SHW NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sherwin-Williams Co · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

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Latest close 317.5 USD
-4.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.2%, after a -7.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 37/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 317.5 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -4.2% latest completed week
4W Return -7.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -4.2% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.7%. Indicator stack 7/75 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 37/100 conviction; expected move 8.0%. News sentiment 58/100 25 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 28 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 28 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.2%, after a -7.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2112-week average 0.11

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.21Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.7% over four weeks, 0.1% over 12 weeks, and -5.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.2%
4W-7.7%
12W0.1%
26W-8.5%
52W-5.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.53Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change195.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.76Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-124.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value11/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Quality89/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Momentum25/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Growth13/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework42/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
30.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
49.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
16.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-3.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
6.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

SHW shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.63, expected move of 8.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction37/100
Expected move8.0%
Put/call volume0.63
Pressure21
Speculation42
Volatility59
Trend agreement50
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Insider activity8 / 0

8 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

13 positive · 10 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings28 JulLatest stored earnings date was 28 Jul 2026.
Options expected move8.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-15.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-8.8%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-4.2%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape34/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis21/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.21; No reversal markers Factors35/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 22 SVQF42/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 589.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options54/100

SHW shows bullish options pressure with a 37/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.63, expected move of 8.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 8.0% Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) Just Reported Second-Quarter Earnings: Have Analysts Changed Their Mind On The Stock? Insiders8 / 0

8 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings28 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 28 Jul 2026.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026317.5 USD-4.2%331.6 USD325.8 USD0.53-12.7610.0MOff
17 Jul 2026331.3 USD-0.8%331.8 USD325.5 USD0.85-9.869.4MOff
10 Jul 2026334.0 USD-5.2%331.4 USD325.0 USD0.83-10.888.8MOff
3 Jul 2026352.5 USD2.4%331.2 USD324.6 USD0.72-5.0810.9MOff
26 Jun 2026344.1 USD7.3%330.5 USD323.9 USD0.18-5.6820.0MOff
19 Jun 2026320.8 USD1.1%330.4 USD323.3 USD-0.39-14.4511.4MOff
12 Jun 2026317.3 USD3.9%330.9 USD322.8 USD-0.65-15.0211.8MOff
5 Jun 2026305.3 USD0.5%331.4 USD322.3 USD-0.83-18.2010.8MOff
29 May 2026303.8 USD-1.7%332.4 USD321.9 USD-0.75-21.189.3MOff
22 May 2026309.1 USD3.3%333.7 USD321.4 USD-0.60-19.2910.1MOff
15 May 2026299.3 USD-5.3%334.5 USD320.9 USD-0.58-21.7213.8MOff
8 May 2026316.0 USD-0.4%335.4 USD320.4 USD-0.50-17.829.1MOff
1 May 2026317.2 USD-5.8%335.9 USD319.8 USD-0.50-16.189.9MOff
24 Apr 2026336.8 USD-2.3%336.8 USD319.2 USD-0.61-10.787.0MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.