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Free Cash Flow for Sherwin-Williams (SHW)

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Metric

Latest period

$2.91B

YoY change

+27.4%

5Y CAGR

-3.1%

Peak year (2020)

$3.10B

Free Cash Flow history chart for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $2.65B

Free Cash Flow growth chart for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +27.4%

Free Cash Flow history table for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$2.65B+27.4%
  • 2024$2.08B-20.9%
  • 2023$2.63B+106.5%
  • 2022$1.28B-31.9%
  • 2021$1.87B-39.7%
  • 2020$3.10B+55.8%
  • 2019$1.99B+17.7%
  • 2018$1.69B+1.9%
  • 2017$1.66B+55.3%
  • 2016$1.07B-11.8%
  • 2015$1.21B+37.7%
  • 2014$880.98M-3.9%
  • 2013$917.09M+25.5%
  • 2012$730.77M+25.6%
  • 2011$582.01M+0.1%
  • 2010$581.43M-24.3%
  • 2009$767.86M+1.2%
  • 2008$759.03M+7.1%
  • 2007$708.67M+17.0%
  • 2006$605.90M+5.6%
  • 2005$573.63M+31.0%
  • 2004$437.86M-1.0%
  • 2003$442.42M+2.3%
  • 2002$432.39M-9.7%
  • 2001$479.07M+44.9%
  • 2000$330.57M-1.5%
  • 1999$335.50M+0.9%
  • 1998$332.40M-154.6%
  • 1997−$609.00M+34.1%
  • 1996−$454.20M-360.6%
  • 1995$174.30M+7.2%
  • 1994$162.60M-13.6%
  • 1993$188.10M+32.2%
  • 1992$142.30M+199.6%
  • 1991$47.50M-140.7%
  • 1990−$116.70M-218.4%
  • 1989$98.60M—

Free Cash Flow values are taken from Sherwin-Williams's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Free Cash Flow at Sherwin-Williams (SHW)

Free Cash Flow for Sherwin-Williams (SHW): headline value $2.91B · YoY +27.4%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Sherwin-Williams (SHW) most recent annual free cash flow stands at $2.65B (2025) – grew 27.4% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Sherwin-Williams free cash flow produced a CAGR of -3.1% – with a net decline across the window.

Sherwin-Williams free cash flow peaked at $3.10B in 2020; the latest annual figure is $2.65B in 2025 (14.5% below peak).

Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $3.10B in 2020 and its low of −$609.00M in 1997.

Sherwin-Williams Free Cash Flow by Year

Sherwin-Williams Free Cash Flow 2025: $2.65B

2025's free cash flow for Sherwin-Williams came in at $2.65B, grew 27.4% from 2024.

Sherwin-Williams Free Cash Flow 2024: $2.08B

Sherwin-Williams posted free cash flow of $2.08B in 2024, declined 20.9% below 2023.

Sherwin-Williams Free Cash Flow 2023: $2.63B

In 2023, Sherwin-Williams reported free cash flow of $2.63B, surged 106.5% from 2022.

Sherwin-Williams Free Cash Flow 2022: $1.28B

Sherwin-Williams free cash flow in 2022 was $1.28B, plunged 31.9% below 2021.

Sherwin-Williams Free Cash Flow 2021: $1.87B

Sherwin-Williams free cash flow in 2021 was $1.87B.

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