The historical rank and industry rank for Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
SHW'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.75 Med: 12.54 Max: 14.94
Current: 14.94
SHW's Pretax Margin % is ranked better than 81.71% of 1531
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 5.51
vs SHW: 14.94
Sherwin-Williams Co Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin % can be seen below:
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Sherwin-Williams Co Pretax Margin % Calculation
Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Sherwin-Williams Co's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
* 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.
Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
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Sherwin-Williams is the largest provider of architectural paint in the United States. The company has over 5,000 stores and sells premium paint at higher price points than most competitors. Sherwin-Williams also sells paint-related products in big-box stores and provides coatings for original equipment manufacturers.
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