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Sherwin-Williams
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Raw inputsore, oil, gas, air & landChemicals,metals & gasesrefining & reactingFinishedmaterialspaints, packaging, aggreg…Distribution &logisticshow it gets thereCustomers &end marketswho paysT&MFTitanium & mineral feedstockO&NGOil & natural gasCCChemoursTROXTronoxDOWDowSHWSherwin-WilliamsVALValsparSUVSuvinilSSSherwin-Williams storesLOWLowe'sPROPainters & buildersMFGManufacturers & autosYOUDIY consumers
Company details
Market cap
$85B
P/E ratio
33×
Div yield
0.9%
Revenue
$23.6B
Rev. growth
+2.1%
Profit margin
~11%
Stores
5,400+
Net income
~$2.7B
In plain English
North America's dominant paint and coatings company. It buys titanium-dioxide pigment and petrochemical resins, turns them into architectural and industrial coatings, and sells them mostly through its own chain of 5,400+ stores to professional painters and builders — plus DIY shelves (exclusively at Lowe's) and factory finishes for cars, packaging and buildings.
In simple terms
What Sherwin-Williams really sells
North America's dominant paint and coatings company. It buys titanium-dioxide pigment and petrochemical resins, turns them into architectural and industrial coatings, and sells them mostly through its own chain of 5,400+ stores to professional painters and builders — plus DIY shelves (exclusively at Lowe's) and factory finishes for cars, packaging and buildings.
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