Both in Retail Trade

The Sherwin-Williams vs AutoZone

Over the past year SHW returned +5.0% and AZO returned −7.7%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.37.

SHW +5.0% AZO −7.7%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricSHWAZO
Price$362.91$3,300.13
Market cap$87.67B$53.11B
Today+6.47%+3.13%
1 month+13.0%+13.9%
6 months+12.1%−6.8%
Year to date+12.0%−2.7%
1 year+5.0%−7.7%
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.9%+5.6%
Gross margin47.8%53.3%
Net margin12.0%14.1%
P/E (TTM)32.8×20.6×
Price / sales3.5×2.6×
Net cash-$11.53B-$8.75B
Dividend yield0.88%—
Volatility (60d)29.8%27.4%
Short % of float2.9%3.5%
Next earnings——

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