Sherwin Williams (SHW) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Sherwin Williams' Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.78% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 264.0% year-over-year to 20.78% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 20.78%, a 264.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.41%, down 148.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed grew to 20.78% in Q1 2026 per SHW's latest filing, from 19.97% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 54.82% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 19.97% in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 31.87% (2023), against an average of 32.3%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 1258 bps in 2022 and tumbled 2115 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 44.57% in 2022, then slipped by 27 bps to 32.68% in 2023, then tumbled by 32 bps to 22.2% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 19.97% in 2025, then gained by 4 bps to 20.78% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest SHW Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 20.78% (Q1 2026), 19.97% (Q4 2025), and 20.4% (Q3 2025).