LIN vs SHW vs ECL
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
SHW62.2
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$335.20 −0.58%$81.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
LIN SHW ECL · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | $0.05M | — | $3.74M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-04 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | +65 | +47 | +17 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 597 | 1,112 | 1,273 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 463 | 926 | 1,025 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +134 | +186 | +248 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 31.5x
60th
|
30.3x
56th
|
38.3x
76th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 2.92
71st
|
4.78
86th
|
1.73
29th
|
| Price / sales | 6.5x
98th
|
3.3x
80th
|
4.8x
88th
|
| Price / book | 5.9x
88th
|
21.1x
98th
|
8.1x
92nd
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 46.2x
92nd
|
25.3x
58th
|
43.2x
89th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 21.9x
80th
|
20.9x
78th
|
26.5x
90th
|
| Enterprise value | $252.9B
100th
|
$95.3B
98th
|
$89.6B
95th
|
| EV / sales | 7.1x
95th
|
3.9x
83rd
|
5.3x
90th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 19.0x
69th
|
20.5x
80th
|
24.9x
89th
|
| EV / EBIT | 26.7x
67th
|
23.8x
53rd
|
31.1x
80th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 50.8x
83rd
|
29.7x
50th
|
47.8x
78th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.2%
64th
|
3.3%
67th
|
2.6%
55th
|
| FCF yield | 2.2%
21st
|
3.9%
50th
|
2.3%
24th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 4.6%
24th
|
4.8%
26th
|
3.8%
14th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $172.32
96th
|
$61.79
68th
|
$77.35
84th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 37.6%
76th
|
49.1%
95th
|
44.1%
90th
|
| EBITDA margin | 37.5%
98th
|
19.0%
73rd
|
21.4%
88th
|
| Operating margin | 26.2%
98th
|
16.4%
80th
|
17.4%
85th
|
| EBIT margin | 26.7%
98th
|
16.4%
83rd
|
17.1%
85th
|
| Net margin | 20.6%
98th
|
11.0%
83rd
|
12.6%
88th
|
| NOPAT margin | 20.4%
93rd
|
12.6%
78th
|
14.1%
83rd
|
| FCF margin | 14.0%
83rd
|
13.2%
76th
|
11.1%
71st
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 29.6%
93rd
|
15.9%
68th
|
18.1%
76th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.4%
44th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 10.0%
34th
|
32.6%
93rd
|
26.0%
85th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
29th
|
0.5%
56th
|
0.8%
73rd
|
| Effective tax rate | 22.1%
57th
|
23.0%
67th
|
18.9%
12th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 18.8%
76th
|
65.1%
100th
|
21.8%
88th
|
| ROA | 8.4%
83rd
|
10.3%
93rd
|
7.9%
79th
|
| ROIC | 11.6%
71st
|
17.3%
90th
|
12.7%
79th
|
| ROCE | 13.1%
79th
|
23.1%
98th
|
12.0%
74th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 10.9%
79th
|
15.3%
90th
|
10.7%
76th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 16.9%
71st
|
21.9%
86th
|
16.4%
69th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 16.1%
48th
|
44.4%
98th
|
24.8%
81st
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 10.2%
79th
|
14.1%
92nd
|
13.1%
90th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 10.9%
74th
|
16.0%
90th
|
14.0%
85th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 15.2%
68th
|
67.6%
100th
|
19.2%
84th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 75.0%
78th
|
124.0%
88th
|
11.6%
55th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.6%
61st
|
5.8%
56th
|
7.1%
63rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 5.8%
19th
|
19.8%
74th
|
8.6%
31st
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 2.3%
69th
|
2.1%
64th
|
4.5%
77th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 4.1%
42nd
|
4.4%
50th
|
6.8%
68th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.7%
82nd
|
5.8%
72nd
|
9.3%
85th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 6.2%
50th
|
5.4%
46th
|
16.1%
82nd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 8.5%
56th
|
5.6%
50th
|
-0.9%
33rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 8.6%
64th
|
4.7%
36th
|
21.7%
91st
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 10.6%
56th
|
7.7%
50th
|
-0.0%
33rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 10.8%
68th
|
6.3%
45th
|
22.2%
91st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 20.1%
91st
|
6.1%
48th
|
15.5%
83rd
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -1.9%
41st
|
49.1%
81st
|
19.1%
56th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -2.7%
29th
|
22.4%
86th
|
12.2%
64th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 6.1%
57th
|
14.7%
77th
|
13.9%
74th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 1.3%
46th
|
3.6%
54th
|
10.4%
77th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.8%
78th
|
2.7%
62nd
|
4.7%
84th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 11.4%
48th
|
46.1%
96th
|
13.6%
68th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 38.8%
82nd
|
48.7%
95th
|
43.6%
92nd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 26.1%
98th
|
14.5%
80th
|
16.7%
85th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 20.1%
100th
|
11.0%
85th
|
12.4%
90th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 14.7%
92nd
|
10.9%
82nd
|
11.5%
85th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.88
80th
|
0.86
78th
|
0.94
90th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.92
