SHW vs MAS vs AXTA Stock Comparison

Sherwin Williams, Masco and Axalta Coating Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHW Sherwin Williams Co
$335.16 +1.9% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.58B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.41B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
3 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.50 +9.6% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.96B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Masco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Masco 5, Sherwin Williams 3, Axalta Coating Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHWMASAXTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.58B $14.96B $7.38B SHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.6x 16.9x 21.1x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.4x 15.8x 12.6x AXTA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -0.6% -0.9% SHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.0% 11.6% 6.8% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.2% 33.9% 8.2% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 2.5x AXTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +10.8% +17.7% AXTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.1%/yr +3.3%/yr +1.9%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 35.7% 32.2% SHW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 64/100 61/100 MAS

Percentile Scorecard

SHWMASAXTA

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

AxisSHWMASAXTA
Valuation 26 #70 of 94 71 #17 of 56 69 #30 of 94
Growth 73 #26 of 92 41 #31 of 52 64 #34 of 92
Profitability 98 #3 of 89 98 #2 of 51 77 #21 of 89
Financial Health 23 #75 of 97 46 #32 of 58 35 #63 of 97
Shareholder Returns 57 #31 of 70 65 #15 of 41 –
Overall 55 64 61
  • SHW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AXTA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHWMASAXTASPY
1 month +1.9%+9.6%+4.0% -0.8%
3 months +2.4%-7.0%+1.3% +3.5%
6 months -0.3%+1.7%+16.2% +7.0%
Year to date +3.4%+19.0%+5.8% +12.2%
1 year +0.3%+10.8%+17.7% +13.0%
3 years +42.0%+47.9%+34.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.4%+14.0%+10.4% +23.1%
5 years +5.6%+17.5%+9.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.1%+3.3%+1.9% +11.0%
10 years +303.4%+146.7%+34.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%+9.5%+3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSHWMASAXTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%35.7%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%33.9%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.121.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.300.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-38.9%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-8.8%-10.5% -1.8%
52-week high $372.60$82.77$38.19 $779.14
52-week low $293.00$58.60$25.44 $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.

MultipleSHWMASAXTA
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 21.6x 17.0xmedian 19.4x 21.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 12.4x —median 12.1x 9.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 16.1x 14.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 1.6x -40.8xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.68median 1.66 2.16median 0.93 1.27median 1.66

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 monthsSHWMASAXTA
Revenue $24.41B $7.62B $5.15B
Gross profit $11.96B $2.82B $1.75B
Operating income $3.99B $1.34B $679.00M
Net income $2.69B $937.00M $350.00M
Free cash flow $3.21B $1.13B $495.00M
R&D – – $70.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.93 $4.45 $1.63
Cash & equivalents $293.50M $548.00M $633.00M
Total debt $12.07B $3.25B $3.07B
Shares (diluted) 246.00M 199.00M 214.70M
Enterprise value $78.62B $12.82B $4.88B

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
MetricSHWMASAXTA
P/E 30.4x 17.0x 21.0x
P/FCF 25.3x 13.2x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x 11.5x 10.4x
P/S 3.3x 2.0x 1.4x
P/B 21.1x -40.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1,596x -26.6x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – 9.9x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 13.2x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 29.0x 15.6x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 13.6x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.68 2.16 1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHWMASAXTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -0.6% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -2.5% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 1.4% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 1.7% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% -0.7% -9.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 2.1% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 9.7% -21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 3.0% 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.9% 16.6% -20.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 7.9% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.0% 33.0% 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 5.0% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.1% 39.2% 19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 10.8% 25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHWMASAXTA
Gross margin 49.0% 37.0% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 19.3% – 19.2%
Operating margin 16.4% 17.5% 13.2%
Pretax margin 14.3% 16.2% 10.0%
Net margin 11.0% 11.6% 6.8%
FCF margin 13.2% 14.8% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 16.9% 13.6%
Return on equity 64.9% – 13.9%
Return on assets 10.1% 17.6% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 19.2% 33.9% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 23.4% 36.4% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHWMASAXTA
Debt / assets 44.8% 60.1% 39.8%
Debt / equity 3.1x -8.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 2.9x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 106.8% 66.6%
Equity / assets 14.3% -6.8% 33.4%
Interest coverage 7.7x 13.0x 4.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.50 3.87 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHWMASAXTA
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 6.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 7.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% –

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.

ConsensusSHWMASAXTA
Forward P/E 26.4xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.68FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $2.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% -7.5% +1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.55BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +15.5% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHWMASAXTA
Held by institutions 82.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,740 921 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +0.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 746 497 162
Institutions selling 718 289 144
Buyers to sellers 1.04 1.72 1.13

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.

SHWMASAXTA
SHW 1.00 0.70 0.68
MAS 0.70 1.00 0.59
AXTA 0.68 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHW, MAS and AXTA?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sherwin Williams (SHW) $79.58B, Masco (MAS) $14.96B, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) $7.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHW, MAS and AXTA?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 29.6x, Masco (MAS) 16.9x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) is cheapest (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 26.4x, Masco (MAS) 15.8x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 12.6x). 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: Sherwin Williams (SHW) +5.8%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 11.0%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 19.2%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) returned the most: Sherwin Williams (SHW) +0.3%, Masco (MAS) +10.8%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +17.7%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Sherwin Williams (SHW) +1.1%/yr, Masco (MAS) +3.3%/yr, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sherwin Williams (SHW) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 0.00%. Sherwin Williams (SHW) and Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sherwin Williams (SHW) has been the steadiest (Sherwin Williams (SHW) 27.9%, Masco (MAS) 35.7%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.