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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SHW • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsPerformance Coatings & PaintsArchitectural & Consumer Paints
AboutThe Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: The Americas Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Americas Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners. The Consumer Brands Group segment supplies a portfolio of branded and private-label architectural paints, stains, varnishes, industrial products, wood finishes products, wood preservatives, applicators, corrosion inhibitors, aerosols, caulks, and adhesives to retailers and distributors. The Performance Coatings Group segment develops and sells industrial coatings for wood finishing and general industrial applications, automotive refinish products, protective and marine coatings, coil coatings, packaging coatings, and performance-based resins and colorants. It serves retailers, dealers, jobbers, licensees, and other third-party distributors through its branches and direct sales staff, as well as through outside sales representatives. The company has operations primarily in the North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As of February 17, 2022, it operated approximately 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities. The Sherwin-Williams Company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.Show more
  • Revenue $23.1B +0.2%
  • EBITDA $4.39B +3.7%
  • Net Income $2.68B +12.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) 10.55 +14.1%
  • Gross Margin 48.47% +3.9%
  • EBITDA Margin 18.99% +3.5%
  • Operating Margin 16.29% +4.1%
  • Net Margin 11.61% +12.0%
  • ROE 69.05% -1.5%
  • ROIC 18.2% +3.2%
  • Debt/Equity 2.94 -7.5%
  • Interest Coverage 8.72 +4.6%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Dividend Aristocrat: 36 years of consecutive increases
  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 70.7%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.3%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.9x
  • ✗Expensive at 22.3x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y7.57%
5Y5.23%
3Y5.02%
TTM0.96%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y11.97%
5Y11.71%
3Y12.88%
TTM0.56%

EPS CAGR

10Y13.67%
5Y13.91%
3Y14.76%
TTM2.09%

ROCE

10Y Avg24.43%
5Y Avg20.23%
3Y Avg21.19%
Latest22.7%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
SHWThe Sherwin-Williams Company88.28B356.1333.760.2%11.05%58.12%2.36%2.94
PPGPPG Industries, Inc.24.7B110.0723.17-2.44%7.05%12.52%2.83%0.92
RPMRPM International Inc.14.39B112.3721.000.51%8.79%21.29%3.74%1.03

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+11.34B11.86B14.98B17.53B17.9B18.36B19.94B22.15B23.05B23.1B
Revenue Growth %0.02%0.05%0.26%0.17%0.02%0.03%0.09%0.11%0.04%0%
Cost of Goods Sold+5.78B5.93B8.27B10.12B9.86B9.68B11.4B12.82B12.29B11.9B
COGS % of Revenue0.51%0.5%0.55%0.58%0.55%0.53%0.57%0.58%0.53%0.52%
Gross Profit+5.56B5.92B6.72B7.42B8.04B8.68B8.54B9.33B10.76B11.2B
Gross Margin %0.49%0.5%0.45%0.42%0.45%0.47%0.43%0.42%0.47%0.48%
Gross Profit Growth %0.08%0.07%0.13%0.1%0.08%0.08%-0.02%0.09%0.15%0.04%
Operating Expenses+3.94B4.21B5.02B5.53B5.61B8.68B5.88B6.32B7.15B7.43B
OpEx % of Revenue0.35%0.35%0.34%0.32%0.31%0.47%0.29%0.29%0.31%0.32%
Selling, General & Admin3.89B4.14B4.8B5.03B5.27B5.48B5.88B6.33B7.07B7.43B
