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Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams' revenue rose 2.1% in FY2025, to $23.6B, and net income fell 4.2% to $2.6B

Revenue rose 2.1% to $23.6B in FY2025, from $23.1B in FY2024. Net income fell 4.2% to $2.6B. Paint Stores Group was the largest segment, at 58% of revenue.

Key facts

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) closed fiscal 2025 on Dec 31, 2025 with revenue of $23.6B, up 2.1% from a year before; net income came to $2.6B, down 4.2%. Its newest quarterly report covers the three months to Sep 30, 2026: revenue of $6.9B, up 7.9% on the same stretch of the prior year, and net income of $821M. Broken down by segment, Paint Stores Group led with 58% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Feb 19, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 (filed Oct 27, 2026).

Revenue$23.6BFY2025 · +2.1% vs FY2024
Net income$2.6BFY2025 · −4.2% vs FY2024
Operating cash flow$3.5BFY2025 · +9.5% vs FY2024
Cash & equivalents$264Mat Sep 30, 2026 · +27.5% vs FY2025 end
Total debt$11.8Bat Sep 30, 2026 · +8.5% vs FY2025 end
Diluted shares250MFY2025 avg · −1.5% vs FY2024
Revenue and net income, three fiscal yearsBy fiscal year, $bn
RevenueNet income
Revenue and net income by fiscal yearRevenue FY2023: $23.1B23.1Net income FY2023: $2.4B2.4FY2023Revenue FY2024: $23.1B23.1Net income FY2024: $2.7B2.7FY2024Revenue FY2025: $23.6B23.6Net income FY2025: $2.6B2.6FY2025

Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 19, 2026

Quarterly revenue: fiscal 2026 vs a year earlierFiscal Q1–Q3, $bn (each quarter from that quarter's 10-Q)
FY2025FY2026
Quarterly revenue, fiscal 2026 vs 2025FY2025 Q1: $5.3B5.3FY2026 Q1: $5.7B5.7Q1FY2025 Q2: $6.3B6.3FY2026 Q2: $6.8B6.8Q2FY2025 Q3: $6.4B6.4FY2026 Q3: $6.9B6.9Q3

Source: 10-Q filed Apr 28, 2026 · 10-Q filed Jul 28, 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026

How it makes money

FY2025 total by categoryPaint Stores Group: $13.6B (58%)Performance Coatings Group: $6.8B (29%)Consumer Brands Group: $3.2B (13%)$23.6BFY2025 total

By segment, FY2025

  • LineAmountSharevs FY2024
  • Paint Stores Group$13.6B58%+3.2%
  • Performance Coatings Group$6.8B29%−0.0%
  • Consumer Brands Group$3.2B13%+1.9%

Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown

By segment in FY2025: Paint Stores Group (58%), Performance Coatings Group (29%) and Consumer Brands Group (13%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $23.6B.

By segment: three-year mixShare of the total each fiscal year
Paint Stores GroupPerformance Coatings GroupConsumer Brands Group

Source: 10-K FY2025

Learn more: Revenue vs. net income · Gross, operating and net margin

What changed last quarter

How the quarter compared with a year earlier

Comparing Q3 2026 (Jul to Sep 2026) compared with Q3 2025 (Jul to Sep 2025)

Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.

Q3 2026Q3 2025

Company

Revenue
$6.9B Q3 2026
$6.4B Q3 2025
7.9% increase
Net income
$821M Q3 2026
$833M Q3 2025
1.5% decrease

Source: Sherwin-Williams 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 27, 2026

By segment

Paint Stores Group
$4.0B Q3 2026
$3.8B Q3 2025
4.7% increase
Performance Coatings Group
$1.9B Q3 2026
$1.8B Q3 2025
8.8% increase
Consumer Brands Group
$937M Q3 2026
$770M Q3 2025
21.7% increase

Source: Sherwin-Williams 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 27, 2026

  • Cash & equivalents $264M at Sep 30, 2026, vs $207M at FY2025 end.
  • Total debt $11.8B at Sep 30, 2026, vs $10.9B at FY2025 end.
  • Operating cash flow, first 9 months of fiscal 2026: $2.6B vs $2.4B a year earlier.

