SHW

Sherwin-Williams
Specialty Chemicals · Materials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$353.59
+2.4% on the session
1-year return
-0.8%
-2.9% over six months
Volatility
27.6%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-21.4%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Sherwin-Williams is a specialty chemicals name in the materials sector. Over the past year it returned -0.8%, against +18.5% over three months and +11.0% over one. It trades 6.2% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 27.6% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -21.4%, and it has traded a median $707M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.38 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Materials#15 of 25
Stronger than 42% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#194 of 500

How SHW scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Specialty Chemicals.

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Full metrics
1 day+2.4%
1 week-1.8%
1 month+11.0%
3 months+18.5%
6 months-2.9%
1 year-0.8%
12-1 momentum-10.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)27.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-21.4%
Distance vs 200-day average+6.2%
Return per unit of risk-0.03
Median daily dollar volume$707M
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