SG&A % of Revenue0.34%0.35%0.32%0.29%0.29%0.3%0.29%0.29%0.31%0.32%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses59.31M68.34M222.2M494.4M335.8M3.2B-4M-7.1M80.7M-1.3M
Operating Income+1.61B1.71B1.7B1.89B2.43B02.66B3B3.61B3.76B
Operating Margin %0.14%0.14%0.11%0.11%0.14%-0.13%0.14%0.16%0.16%
Operating Income Growth %0.24%0.06%-0.01%0.11%0.28%-1%-0.13%0.2%0.04%
EBITDA+1.81B1.91B2.19B2.49B3B3.44B3.24B3.58B4.23B4.39B
EBITDA Margin %0.16%0.16%0.15%0.14%0.17%0.19%0.16%0.16%0.18%0.19%
EBITDA Growth %0.21%0.05%0.15%0.14%0.21%0.15%-0.06%0.11%0.18%0.04%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)198.56M197.48M491.8M596.3M574.9M581.4M572.6M581.1M622.5M624M
EBIT1.61B1.75B1.73B1.73B2.33B2.86B2.58B2.96B3.53B3.87B
Net Interest Income+-71.48M-157.79M-264.7M-371.2M-334.1M-347.2M-340.1M-395M-407.3M-420.4M
Interest Income1.4M4.96M16.22M9.56M25.9M3.6M4.9M8M25.2M11M
Interest Expense72.88M89.91M273.31M376.39M360M350.8M345M403M432.5M431.4M
Other Income/Expense-65.67M-117.43M-229.7M-530.7M-443.6M2.52B-416.1M-427.5M-496.5M-310.1M
Pretax Income+1.55B1.6B1.53B1.36B1.98B2.52B2.25B2.57B3.11B3.45B
Pretax Margin %0.14%0.13%0.1%0.08%0.11%0.14%0.11%0.12%0.13%0.15%
Income Tax+495.12M462.53M-285.58M250.9M440.5M488.8M384.2M553M721.1M770.4M
Effective Tax Rate %0.68%0.71%1.16%0.82%0.78%0.81%0.83%0.79%0.77%0.78%
Net Income+1.05B1.13B1.77B1.11B1.54B2.03B1.86B2.02B2.39B2.68B
Net Margin %0.09%0.1%0.12%0.06%0.09%0.11%0.09%0.09%0.1%0.12%
Net Income Growth %0.22%0.07%0.56%-0.37%0.39%0.32%-0.08%0.08%0.18%0.12%
Net Income (Continuing)1.05B1.13B1.77B1.11B1.54B2.03B1.86B2.02B2.39B2.68B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+3.724.006.223.895.507.366.987.729.2510.55
EPS Growth %0.27%0.08%0.56%-0.37%0.41%0.34%-0.05%0.11%0.2%0.14%
EPS (Basic)3.794.116.363.975.607.487.107.839.3510.68
Diluted Shares Outstanding282.07M283.46M284.78M284.96M280.34M275.83M267.1M261.8M258.3M254.1M
Basic Shares Outstanding276.59M275.52M278.73M278.98M275.41M271.28M262.5M258M255.4M254.1M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.24%0.28%0.18%0.29%0.27%0.24%0.31%0.31%0.26%0.27%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.66B3.63B4.41B4.34B4.63B4.59B5.05B5.91B5.51B5.4B
Cash & Short-Term Investments205.74M889.79M204.2M155.5M161.8M226.6M165.7M198.8M276.8M210.4M
Cash Only205.74M889.79M204.2M155.5M161.8M226.6M165.7M198.8M276.8M210.4M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable1.11B1.23B2.1B2.02B2.09B2.08B2.35B2.56B2.47B2.39B
Days Sales Outstanding35.8737.951.2742.0242.5941.3143.0542.2539.0837.75
Inventory1.02B1.07B1.74B1.82B1.89B1.8B1.93B2.63B2.33B2.29B
Days Inventory Outstanding64.3265.7176.9565.569.9268.0361.6974.7669.1770.16
Other Current Assets318.63M438.19M355.7M354.9M491.4M482.6M608.4M518.8M438.4M513.5M
Total Non-Current Assets+3.12B3.13B15.49B14.79B15.86B15.81B15.61B16.69B17.44B18.23B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.04B1.1B1.88B1.78B3.52B3.6B3.69B4.07B4.72B5.49B
Fixed Asset Turnover10.88x10.82x7.98x9.87x5.08x5.11x5.41x5.44x4.88x4.21x
Goodwill1.14B1.13B6.81B6.96B7B7.05B7.13B7.58B7.63B7.58B
Intangible Assets255.37M255.01M6B5.2B4.73B4.47B4B4B3.88B3.53B
Long-Term Investments0000000001.01B
Other Non-Current Assets681.19M647.43M798.7M854.7M604.4M694.3M789M1.03B1.21B617M
Total Assets+5.78B6.75B19.9B19.13B20.5B20.4B20.67B22.59B22.95B23.63B
Asset Turnover1.96x1.76x0.75x0.92x0.87x0.90x0.97x0.98x1.00x0.98x
