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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).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 19, 2026
Source: 10-Q filed Apr 28, 2026 · 10-Q filed Jul 28, 2026 · 10-Q filed Oct 27, 2026
How it makes money
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.
Source: 10-K FY2025
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What changed last quarter
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
Source: Sherwin-Williams 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 27, 2026
By segment
Source: Sherwin-Williams 10-Q for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 27, 2026
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
- Net income fell 4.2% in FY2025 to $2.6B, from $2.7B. 10-K, FY2025
- Total debt rose 9.9% in FY2025 to $10.9B. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 was $821M, down 1.5% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- Performance Coatings Group revenue fell 0.0% in FY2025 to $6.8B. 10-K, FY2025
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What the company does
Sherwin-Williams is in the specialty chemicals industry, part of the materials sector. The SEC files it under Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply.
Sherwin-Williams reports 3 segments: Paint Stores Group, Performance Coatings Group and Consumer Brands Group.
Its fiscal year ends in December; the latest, FY2025, ended Dec 31, 2025.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the specialty chemicals industry. They are not a summary of Sherwin-Williams’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- Commodity pricesPrices of the metals, chemicals or products it sells move revenue and margins.
- Demand cyclesCustomers in construction, manufacturing and autos buy less in downturns.
- Energy and input costsEnergy, raw material and freight costs can rise faster than prices.
- Regulation and environmentEnvironmental and safety rules can raise costs or limit operations.
- TradeTariffs and trade policy can shift demand and competition.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 shares | 258M | 254M | 250M |
- 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.
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About these numbers
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Oct 27, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Jul 28, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Apr 28, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| DEF 14A | Mar 11, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
| 10-K | Feb 19, 2026 | Dec 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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Compare with peers
| Company | Fiscal year | Revenue | Revenue growth | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-WilliamsSHW | FY2025 | $23.6B | +2.1% | $2.6B |
| EcolabECL | FY2025 | $16.1B | +2.2% | $2.1B |
Each row is that company’s latest fiscal year from its own 10-K, using its own revenue and net income lines. Fiscal years end in different months, and line definitions differ (banks, insurers and oil companies count revenue differently), so this is a rough side-by-side, not a like-for-like comparison.
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