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Comparison · seed-0.7 · marketcap-1 · 2026-08-30

Rio Tinto (RIO) vs Sherwin-Williams (SHW)

Rio Tinto (RIO) and Sherwin-Williams (SHW) side by side: both in Materials, listed on London Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. Rio Tinto is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 2.1×).

FieldRio TintoSherwin-Williams
Legal nameRio Tinto plcThe Sherwin-Williams Company
TickerRIOSHW
ExchangeLondon Stock Exchange XLONNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionUnited KingdomUnited States
SectorMaterialsMaterials
IndustryDiversified miningPaints & coatings
Market cap ≈$178.5bn$83.7bn
Founded18731866
Reporting currencyGBPUSD
LEI213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82Z15BMIOX8DDH0X2OBP21
ISINGB0007188757US8243481061
FIGIBBG001S6W9Q0BBG001S5W2F9
Index membershipFTSE 100S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)——

Rio Tinto

Anglo-Australian dual-listed mining group and one of the world's largest producers of iron ore, aluminium and copper. Founded in 1873 to mine the Rio Tinto site in Spain, it now operates principally in Australia and the Americas.

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Sherwin-Williams

The largest paints and coatings company in the Americas, selling through roughly 5,000 of its own stores to professional painters as well as via retail and industrial channels.

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Market caps are computed from each issuer's own filed share count times the close on 2026-08-28, not copied from a vendor; LEI from GLEIF (CC0), ISIN read from each issuer's own primary listing document with its ISO 6166 check digit validated, FIGI from OpenFIGI, MIC from the ISO 10383 registry — full provenance on Sources. Not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/rio-tinto · /api/v1/companies/sherwin-williams