Sherwin-Williams Co (Sherwin-Williams Co) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 16.50% (As of Dec. 2023)

Competitive Comparison of Sherwin-Williams Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sherwin-Williams Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Sherwin-Williams Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sherwin-Williams Co's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Sherwin-Williams Co 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Sherwin-Williams Co  (NYSE:SHW) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Sherwin-Williams Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sherwin-Williams Co was 0.28. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.25.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Sherwin-Williams Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Sherwin-Williams Co's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Current Share Price is $306.45.
Sherwin-Williams Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.53.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Sherwin-Williams Co was 1.31%. The lowest was 0.61%. And the median was 0.88%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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