The bull case and the bear case

The bull case

  • Revenue rose 2.1% in FY2025 to $23.6B, from $23.1B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
  • Operating cash flow rose 9.5% in FY2025 to $3.5B. 10-K, FY2025
  • Diluted shares fell 1.5% in FY2025, so each share represents a larger slice of profit. 10-K, FY2025
  • Revenue in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 was $6.9B, up 7.9% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

The bear case

What optimists and skeptics tend to point to, each tied to a filing. Ticker Sage doesn't pick a side, and neither list is a reason to buy or sell.

What the company does

Sherwin-Williams is in the specialty chemicals industry, part of the materials sector. The SEC files it under Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply.

Sherwin-Williams reports 3 segments: Paint Stores Group, Performance Coatings Group and Consumer Brands Group.

Its fiscal year ends in December; the latest, FY2025, ended Dec 31, 2025.

Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business

Risks common in this industry

These are general risks for companies in the specialty chemicals industry. They are not a summary of Sherwin-Williams’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.

  1. Commodity pricesPrices of the metals, chemicals or products it sells move revenue and margins.
  2. Demand cyclesCustomers in construction, manufacturing and autos buy less in downturns.
  3. Energy and input costsEnergy, raw material and freight costs can rise faster than prices.
  4. Regulation and environmentEnvironmental and safety rules can raise costs or limit operations.
  5. TradeTariffs and trade policy can shift demand and competition.

Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)

Three years of key numbers

Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.

US$FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$23.1B$23.1B$23.6B
Net income$2.4B$2.7B$2.6B
Operating cash flow$3.5B$3.2B$3.5B
Cash & equivalents (year end)$277M$210M$207M
Total debt (year end)$9.9B$9.9B$10.9B
Diluted shares258M254M250M
  • Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
  • Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
  • Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
  • Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
  • Total debt: Short-term borrowings and the current part of long-term debt plus long-term debt, at carrying value.
  • Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.

Learn more: How to read an income statement · Earnings per share, basic and diluted · Free cash flow · How to read a balance sheet · Growth rate calculator · P/E calculator

About these numbers

    Recent filings

    FormFiledPeriod
    10-QOct 27, 2026Sep 30, 2026
    10-QJul 28, 2026Jun 30, 2026
    10-QApr 28, 2026Mar 31, 2026
    DEF 14AMar 11, 2026Apr 22, 2026
    10-KFeb 19, 2026Dec 31, 2025

    Learn more: 10-K vs. 10-Q vs. 8-K · Form 4 insider filings · Fiscal years and quarters

    Common questions about Sherwin-Williams

    How does Sherwin-Williams make money?

    Fiscal 2025 revenue: $23.6B. By segment in FY2025: Paint Stores Group (58%), Performance Coatings Group (29%) and Consumer Brands Group (13%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $23.6B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 19, 2026.

    What was Sherwin-Williams's revenue in fiscal 2025?

    $23.6B, up 2.1% from fiscal 2024 ($23.1B). The year ended Dec 31, 2025; for fiscal 2023 the figure was $23.1B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 19, 2026.

    Is Sherwin-Williams profitable?

    Net income was $2.6B in fiscal 2025 (down 4.2%; fiscal 2024 was $2.7B). That counts as a GAAP profit. The latest quarter, ended Sep 30, 2026: net income was $821M. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 19, 2026.

    What did Sherwin-Williams report in its latest quarterly filing?

    For the three months to Sep 30, 2026: revenue $6.9B (up 7.9% from $6.4B) and net income $821M (down 1.5% from $833M). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 27, 2026.

    How much cash and debt does Sherwin-Williams have?

    As of Sep 30, 2026: $264M of cash and cash equivalents, $11.8B of total debt. Total debt here is short-term borrowings and the current part of long-term debt plus long-term debt, at carrying value. Source: 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026.

    What are the main risks Sherwin-Williams faces?

    Sherwin-Williams's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 19, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the specialty chemicals industry include Commodity prices; demand cycles; energy and input costs; regulation and environment; trade. The first: Prices of the metals, chemicals or products it sells move revenue and margins. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.

    Where do these Sherwin-Williams numbers come from?

    The 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026 (fiscal 2025) and the 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), as published in the SEC's XBRL data. Click any number to open the filing it came from. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.

    Disclosures

    Editor holdings in SHW
    The editor holds no position in Sherwin-Williams (SHW). As of Oct 25, 2026.
    Trading rule
    The editor does not buy or sell SHW from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
    Compensation
    Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
    Sources
    The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
    Last updated
    Oct 30, 2026

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