The Sherwin-Williams CompanyOpportunity Rank #217(SHW) Intrinsic Value & DCF Analysis (2026)
Current Price
$316.90
Last updated: Jun 23, 2026
Price vs Intrinsic Value
Fundamental Score
Weighted across 6 signals
Narrative Score
No change vs previous
Trend Score
As of 2026-06-22
The intrinsic value of The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is estimated at $294.63 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $316.90, the stock appears overvalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes a 5.43% long-term growth rate and an 8.72% discount rate, reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.
The intrinsic value of The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is estimated at $294.63 per share based on a 10-year discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. At the current price of $316.90, the stock appears overvalued relative to its projected cash flow fundamentals. This estimate assumes a 5.43% long-term growth rate and an 8.72% discount rate, reflecting expected future free cash flow and cost of capital.Valuation Details
Capital Efficiency
The company is earning below its required return. This may indicate inefficient use of capital or excess cash that isn't being reinvested.
Fundamental Details
Narrative Details
Trend Details
Investment Coach
- Price moving to at least a mid-teens discount to fair value.
- Improvement in ROIC versus WACC spread.
- Meaningful shifts in the narrative trend and score direction.
Free Cash Flow (in millions)
How Intrinziq Estimates Fair Value
Intrinziq estimates The Sherwin-Williams Company's intrinsic value using a discounted cash flow (DCF) model based on free cash flow trends and a market-based discount rate. The model projects future cash flows over ten years and discounts them using a market return assumption to estimate fair value.
The Sherwin-Williams CompanyBasic Materials
Cleveland, Ohio-based The Sherwin-Williams Company, established in 1866, is a prominent global player in the development, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, and related merchandise. Its extensive customer base encompasses professionals, industrial enterprises, commercial clients, and individual consumers. The company's operations are organized into three key segments: 1. The Americas Group: This division provides architectural paints and coatings, protective and marine products, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) finishes, catering to architectural and industrial painting contractors, as well as do-it-yourself homeowners. 2. Consumer Brands Group: This segment supplies a broad portfolio of both branded and private-label offerings, including architectural paints, stains, varnishes, wood finishes, and various related items like applicators, adhesives, and aerosols, to retailers and distributors. 3. Performance Coatings Group: Focused on specialized applications, this group develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial use, automotive refinish products, high-performance protective and marine coatings, coil and packaging coatings, and advanced resins and colorants. Sherwin-Williams reaches its global clientele through its approximately 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities (as of February 17, 2022), alongside direct sales personnel and external representatives. The company maintains a significant international footprint, operating across North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia.