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Sherwin-Williams shares outstanding SHW

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
246M
On a year earlier
−2.1%
fewer shares

Sherwin-Williams had 246M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 2.1% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2025248.9M−1%
FY2024252.6M−2%
FY2023256.8M−1%
FY2022260.6M−1%
FY2021264.1M−3%
FY2020273.1M−2%
FY2019279.8M−1%
FY2018283.3M−1%
FY2017285.8M+1%
FY2016284.1M+1%
FY2015281.6M−3%
FY2014288.9M−5%
FY2013304.7M−2%
FY2012311.5M−0%
FY2011312.7M−3%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q2 FY26246M−2%
Q1 FY26248.1M−2%
Q4 FY25248.9M−1%
Q3 FY25249M−2%
Q2 FY25251.3M−1%
Q1 FY25252.5M−1%
Q4 FY24252.6M−2%
Q3 FY24253.9M−2%
Q2 FY24254.2M−2%
Q1 FY24255.8M−2%
Q4 FY23256.8M−1%
Q3 FY23258.4M−1%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.