93rd
|
0.67
68th
|
0.90
90th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.86
34th
|
0.96
83rd
|
0.95
78th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $4.9B
98th
|
$293.5M
60th
|
$5.1B
100th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$23.1B
0th
|
−$13.9B
5th
|
−$8.6B
10th
|
| Working capital | −$2.0B
2nd
|
−$2.6B
0th
|
$5.0B
100th
|
| Current ratio | 0.88
5th
|
0.73
0th
|
1.84
50th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.75
10th
|
0.46
0th
|
1.57
69th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.30
48th
|
0.03
2nd
|
0.86
83rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 802 days
80th
|
177 days
2nd
|
696 days
61st
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $28.0B
100th
|
$14.2B
93rd
|
$13.8B
90th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.72
40th
|
3.69
95th
|
1.37
82nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.59
48th
|
3.61
95th
|
0.86
70th
|
| Debt / assets | 31.7%
33rd
|
52.7%
90th
|
46.0%
79th
|
| Debt / capital | 41.8%
40th
|
78.7%
95th
|
57.8%
82nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.11
26th
|
3.06
37th
|
3.82
57th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.74
26th
|
3.00
51st
|
2.39
34th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 35.3x
100th
|
7.8x
72nd
|
9.5x
78th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 39.1x
100th
|
7.5x
57th
|
10.1x
78th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.7 yrs
25th
|
3.7 yrs
32nd
|
4.5 yrs
52nd
|
| Liabilities / assets | 54.0%
43rd
|
85.7%
90th
|
66.3%
71st
|
| IS credit model rating | A+ | BBB+ | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 125
17th
|
225
36th
|
150
21st
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.41
17th
|
0.93
74th
|
0.63
40th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.22
12th
|
3.89
83rd
|
3.24
69th
|
| Inventory turnover | 10.0
88th
|
5.0
59th
|
5.9
71st
|
| Receivables turnover | 6.5
52nd
|
7.3
62nd
|
5.2
24th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 56 days
48th
|
50 days
38th
|
71 days
76th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 37 days
12th
|
74 days
41st
|
62 days
29th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 47 days
40th
|
79 days
86th
|
78 days
83rd
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 46 days
21st
|
44 days
19th
|
55 days
31st
|
| Capex / revenue | 15.6%
93rd
|
2.8%
17th
|
7.0%
71st
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.44
78th
|
1.05
61st
|
1.63
88th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 10.0%
24th
|
31.0%
78th
|
26.9%
76th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.44
44th
|
1.45
52nd
|
1.44
48th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.68
12th
|
1.20
60th
|
0.89
28th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 47.4%
28th
|
82.7%
95th
|
61.3%
51st
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 52.6%
72nd
|
17.3%
5th
|
38.7%
49th
|
| Accruals ratio | -3.7%
67th
|
-4.6%
62nd
|
-3.5%
74th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -5.4%
45th
|
-5.7%
43rd
|
8.0%
95th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
40th
|
1.00
40th
|
1.00
40th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 62
86th
|
62
83rd
|
58
74th
|
| IS profitability | 68
93rd
|
66
90th
|
59
88th
|
| IS growth | 51
51st
|
54
63rd
|
45
39th
|
| IS value | 42
36th
|
42
33rd
|
37
21st
|
| IS momentum | 79
78th
|
77
68th
|
74
63rd
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
79th
|
90
71st
|
100
79th
|
| IS quality | 78
86th
|
58
43rd
|
68
69th
|
| IS balance sheet | 61
69th
|
30
19th
|
64
79th
|
| IS earnings quality | 76
88th
|
76
90th
|
72
67th
|
| IS cash flow | 54
60th
|
70
90th
|
60
76th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
52nd
|
6
52nd
|
5
29th
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.1
79th
|
3.6
71st
|
4.1
81st
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.38
80th
|
−2.54
71st
|
−2.52
73rd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.82
14th
|
−6.24
76th
|
−7.79
36th
|
| IS credit score | 77
81st
|
63
64th
|
74
76th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $229.8B
100th
|
$81.4B
98th
|
$81.0B
95th
|
| Revenue | $35.4B
100th
|
$24.4B
95th
|
$16.8B
93rd
|
| EBITDA | $13.3B
100th
|
$4.6B
98th
|
$3.6B
93rd
|
| Net income | $7.3B
100th
|
$2.7B
98th
|
$2.1B
95th
|
| Free cash flow | $5.0B
100th
|
$3.2B
95th
|
$1.9B
88th
|
| Total assets | $88.3B
100th
|
$27.0B
90th
|
$29.9B
93rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $39.1B
100th
|
$3.9B
76th
|
$10.1B
88th
|
| Employees | 64,649
100th
|
64,249
98th
|
48,000
95th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.1% | −0.6% | −0.7% |
| 1 week | +3.0% | +4.9% | +2.5% |
| 1 month | +8.7% | +4.4% | +6.3% |
| 3 months | −2.7% | +3.5% | +7.5% |
| 6 months | +1.3% | −3.1% | +5.1% |
| Year to date | +16.1% | +2.4% | +9.9% |
| 1 year | +10.8% | +0.9% | +5.8% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +35.5% | +33.7% | +74.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +78.3% | +20.0% | +40.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | LIN | SHW | ECL |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 68.0 | 58.4 | 63.3 |
| From 52-week high | −9.1% | −11.1% | −6.6% |
| From 52-week low | +28.5% | +15.6% | +18.8% |
| Beta | 0.71 | 1.08 | 0.88 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17