SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW) closed fiscal year 2025 with 248 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.16 USD per share.
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW) closed fiscal year 2025 with 248 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 3.16 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 3.60 M shares on a net basis. Since 2007 the share count has grown by 101.7 %. The dividend per share was 3.16 USD, up 10.5 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 790 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 123M | 117M | 109M | 107M | 104M | 103M | 100M | 94.7M | 92.2M | 93.0M | 93.9M | 93.1M | 276M | 269M | 261M | 259M | 255M | 251M | 248M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 767k | 871k | 0.00k | 183,300k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.82 % | 0.93 % | 0.00 % | 66.32 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -5.78M | -7.60M | -2.42M | -3.17M | -0.58M | -3.14M | -5.43M | -2.46M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -0.78M | 0.00M | -7.70M | -7.60M | -2.20M | -4.40M | -3.20M | -3.60M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -4.94 % | -6.94 % | -2.26 % | -3.05 % | -0.57 % | -3.14 % | -5.73 % | -2.66 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.84 % | 0.00 % | -2.87 % | -2.91 % | -0.85 % | -1.73 % | -1.27 % | -1.45 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -5.78M | -7.60M | -2.42M | -3.17M | -0.58M | -3.14M | -5.43M | -2.46M | 0.77M | 0.87M | -0.78M | 183M | -7.70M | -7.60M | -2.20M | -4.40M | -3.20M | -3.60M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -4.94 % | -6.94 % | -2.26 % | -3.05 % | -0.57 % | -3.14 % | -5.73 % | -2.66 % | 0.82 % | 0.93 % | -0.84 % | 66.32 % | -2.87 % | -2.91 % | -0.85 % | -1.73 % | -1.27 % | -1.45 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 1.51 | 1.79 | 2.20 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.86 | 3.16 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 26.37 % | 34.62 % | 37.30 % | 33.82 % | 34.74 % | 25.50 % | 27.24 % | 24.86 % | 23.69 % | 27.55 % | 18.46 % | 29.12 % | 27.30 % | 24.03 % | 31.49 % | 30.62 % | 26.11 % | 26.98 % | 30.75 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 162M | 165M | 163M | 156M | 154M | 161M | 205M | 215M | 250M | 312M | 319M | 323M | 421M | 488M | 587M | 619M | 624M | 723M | 790M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 2.19 % | 2.51 % | 2.28 % | 1.72 % | 1.64 % | 1.03 % | 1.10 % | 0.83 % | 1.01 % | 1.24 % | 0.82 % | 0.88 % | 0.78 % | 0.73 % | 0.63 % | 1.01 % | 0.77 % | 0.83 % | 0.97 % |
Figures in USD
