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SHW NYSE

The Sherwin-Williams Company
1W: -3.0% 1M: -2.1% 3M: -5.2% YTD: -0.4% 1Y: -2.2% 3Y: +39.8% 5Y: +13.5%
$326.01
-9.15 (-2.73%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±3.5%
$313 $325 $337 $349 $361
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · Tech Score Neutral · Power 63 · $79.1B mcap · 227M float · 0.856% daily turnover · Short 37% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 78% of companies Debt: 15.0% of company value Bonds: $223.5M held by 230 funds, 63 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $4.52 (down 99%), The Sherwin-Williams Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $13.98B against a stock market value of $79.14B.
Distance to default 9.07 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-09-30, debt counted $9.16B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 27.8%; Altman Z 3.78. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$3.5B +9.5% ▲
5Y CAGR: +0.3%
Capital Expenditures
$798M +25.5% ▲
5Y CAGR: +21.3%
Free Cash Flow
$2.7B +27.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: -3.1%
Dividends Paid
$790M -9.2% ▼
Buybacks
$0 +100.0% ▲
Net Change in Cash
-$3M +95.2% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$1.9B$2.0B$2.4B$2.7B$2.6B
Depreciation & Amort.$573M$581M$622M$624M$677M
Stock-Based Comp.$98M$100M$116M$138M$124M
Change in Working Capital-$653M-$1.2B-$193M-$504M$0
Other Non-Cash Items$444M$514M$676M$288M-$70M
Operating Cash Flow$2.2B$1.9B$3.5B$3.2B$3.5B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$372M-$644M-$888M-$1.1B-$798M
Acquisitions (Net)-$88M-$1.0B-$161M-$79M-$1.2B
Investment Purchases$0$0$0$0$0
Investment Sales$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing-$16M$40M$10M-$47M$0
Investing Cash Flow-$476M-$1.6B-$1.0B-$1.2B-$2.0B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$1.3B$1.2B-$434M$273M$0
Stock Repurchased-$2.8B-$883M-$1.4B-$1.7B$0
Dividends Paid-$587M-$618M-$624M-$723M-$790M
Other Financing$169M$44M$65M$172M-$589M
Financing Cash Flow-$1.8B-$282M-$2.4B-$2.0B-$1.4B
Net Change in Cash-$61M$33M$78M-$66M-$3M
Cash End of Period$166M$199M$277M$210M$207M
Free Cash Flow$1.9B$1.3B$2.6B$2.1B$2.7B

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