Sherwin Williams (SHW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Sherwin Williams (SHW) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.35 in Q1 2026, down 12.99% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q4 2025, and down 9.54% on a YoY basis from 0.39 in Q1 2025.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sherwin Williams' Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.35 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 9.54% year-over-year to 0.35; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.35 (down 9.54% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.41, up 8.6% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Sherwin Williams, down from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.48 in Q1 2023 to a low of 0.35 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.4 across 5 years, with a median of 0.39 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Debt Ratio advanced 17.52% in 2023, then dropped 16.33% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.42 in 2022, then slipped by 10.18% to 0.38 in 2023, then dropped by 1.9% to 0.37 in 2024, then advanced by 8.6% to 0.41 in 2025, then dropped by 12.99% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.41 (Q4 2025), and 0.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.29
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.30
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.35
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.33
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.42
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.32
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.23
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.15
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.37
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.12

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.35
Dec 31, 2025 0.41
Sep 30, 2025 0.37
Jun 30, 2025 0.35
Mar 31, 2025 0.39
Dec 31, 2024 0.37
Sep 30, 2024 0.38
Jun 30, 2024 0.38
Mar 31, 2024 0.40
Dec 31, 2023 0.38
Sep 30, 2023 0.38
Jun 30, 2023 0.41
Mar 31, 2023 0.48
Dec 31, 2022 0.42
Sep 30, 2022 0.43
Jun 30, 2022 0.39
Mar 31, 2022 0.41
Dec 31, 2021 0.43
Sep 30, 2021 0.40
Jun 30, 2021 0.40