Which is better, NEU or SHW?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) currently grades higher than NEU — 59/100 (C grade) vs 64/100 (C). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — NEU wins on Warren Buffett and Terry Smith; SHW wins on Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, and Charlie Munger. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy NEU or SHW?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both NEU and SHW are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is NEU better than SHW for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, SHW currently grades higher — 64/100 vs 59/100, a 5-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between NEU and SHW on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). NEU currently scores 64/100 (C grade); SHW scores 59/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, NEU or SHW?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. NEU and SHW are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, NEU or SHW?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are NEU and SHW both Basic Materials stocks?

Yes — both NewMarket Corporation (NEU) and The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) operate in the Basic Materials sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this NEU vs SHW comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

NewMarket

The Sherwin-Williams

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

NEU

NewMarket

Market cap

$6.79B

Sector

Materials

SHW

The Sherwin-Williams

Market cap

$76.23B

Sector

Materials

Overall winner

The Sherwin-Williams SHW

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	NEU	SHW	Winner
Warren Buffett	64C	59C	NEU
Benjamin Graham	70B	81A	SHW
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	NEU	SHW
Market cap	$6.79B	$76.23B
P/E (TTM)	15.7x	28.4x
EV/EBIT	13.4x	23.0x
ROIC (TTM)	12.73%	13.74%
Gross margin	31.26%	49.12%
Net margin	15.25%	10.86%
Revenue CAGR 5y	3.7%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

NEU leads on

Debt / Equity0.6xvs 3.1x+81%
EPS CAGR 5y25.86%vs 9.96%+61%
P/E (TTM)15.7xvs 28.4x+45%
EV/EBIT13.4xvs 23.0x

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.