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The cash flow of THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY's operating cash flow was $3.45B and its capital expenditures $797.6M, leaving free cash flow of $2.65B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $1.07B in fiscal 2016 to $3.1B in fiscal 2020. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $1.07B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$3.45B$797.6M$2.65B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$3.15B$1.07B$2.08B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$3.52B$888.4M$2.63B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$1.92B$644.5M$1.28B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$2.24B$372M$1.87B
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$3.41B$303.8M$3.1B
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$2.32B$328.9M$1.99B
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$1.94B$251M$1.69B
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$1.88B$222.8M$1.66B
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$1.31B$239.03M$1.07B

Fiscal years as THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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