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Sherwin Williams (SHW) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Sherwin Williams' quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 14.31% in Q1 2026, down 11.0% year-on-year from 16.08% in Q1 2025, and up 3.21% quarter-over-quarter from 13.86% in Q4 2025.

Sherwin Williams has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 14.31% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 11.0% year-over-year to 14.31%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.15% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.21%, down 13.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 14.31%, up from 13.86% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 44.6% in Q3 2023, with the low at 11.38% in Q4 2022.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 23.13%, with a median of 17.53% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT Margin sank 10437 bps in 2022 and jumped 2979 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing SHW's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.38% in 2022, then rose by 16 bps to 13.19% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 13.03% in 2024, then climbed by 6 bps to 13.86% in 2025, then rose by 3 bps to 14.31% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 14.31% (Q1 2026), 13.86% (Q4 2025), and 18.44% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 14.05%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.31%
Dec 31, 2025 13.86%
Sep 30, 2025 18.44%
Jun 30, 2025 17.53%
Mar 31, 2025 14.42%
Dec 31, 2024 13.03%
Sep 30, 2024 18.40%
Jun 30, 2024 19.42%
Mar 31, 2024 13.62%
Dec 31, 2023 13.19%
Sep 30, 2023 44.60%
Jun 30, 2023 44.29%
Mar 31, 2023 42.36%
Dec 31, 2022 11.38%
Sep 30, 2022 40.89%
Jun 30, 2022 14.50%
Mar 31, 2022 38.96%
Dec 31, 2021 115.75%
Sep 30, 2021 14.97%
Jun 30, 2021 18.10%
Mar 31, 2021 16.88%
Dec 31, 2020 125.20%
Sep 30, 2020 45.16%
Jun 30, 2020 45.83%
Mar 31, 2020 42.99%
Dec 31, 2019 13.11%
Sep 30, 2019 18.09%
Jun 30, 2019 41.88%
Mar 31, 2019 39.78%
Dec 31, 2018 10.93%
Sep 30, 2018 15.58%
Jun 30, 2018 15.31%
Mar 31, 2018 39.84%
Dec 31, 2017 -68.62%
Sep 30, 2017 39.17%
Jun 30, 2017 15.55%
Mar 31, 2017 45.52%
Dec 31, 2016 146.22%
Sep 30, 2016 47.01%
Jun 30, 2016 47.93%
Mar 31, 2016 44.24%
Dec 31, 2015 13.77%
Sep 30, 2015 18.43%
Jun 30, 2015 16.95%
Mar 31, 2015 8.30%
Dec 31, 2014 42.53%
Sep 30, 2014 15.44%
Jun 30, 2014 14.47%
Mar 31, 2014 42.03%
Dec 31, 2013 -87.27%
Sep 30, 2013 14.27%
Jun 30, 2013 14.61%
Mar 31, 2013 41.90%
Dec 31, 2012 -93.19%
Sep 30, 2012 13.46%
Jun 30, 2012 13.23%
Mar 31, 2012 39.60%
Dec 31, 2011 6.38%
Sep 30, 2011 11.19%
Jun 30, 2011 11.35%
Mar 31, 2011 5.73%
Dec 31, 2010 6.61%
Sep 30, 2010 12.33%
Jun 30, 2010 13.10%
Mar 31, 2010 5.05%
Dec 31, 2009 8.73%
Sep 30, 2009 13.76%
Jun 30, 2009 12.44%