80B $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 242.80M 196.00M
Enterprise value $12.60B $86.39B $14.87B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricRPMSHWMAS
P/E 19.3x 30.7x 17.4x
P/FCF 19.0x 26.8x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 22.4x 13.1x
P/S 1.7x 3.3x 2.1x
P/B 3.9x 20.7x -35.4x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 354.4x -25.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 19.7x –
EV/EBIT 16.1x 23.3x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.8x 2.4x
EV/FCF 22.0x 30.5x 17.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 25.5x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 5.48 2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMSHWMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 7.0% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 2.7% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 6.4% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 5.1% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 7.9% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 3.9% 2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 4.1% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 3.4% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 6.7% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 5.6% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 11.8% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 4.3% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 26.8% 23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 8.0% 2.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMSHWMAS
Gross margin 41.2% 48.6% 37.6%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 19.2% –
Operating margin 12.1% 16.2% 17.9%
Pretax margin 11.4% 14.0% 16.7%
Net margin 8.7% 10.7% 12.1%
FCF margin 8.9% 12.4% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 14.8% 15.7%
Return on equity 20.4% 68.3% –
Return on assets 8.3% 9.9% 18.2%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 19.5% 35.3%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 23.6% 36.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMSHWMAS
Debt / assets 29.2% 43.7% 60.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.0x -7.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.8x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 85.3% 108.4%
Equity / assets 42.3% 14.7% -8.4%
Interest coverage 8.9x 7.5x 12.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.90 3.58 3.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMSHWMAS
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.9% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.8% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 3.8% 8.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 26.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusRPMSHWMAS
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 26.9xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 $12.68FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% -0.4% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 $23.55BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +4.0% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMSHWMAS
Held by institutions 86.1% 82.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 797 1,743 923
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +3.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 386 748 498
Institutions selling 245 719 289
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.04 1.72

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

RPMSHWMAS
RPM 1.00 0.80 0.72
SHW 0.80 1.00 0.72
MAS 0.72 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, SHW and MAS?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $13.84B, Sherwin Williams (SHW) $87.37B, Masco (MAS) $17.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, SHW and MAS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 20.0x, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 32.6x, Masco (MAS) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 26.9x, Masco (MAS) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +7.0%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 10.7%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 19.5%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -2.7%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) -1.4%, Masco (MAS) +29.0%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +3.4%/yr, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +1.4%/yr, Masco (MAS) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 0.01%. Rpm International (RPM) and Sherwin Williams (SHW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sherwin Williams (SHW) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 30.3%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 28.4%, Masco (MAS) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, SHW and MAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Masco (MAS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.