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Sherwin-Williams SHW Selling General Administrative Expense as Percent Net Sales
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Reported directly by Sherwin-Williams in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept shw:SellingGeneralAdministrativeExpenseAsPercentNetSales.
The source filing: Sherwin-Williams’s 10-Q, filed July 28, 2026.
- Filed
- Jul 28, 2026, 1:54 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q4 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q4 2026
- Accession
- 0000089800-26-000049
| (in millions, except per share data) | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross profit | 3,338.0 | 3,118.3 | 6,118.5 | 5,677.4 |
| Percent to Net sales | 49.2% | 49.4% | 49.1% | 48.9% |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,103.7 | 2,011.6 | 4,073.3 | 3,805.4 |
| Percent to Net sales | 31.0% | 31.9% | 32.7% | 32.7% |
| Other general expense - net | 3.4 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 15.2 |
| Interest expense | 135.9 | 112.4 | 267.5 | 216.2 |
| Interest income | (5.4) | (2.4) | (8.2) | (5.7) |
| Other (income) expense - net | (12.1) | 4.7 | (16.1) | 7.6 |
Item 1. Financial Statements
FAQ
- What is Sherwin-Williams's selling general administrative expense as percent net sales?
- Sherwin-Williams (SHW) reported selling general administrative expense as percent net sales of 31% in Q2 2026.
- How has Sherwin-Williams's selling general administrative expense as percent net sales changed year-over-year?
- Sherwin-Williams's selling general administrative expense as percent net sales decreased by 2.8% year-over-year, from 31.9% to 31%.
- What is the long-term trend for Sherwin-Williams's selling general administrative expense as percent net sales?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sherwin-Williams's selling general administrative expense as percent net sales has grown at a 4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 109.7% to 129%.
- What does selling general administrative expense as percent net sales mean?
- This metric expresses SG&A expenses as a percentage of total net sales. It provides a normalized view of how much of every dollar earned is consumed by the company's administrative and selling infrastructure.
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