Both in Retail Trade

AutoZone vs The Sherwin-Williams

Over the past year AZO returned −11.4% and SHW returned −3.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.35.

AZO −11.4% SHW −3.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricAZOSHW
Price$3,169.82$332.61
Market cap$51.02B$80.35B
Today+1.04%+0.76%
1 month+12.4%+3.7%
6 months−11.8%+4.6%
Year to date−6.5%+2.6%
1 year−14.5%−3.8%
Revenue growth (YoY)+5.6%+7.9%
Gross margin53.3%47.8%
Net margin14.1%12.0%
P/E (TTM)19.8×30.0×
Price / sales2.5×3.2×
Net cash-$8.75B-$11.53B
Dividend yield—0.96%
Volatility (60d)26.6%23.7%
Short % of float3.5%2.9%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).