Asset Growth %0.01%0.17%1.95%-0.04%0.07%-0%0.01%0.09%0.02%0.03%
Total Current Liabilities+2.14B2.83B3.99B4.3B4.52B4.59B5.72B5.96B6.63B6.81B
Accounts Payable1.16B1.03B1.79B1.8B1.88B2.12B2.4B2.44B2.31B2.25B
Days Payables Outstanding73.163.6379.1264.9369.4279.8676.9369.3568.7369.09
Short-Term Debt42.62M741.21M634.9M635.6M634.5M25.2M1.02B978.7M1.47B1.71B
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities0000000000
Current Ratio1.24x1.28x1.11x1.01x1.02x1.00x0.88x0.99x0.83x0.79x
Quick Ratio0.77x0.90x0.67x0.59x0.61x0.61x0.55x0.55x0.48x0.46x
Cash Conversion Cycle27.0939.9749.142.643.0929.4827.8247.6539.5238.82
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.77B2.04B12.26B11.11B11.85B12.2B12.51B13.53B12.61B12.77B
Long-Term Debt1.91B1.21B9.89B8.71B8.05B8.27B8.59B9.59B8.38B8.18B
Capital Lease Obligations00001.37B1.43B1.47B1.51B1.51B1.56B
Deferred Tax Liabilities138.71M73.83M1.42B1.13B969.9M846.1M768.2M681.6M683.1M607.5M
Other Non-Current Liabilities723.18M759.74M959.1M1.27B1.46B1.65B1.68B1.75B2.04B2.43B
Total Liabilities4.91B4.87B16.25B15.4B16.37B16.79B18.23B19.49B19.24B19.58B
Total Debt+1.95B1.95B10.52B9.34B10.43B10.11B11.5B12.51B11.81B11.91B
Net Debt1.74B1.06B10.32B9.19B10.27B9.89B11.33B12.31B11.53B11.7B
Debt / Equity2.25x1.04x2.88x2.50x2.53x2.80x4.72x4.03x3.18x2.94x
Debt / EBITDA1.08x1.02x4.80x3.76x3.48x2.94x3.55x3.49x2.79x2.72x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.96x0.56x4.71x3.69x3.42x2.87x3.50x3.44x2.73x2.67x
Interest Coverage22.15x19.05x6.22x5.02x6.74x-7.72x7.45x8.34x8.72x
Total Equity+867.91M1.88B3.65B3.73B4.12B3.61B2.44B3.1B3.72B4.05B
Equity Growth %-0.13%1.16%0.94%0.02%0.11%-0.12%-0.33%0.27%0.2%0.09%
Book Value per Share3.086.6312.8113.0914.7113.099.1211.8514.3915.94
Total Shareholders' Equity867.91M1.88B3.65B3.73B4.12B3.61B2.44B3.1B3.72B4.05B
Common Stock115.76M116.56M117.6M118.4M119.4M89.9M90.8M91.2M91.8M92.5M
Retained Earnings3.23B4.05B5.46B6.25B7.37B844.3M2.12B3.52B5.29B7.25B
Treasury Stock-4.22B-4.24B-4.27B-4.9B-5.84B-96.5M-2.87B-3.78B-5.23B-6.99B
Accumulated OCI-587.1M-540.35M-384.9M-629.9M-679.5M-718.3M-698.4M-700.6M-624.3M-875.2M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+1.45B1.31B1.88B1.94B2.32B3.41B2.24B1.92B3.52B3.15B
Operating CF Margin %0.13%0.11%0.13%0.11%0.13%0.19%0.11%0.09%0.15%0.14%
Operating CF Growth %0.34%-0.1%0.44%0.03%0.19%0.47%-0.34%-0.14%0.83%-0.1%
Net Income1.05B1.13B1.77B1.11B1.54B2.03B1.86B2.02B2.39B2.68B
Depreciation & Amortization198.56M197.48M491.8M596.3M574.9M581.4M572.6M581.1M622.5M624M
Stock-Based Compensation72.34M72.11M90.3M82.6M101.7M95.9M97.7M99.7M115.9M138.1M
Deferred Taxes4.98M-68.24M-620.7M-143.4M-131.1M-145.3M-80.3M-144.8M-88.9M-74.9M
Other Non-Cash Items44.52M202.72M169.3M123.1M708.5M558.2M443.5M514.1M676.5M288.5M
Working Capital Changes73.21M-228.19M-16.2M176.4M-474M288M-653.3M-1.15B-192.9M-503.9M
Change in Receivables-37.64M-115.2M-65.4M38.5M-121M50.9M-326.3M-152.6M111.4M-9.9M
Change in Inventory-40.73M-52.58M-90M-119.5M-75.5M84.4M-228.1M-666.7M323.4M-32.9M
Change in Payables160.11M-118.89M166.7M113.8M36.2M227.2M346.1M46.6M-241.1M21.8M
Cash from Investing+-288.63M-303.77M-9.05B-251.6M-462.6M-322.4M-476.4M-1.61B-1.04B-1.2B
Capital Expenditures-234.34M-239.03M-222.8M-251M-328.9M-303.8M-372M-644.5M-888.4M-1.07B
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.04%0.05%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing11.3M38.43M47.2M38.4M6.9M60.7M-16M40M10.1M-47.4M
