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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Accounts Receivable

The a/r for The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is $2.79 Billion with a year-over-year change of +16.85%. Accounts Receivable (A/R) represents money owed to the company by customers for goods or services delivered but not yet paid for.

SHW A/R Chart

SHW A/R
$2.79B+244.90% 20Y
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Current A/R

$2.79B

$2.79 Billion

Year-over-Year Change

+16.85%

vs. $2.39B prior year

Historical Data

30

Years of data available

Annual A/R History

YearA/RYoY Change% Change
2025$2.79B+$402.40M+16.85%
2024$2.39B$-79.10M-3.21%
2023$2.47B$-95.70M-3.73%
2022$2.56B+$211.20M+8.98%
2021$2.35B+$274.30M+13.20%
2020$2.08B$-10.80M-0.52%
2019$2.09B+$70.10M+3.47%
2018$2.02B$-85.80M-4.08%
2017$2.10B+$873.61M+70.97%
2016$1.23B+$116.71M+10.47%
2015$1.11B$-16.29M-1.44%
2014$1.13B+$32.81M+2.99%
2013$1.10B+$65.24M+6.32%
2012$1.03B+$42.63M+4.31%
2011$989.87M+$73.21M+7.99%
2010$916.66M+$220.61M+31.69%
2009$696.05M$-73.93M-9.60%
2008$769.99M$-100.69M-11.56%
2007$870.67M+$5.70M+0.66%
2006$864.97M+$55.70M+6.88%
2005$809.28M+$84.89M+11.72%
2004$724.38M+$180.31M+33.14%
2003$544.07M+$50.13M+10.15%
2002$493.94M$-29.34M-5.61%
2001$523.28M$-70.88M-11.93%
2000$594.16M$-11.88M-1.96%
1999$606.05M+$1.55M+0.26%
1998$604.50M+$58.20M+10.65%
1997$546.30M+$93.90M+20.76%
1996$452.40M
Data as of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

About The Sherwin-Williams Company

Cleveland, Ohio-based The Sherwin-Williams Company, established in 1866, is a prominent global player in the development, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, and related merchandise. Its extensive customer base encompasses professionals, industrial enterprises, commercial clients, and individual consumers. The company's operations are organized into three key segments: 1. The Americas Group: This division provides architectural paints and coatings, protective and marine products, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) finishes, catering to architectural and industrial painting contractors, as well as do-it-yourself homeowners. 2. Consumer Brands Group: This segment supplies a broad portfolio of both branded and private-label offerings, including architectural paints, stains, varnishes, wood finishes, and various related items like applicators, adhesives, and aerosols, to retailers and distributors. 3. Performance Coatings Group: Focused on specialized applications, this group develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial use, automotive refinish products, high-performance protective and marine coatings, coil and packaging coatings, and advanced resins and colorants. Sherwin-Williams reaches its global clientele through its approximately 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities (as of February 17, 2022), alongside direct sales personnel and external representatives. The company maintains a significant international footprint, operating across North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Cleveland, OH
63,890 employees
Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Chemicals - Specialty
CEO
Heidi G. Petz