Sherwin-Williams (SHW) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.07% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.07%.
TTM buyback yield
2.07%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.07%
5Y share count change
-9.1%
TTM buyback spend
$1.66B
SBC coverage (TTM)
18.10x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 18.10x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $123.50M | −$123.50M | 0.25B | -2.1% | — |
| 2024 | $1.74B | $138.10M | $1.60B | 0.25B | -1.6% | 2.02% |
| 2023 | $1.43B | $115.90M | $1.32B | 0.26B | -1.3% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | $883.20M | $99.70M | $783.50M | 0.26B | -2.0% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | $2.75B | $97.70M | $2.65B | 0.27B | -2.4% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | $2.45B | $95.90M | $2.35B | 0.27B | -2.3% | 3.71% |
| 2019 | $778.80M | $101.70M | $677.10M | 0.28B | -1.6% | 1.46% |
| 2018 | $613.30M | $82.60M | $530.70M | 0.28B | 0.1% | 1.68% |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $90.30M | −$90.30M | 0.28B | 0.5% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $72.11M | −$72.11M | 0.28B | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | $1.04B | $72.34M | $962.95M | 0.28B | -4.1% | 4.35% |
| 2014 | $1.49B | $64.73M | $1.42B | 0.29B | -4.8% | 5.99% |
| 2013 | $769.27M | $58.00M | $711.27M | 0.31B | -0.8% | 4.21% |
| 2012 | $557.77M | $54.35M | $503.42M | 0.31B | -1.6% | 3.56% |
| 2011 | $367.37M | $48.18M | $319.20M | 0.32B | -2.9% | 4.03% |
| 2010 | $375.68M | $42.28M | $333.40M | 0.33B | -5.8% | 4.23% |
| 2009 | $530.36M | $23.27M | $507.09M | 0.35B | -3.3% | 7.86% |
| 2008 | $393.54M | $41.11M | $352.43M | 0.36B | -8.8% | 5.69% |
| 2007 | $863.14M | $35.35M | $827.78M | 0.39B | -4.8% | 12.17% |
| 2006 | $311.13M | $0.00 | $311.13M | 0.41B | -2.7% | 3.71% |
| 2005 | $356.49M | $0.00 | $356.49M | 0.42B | -2.3% | 5.87% |
| 2004 | $267.36M | $0.00 | $267.36M | 0.43B | -1.6% | 4.28% |
| 2003 | $238.15M | $0.00 | $238.15M | 0.44B | -3.2% | 4.74% |
| 2002 | $190.32M | $0.00 | $190.32M | 0.46B | -3.1% | 4.54% |
| 2001 | $157.09M | $0.00 | $157.09M | 0.47B | -2.3% | 3.72% |
| 2000 | $146.86M | $0.00 | $146.86M | 0.48B | -5.1% | — |
| 1999 | $147.40M | $0.00 | $147.40M | 0.51B | -2.9% | — |
| 1998 | $85.00M | $0.00 | $85.00M | 0.52B | 0.1% | — |
| 1997 | $8.40M | $0.00 | $8.40M | 0.52B | 0.8% | — |
| 1996 | $3.10M | $0.00 | $3.10M | 0.52B | — | — |
| 1995 | $17.40M | $0.00 | $17.40M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $128.10M | $0.00 | $128.10M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $16.10M | $0.00 | $16.10M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $4.30M | $0.00 | $4.30M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $12.50M | $0.00 | $12.50M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)89% of headroom
Headroom $1.86B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Sherwin-Williams buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Sherwin-Williams (SHW) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Sherwin-Williams spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.66B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Sherwin-Williams's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.07% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Sherwin-Williams's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.07% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Sherwin-Williams diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Sherwin-Williams's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -9.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).