Cash from Financing+-980.35M-307.35M6.51B-1.75B-1.85B-3.02B-1.83B-282.4M-2.42B-2.02B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-249.65M-312.08M-319M-322.9M-420.8M-488M-587.1M-618.5M-623.7M-723.4M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing137.3M71.36M103.8M122.9M32.6M152.1M169.4M43.5M64.9M172.2M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+1.21B1.07B1.66B1.69B1.99B3.1B1.87B1.28B2.63B2.08B
FCF Margin %0.11%0.09%0.11%0.1%0.11%0.17%0.09%0.06%0.11%0.09%
FCF Growth %0.38%-0.12%0.55%0.02%0.18%0.56%-0.4%-0.32%1.06%-0.21%
FCF per Share4.303.775.835.947.1111.267.014.8710.208.20
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.37x1.16x1.06x1.75x1.51x1.68x1.20x0.95x1.47x1.18x
Interest Paid48.64M153.85M220.6M368M336.1M340.8M338.8M371.1M416.5M406.9M
Taxes Paid335.12M477.79M419.7M292.2M407.5M437.2M466.3M580.1M816.7M779.8M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)113.05%82.49%64.14%30.05%39.25%52.51%61.65%72.94%70.07%69.05%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)45.13%46.26%15.07%10.55%13.32%-14.66%15.43%17.64%18.2%
Gross Margin49.03%49.94%44.84%42.31%44.89%47.29%42.83%42.1%46.67%48.47%
Net Margin9.29%9.55%11.83%6.32%8.61%11.06%9.35%9.12%10.36%11.61%
Debt / Equity2.25x1.04x2.88x2.50x2.53x2.80x4.72x4.03x3.18x2.94x
Interest Coverage22.15x19.05x6.22x5.02x6.74x-7.72x7.45x8.34x8.72x
FCF Conversion1.37x1.16x1.06x1.75x1.51x1.68x1.20x0.95x1.47x1.18x
Revenue Growth1.88%4.55%26.39%17.02%2.09%2.57%8.62%11.05%4.08%0.2%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Paint Stores Group7.21B7.79B------12.84B13.19B
Paint Stores Group Growth-8.06%-------2.71%
Consumer Group4.31B4.36B5.32B6.2B6.28B6.74B7.13B8.2B8.6B8.41B
Consumer Group Growth-1.07%21.95%16.59%1.37%7.29%5.81%14.94%4.88%-2.18%
Global Finishes Group1.92B1.9B3.73B5.19B5.17B5.06B6.15B7B7.04B6.85B
Global Finishes Group Growth--0.88%95.80%39.16%-0.44%-2.05%21.62%13.71%0.62%-2.65%
Corporate And Eliminations------3.82B-4.56B-5.71B-5.43B-5.36B
Corporate And Eliminations Growth-------19.27%-25.21%4.92%1.33%
The Americas Group--9.12B9.63B10.17B10.38B11.22B12.66B--
The Americas Group Growth---5.51%5.67%2.08%8.03%12.87%--
Segment Reconciling Items-----3.72B-----
Segment Reconciling Items Growth----------
Corporate---3.18B-3.48B------
Corporate Growth----9.27%------
Latin America Coatings Group671M626M--------
Latin America Coatings Group Growth--6.71%--------
Corporate And Reconciling Items--2.82B--------
Corporate And Reconciling Items Growth----------
Corporate, Non-Segment And Intersegment Eliminations-2.78B---------
Corporate, Non-Segment And Intersegment Eliminations Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.8x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) reported $23.28B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 166% increase from $8.77B in 2011.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) grew revenue by 0.2% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) is profitable, generating $2.57B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (11.6% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.80%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) has a return on equity (ROE) of 69.0%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) generated $2.43B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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