Sherwin-Williams Co (SHW)
Cash conversion cycle
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of inventory on hand (DOH) | days | 69.82 | 76.84 | 77.71 | 70.16 | 69.65 | 69.93 | 71.68 | 69.17 | 65.08 | 69.31 | 76.62 | 74.76 | 73.17 | 71.81 | 72.01 | 61.69 | 60.93 | 62.48 | 67.66 | 68.03 |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | days | 48.96 | 49.21 | 44.57 | 37.75 | 47.08 | 48.36 | 44.62 | 39.08 | 46.61 | 49.56 | 47.00 | 42.25 | 48.78 | 52.39 | 50.08 | 43.05 | 48.21 | 48.13 | 46.69 | 41.31 |
| Number of days of payables | days | 74.89 | 79.48 | 77.64 | 69.09 | 77.95 | 76.18 | 73.97 | 68.73 | 70.31 | 70.75 | 71.12 | 69.35 | 80.65 | 89.11 | 88.46 | 76.93 | 89.76 | 86.68 | 81.20 | 79.86 |
| Cash conversion cycle | days | 43.89 | 46.57 | 44.64 | 38.82 | 38.77 | 42.10 | 42.34 | 39.52 | 41.38 | 48.12 | 52.50 | 47.65 | 41.30 | 35.08 | 33.62 | 27.82 | 19.37 | 23.93 | 33.15 | 29.48 |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Cash conversion cycle = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
= 69.82 + 48.96 – 74.89
= 43.89
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Sep 30, 2025
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