Sherwin Williams (SHW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Sherwin Williams' Free Cash Flow came in at $975.8 million for Q3 2026, down 12.2% from $1.11 billion a year earlier and down 21.2% from the prior quarter.
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Sherwin Williams (SHW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Sherwin Williams reported Free Cash Flow of $3.08 billion, up 26.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.65 billion, up 27.4% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Free Cash Flow was $2.08 billion in FY2024 (-20.9%), $2.63 billion in FY2023 (+106.5%), $1.28 billion in FY2022 (-31.9%) and $1.87 billion in FY2021 (-39.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$342.7 million (Q1 2024) to $1.24 billion (Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 15.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in Q4 2022 (growth of 481.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 90.5%).
- Business Quant data shows SHW's Free Cash Flow at $1.24 billion (Q2 2026), $800,000 (Q1 2026) and $862.1 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 516.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 975.80 Mn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 100.00 Mn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 411.00 Mn |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 193.00 Mn |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 61.80 Mn |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 975.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 800,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 862.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 931.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -250.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 634.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 839.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 952.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -342.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 599.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -121.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 407.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 464.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 483.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -80.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 70.00 Mn |
API Access
Sherwin Williams Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=SHW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "SHW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=SHW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();