The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Retained Earnings
The retained earnings for The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is $1.03 Billion with a year-over-year change of -85.79%. Retained earnings represent the cumulative net income that has been kept by the company rather than distributed to shareholders as dividends. It's a key component of shareholders' equity.
SHW Retained Earnings Chart
Current Retained Earnings
$1.03B
$1.03 Billion
Year-over-Year Change
-85.79%
vs. $7.25B prior year
Historical Data
30
Years of data available
Annual Retained Earnings History
| Year | Retained Earnings | YoY Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.03B | $-6.22B | -85.79% |
| 2024 | $7.25B | +$1.96B | +37.03% |
| 2023 | $5.29B | +$1.77B | +50.10% |
| 2022 | $3.52B | +$1.40B | +66.06% |
| 2021 | $2.12B | +$1.28B | +151.30% |
| 2020 | $844.30M | $-6.52B | -88.54% |
| 2019 | $7.37B | +$1.12B | +17.94% |
| 2018 | $6.25B | +$788.10M | +14.44% |
| 2017 | $5.46B | +$1.41B | +34.79% |
| 2016 | $4.05B | +$820.62M | +25.42% |
| 2015 | $3.23B | +$804.20M | +33.17% |
| 2014 | $2.42B | +$650.62M | +36.67% |
| 2013 | $1.77B | +$547.58M | +44.65% |
| 2012 | $1.23B | +$470.10M | +62.15% |
| 2011 | $756.37M | $-4.07B | -84.32% |
| 2010 | $4.82B | +$306.06M | +6.77% |
| 2009 | $4.52B | +$273.29M | +6.44% |
| 2008 | $4.25B | +$309.66M | +7.87% |
| 2007 | $3.94B | +$449.92M | +12.91% |
| 2006 | $3.49B | +$440.70M | +14.47% |
| 2005 | $3.04B | +$349.67M | +12.97% |
| 2004 | $2.70B | +$296.34M | +12.35% |
| 2003 | $2.40B | +$241.37M | +11.19% |
| 2002 | $2.16B | +$36.56M | +1.72% |
| 2001 | $2.12B | +$172.17M | +8.84% |
| 2000 | $1.95B | $-72.10M | -3.57% |
| 1999 | $2.02B | +$222.95M | +12.40% |
| 1998 | $1.80B | +$195.00M | +12.17% |
| 1997 | $1.60B | +$191.60M | +13.58% |
| 1996 | $1.41B | — | — |
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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