Financing Cash Flow
Sherwin-Williams Financing Cash Flow increased by 105.1% to $47.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 87.0%, from $367.20M to $47.60M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -6.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.03B | -$612.40M | -$96.30M | $415.70M | -$423.70M | -$255.60M | -$18.80M | $98.10M | -$967.70M | -$915.50M | -$639.50M | $289.60M | -$917.40M | -$718.50M | -$670.80M | $367.20M | -$810.00M | $6.50M | -$942.30M | $47.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +40.6% | +84.3% | +531.7% | -201.9% | +39.7% | +92.6% | +621.8% | <-999% | +5.4% | +30.1% | +145.3% | -416.8% | +21.7% | +6.6% | +154.7% | -320.6% | +100.8% | <-999% | +105.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +58.9% | +58.3% | +80.5% | -76.4% | -128.4% | -258.2% | <-999% | +195.2% | +5.2% | +21.5% | -4.9% | +26.8% | +11.7% | +100.9% | -40.5% | -87.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sherwin-Williams's financing cash flow?
- Sherwin-Williams (SHW) reported financing cash flow of $47.60M in Q1 2026.
- How has Sherwin-Williams's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Sherwin-Williams's financing cash flow decreased by 87.0% year-over-year, from $367.20M to $47.60M.
- What is the long-term trend for Sherwin-Williams's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sherwin-Williams's financing cash flow has grown at a -6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.83B to -$1.38B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.