SHW vs AMRZ vs RPM Stock Comparison

Sherwin Williams, Amrize and Rpm International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHW Sherwin Williams Co
$337.10 +3.3% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$81.88B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.41B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$39.45 +4.1% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.73B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.19B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
2 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$98.74 -1.3% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.40B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sherwin Williams leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sherwin Williams 5, Rpm International 4, Amrize 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHWAMRZRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.88B $21.73B $12.40B SHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 17.9x 18.0x AMRZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 17.0x 17.6x AMRZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% +5.1% +6.0% RPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% 10.0% 8.7% SHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.2% 7.7% 12.5% SHW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.8x 1.8x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.6% -18.5% -12.1% SHW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr — +2.2%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 37.1% 29.8% SHW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 55/100 64/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

SHWAMRZRPM

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

AxisSHWAMRZRPM
Valuation 26 #70 of 94 56 #5 of 10 58 #40 of 94
Growth 73 #26 of 92 – 68 #30 of 92
Profitability 98 #3 of 89 29 #6 of 8 84 #15 of 89
Financial Health 23 #75 of 97 63 #4 of 9 54 #45 of 97
Shareholder Returns 57 #31 of 70 71 #3 of 8 55 #32 of 70
Overall 55 55 64
  • SHW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHWAMRZRPMSPY
1 month +3.3%+4.1%-1.3% -1.0%
3 months +6.2%-19.9%-7.8% +2.9%
6 months -0.2%-31.5%-5.9% +6.4%
Year to date +4.0%-27.1%-5.1% +11.4%
1 year +1.6%-18.5%-12.1% +13.1%
3 years +43.5%—+7.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%—+2.5% +21.5%
5 years +9.9%—+11.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.9%—+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +264.9%—+104.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.8%—+7.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSHWAMRZRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%37.1%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%37.8%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.310.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.50-0.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-45.2%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-40.1%-17.8% -2.5%
52-week high $372.60$65.86$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $293.00$36.09$93.23 $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.

MultipleSHWAMRZRPM
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 21.5x 17.9xmedian 19.7x 18.1xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 12.4x 9.4xmedian 9.3x 12.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 15.5x 16.5xmedian 31.6x 17.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.71median 1.70 —median 1.85 1.65median 1.70

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 monthsSHWAMRZRPM
Revenue $24.41B $12.19B $7.97B
Gross profit $11.96B $3.05B $3.28B
Operating income $3.99B $1.89B $961.65M
Net income $2.69B $1.22B $691.27M
Free cash flow $3.21B $1.31B $705.58M
EPS (diluted) $10.93 $2.20 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $293.50M $729.00M $312.84M
Total debt $12.07B $6.00B $10.15B
Shares (diluted) 246.00M 553.60M 127.24M
Enterprise value $80.92B $17.15B $11.17B

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
MetricSHWAMRZRPM
P/E 30.6x 17.9x 18.1x
P/FCF 25.5x 16.5x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 10.0x 13.6x
P/S 3.4x 1.8x 1.6x
P/B 21.2x 1.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1,605x 1.9x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 9.4x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 23.4x 14.3x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 29.1x 20.5x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 12.4x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.71 – 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHWAMRZRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% 5.1% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 1.7% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% -6.9% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 4.5% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% – 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.9% 4.1% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.0% 13.9% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.1% 13.7% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.4% – 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHWAMRZRPM
Gross margin 49.0% 25.0% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 23.5% 14.8%
Operating margin 16.4% 15.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin 14.3% 12.7% 11.4%
Net margin 11.0% 10.0% 8.7%
FCF margin 13.2% 10.8% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 17.8% 11.6%
Return on equity 64.9% 9.4% 20.4%
Return on assets 10.1% 5.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 19.2% 7.7% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 23.4% 9.3% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHWAMRZRPM
Debt / assets 44.8% 24.4% 29.2%
Debt / equity 3.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 4.6x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 47.7% 57.7%
Equity / assets 14.3% 52.3% 42.3%
Interest coverage 7.7x – 8.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.51 1.94 3.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHWAMRZRPM
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 1.7% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusSHWAMRZRPM
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.70FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $5.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% +24.1% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.56BFY2026 $13.11BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% -6.0% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHWAMRZRPM
Held by institutions 82.7% 46.6% 86.1%
Institutions holding 1,740 462 795
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +7.5% +3.8%
Institutions buying 746 289 385
Institutions selling 718 128 244
Buyers to sellers 1.04 2.26 1.58

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.

SHWAMRZRPM
SHW 1.00 0.52 0.79
AMRZ 0.52 1.00 0.56
RPM 0.79 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHW, AMRZ and RPM?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sherwin Williams (SHW) $81.88B, Amrize (AMRZ) $21.73B, Rpm International (RPM) $12.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHW, AMRZ and RPM?

Amrize (AMRZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 30.5x, Amrize (AMRZ) 17.9x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amrize (AMRZ) is cheapest (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 26.5x, Amrize (AMRZ) 17.0x, Rpm International (RPM) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rpm International (RPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sherwin Williams (SHW) +5.8%, Amrize (AMRZ) +5.1%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) has the highest net margin (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 11.0%, Amrize (AMRZ) 10.0%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Sherwin Williams (SHW) leads (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 19.2%, Amrize (AMRZ) 7.7%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sherwin Williams (SHW) returned the most: Sherwin Williams (SHW) +1.6%, Amrize (AMRZ) -18.5%, Rpm International (RPM) -12.1%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Sherwin Williams (SHW) +1.9%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sherwin Williams (SHW) has been the steadiest (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 27.9%, Amrize (AMRZ) 37.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sherwin Williams (SHW) leads on 5. 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.