The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Free Cash Flow CAGR:33.57%(TTM)
The free cash flow cagr for The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is +33.57% over the latest trailing 12-month period. Free cash flow CAGR uses precomputed cash-flow statement history.
The free cash flow cagr for The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) stock is 33.57% over the past 12 months. The 3 year average growth rate is 33.03% and the 5 year cagr is -2.44%. Free cash flow CAGR measures how The Sherwin-Williams Company's cash generation has grown. FCF represents the cash available for dividends, buybacks, debt reduction, or reinvestment.
SHW Free Cash Flow CAGR Chart
The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)
SHW Free Cash Flow CAGR History
| Year | Start FCF | End FCF | Change | % Change | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.08B | $2.65B | +$570.80M | +27.40% | +27.40% |
| 2024 | $2.63B | $2.08B | $-550.30M | -20.90% | -20.90% |
| 2023 | $1.28B | $2.63B | +$1.36B | +106.48% | +106.48% |
| 2022 | $1.87B | $1.28B | $-597.20M | -31.89% | -31.89% |
| 2021 | $3.10B | $1.87B | $-1.23B | -39.69% | -39.69% |
| 2020 | $1.99B | $3.10B | +$1.11B | +55.83% | +55.83% |
| 2019 | $1.69B | $1.99B | +$299.70M | +17.71% | +17.71% |
| 2018 | $1.66B | $1.69B | +$31.50M | +1.90% | +1.90% |
| 2017 | $1.07B | $1.66B | +$591.65M | +55.32% | +55.32% |
| 2016 | $1.21B | $1.07B | $-143.58M | -11.84% | -11.84% |
| 2015 | $880.98M | $1.21B | +$332.14M | +37.70% | +37.70% |
| 2014 | $917.09M | $880.98M | $-36.10M | -3.94% | -3.94% |
| 2013 | $730.77M | $917.09M | +$186.31M | +25.50% | +25.50% |
| 2012 | $582.01M | $730.77M | +$148.76M | +25.56% | +25.56% |
| 2011 | $581.43M | $582.01M | +$583.00K | +0.10% | +0.10% |
| 2010 | $767.86M | $581.43M | $-186.43M | -24.28% | -24.28% |
| 2009 | $759.03M | $767.86M | +$8.83M | +1.16% | +1.16% |
| 2008 | $708.67M | $759.03M | +$50.35M | +7.11% | +7.11% |
| 2007 | $605.90M | $708.67M | +$102.77M | +16.96% | +16.96% |
| 2006 | $573.63M | $605.90M | +$32.27M | +5.63% | +5.63% |
| 2005 | $437.86M | $573.63M | +$135.77M | +31.01% | +31.01% |
| 2004 | $442.42M | $437.86M | $-4.56M | -1.03% | -1.03% |
| 2003 | $432.39M | $442.42M | +$10.04M | +2.32% | +2.32% |
| 2002 | $479.07M | $432.39M | $-46.69M | -9.75% | -9.75% |
| 2001 | $330.57M | $479.07M | +$148.51M | +44.93% | +44.93% |
| 2000 | $335.50M | $330.57M | $-4.93M | -1.47% | -1.47% |
| 1999 | $332.40M | $335.50M | +$3.10M | +0.93% | +0.93% |
| 1998 | $-609.00M | $332.40M | +$941.40M | +0.00% | N/A |
| 1997 | $-454.20M | $-609.00M | $-154.80M | +0.00% | N/A |
Quarterly Free Cash Flow — QoQ & YoY
| Quarter | Value | QoQ | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $800,000 | -99.9% | +100.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $862.10M | -22.4% | +35.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11B | +19.3% | +32.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $931.10M | +471.8% | -2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | -$250.40M | -139.5% | +26.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $634.50M | -24.4% | +5.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $839.40M | -11.8% | -27.4% |
| Q2 2024 | $952.00M | +377.8% | -4.8% |
| Q1 2024 | -$342.70M | -157.2% | -181.6% |
| Q4 2023 | $599.10M | -48.2% | +47.1% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.16B | +15.5% | +148.9% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.00B | +921.9% | +106.7% |
| Q1 2023 | -$121.70M | -129.9% | -52.1% |
| Q4 2022 | $407.20M | -12.3% | +481.7% |
| Q3 2022 | $464.30M | -4.1% | -38.3% |
| Q2 2022 | $483.90M | +704.9% | -47.3% |
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.
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.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO
- Heidi G. Petz