Head to head
Sherwin-Williams vs Linde
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: SHW · LIN
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
315.00-1.92%
1-year price shape — -6% over the period
Quant Rating D · 32/100
vs
LIN
Linde
483.98-1.22%
1-year price shape — +4% over the period
Quant Rating D · 45/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Linde edges it on the scoreable measures. Linde has the highest Quant Rating (45); Linde has done best over the past year (+4%); Linde pays the highest dividend yield.
| SHW | LIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Specialty Chemicals | Specialty Chemicals |
| Last price | 315.00 | 483.98 |
| Change today | -1.92% | -1.22% |
| 1-year return | -5.6% | +4.3% |
| Market cap | $76.47B | $223.11B |
| 52-week range | 289.19 – 375.09 | 384.00 – 546.40 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 29.06 | 31.22 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 10th | 8th |
| P/B | 19.84 | 5.71 |
| Dividend yield | 1.01% | 1.28% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 10.26 | 14.61 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $2.49B | $6.73B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $24.41B | $35.45B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.5% | +9.3% |
| Gross margin | 49.0% | 48.3% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 27.1% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 20.4% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $3.21B | $4.98B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 91.2% | 88.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 30 buy / 20 sell | 33 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| Analyst consensus | 62% buy / 38% hold (16) | 87% buy / 13% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $392 (+25%) | $557 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (32) | D (45) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 64,249 | 65,177 |
| Founded | 1866 | 2017 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.