Sherwin Williams Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (SHW)

Sherwin Williams reported $2.65B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 27.40% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 11.26%.

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Sherwin Williams free cash flow by year

Sherwin Williams annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$2.65B$570.8M+27.40%+11.26%
20242024-12-31$2.08B−$550.3M−20.90%+9.02%
20232023-12-31$2.63B$1.36B+106.48%+11.42%
20222022-12-31$1.28B−$597.2M−31.89%+5.76%
20212021-12-31$1.87B−$1.23B−39.69%+9.39%
20202020-12-31$3.10B$1.11B+55.83%+16.91%
20192019-12-31$1.99B$299.7M+17.71%+11.13%
20182018-12-31$1.69B$31.5M+1.90%+9.65%
20172017-12-31$1.66B$591.7M+55.32%+11.09%
20162016-12-31$1.07B−$143.6M−11.84%+9.02%
20152015-12-31$1.21B$332.1M+37.70%+10.70%
20142014-12-31$881.0M−$36.1M−3.94%+7.92%
20132013-12-31$917.1M$186.3M+25.50%+9.00%
20122012-12-31$730.8M$148.8M+25.56%+7.66%
20112011-12-31$582.0M$583,000+0.10%+6.64%
20102010-12-31$581.4M−$186.4M−24.28%+7.48%
20092009-12-31$767.9M$8.8M+1.16%+10.82%
20082008-12-31$759.0M$50.4M+7.11%+9.51%
20072007-12-31$708.7M+8.85%

Sherwin Williams free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $3.10B to $2.65B, a compound annual decline of 3.09%. Sherwin Williams's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $1.24B in free cash flow, an increase of 33.08% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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