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

Sherwin Williams' (SHW) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.01% in Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 3.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Sherwin Williams (SHW) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sherwin Williams' Return on Invested Capital history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.01%, a 0.0% change from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.04%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital declined to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per SHW's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.03% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.01% (2023), against an average of 0.01%.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Invested Capital was 1 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 4 bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then plunged by 59 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then dropped by 27 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then dropped by 27 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SHW Return on Invested Capital figures stand at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 0.01%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.01%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.02%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 0.00%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 0.00%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.00%
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 0.03%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.01%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.02%
Dec 31, 2022 0.02%
Sep 30, 2022 0.03%
Jun 30, 2022 0.02%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.02%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%
Jun 30, 2021 0.04%