Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Sherwin-Williams Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in thousands

	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Short-term borrowings	662,400)	374,200)	978,100)	763,500)	100)
Accounts payable	2,253,200)	2,315,000)	2,436,500)	2,403,000)	2,117,800)
Compensation and taxes withheld	842,800)	862,700)	784,500)	716,600)	752,700)
Accrued taxes	174,300)	197,400)	197,400)	160,300)	183,500)
Current portion of long-term debt	1,049,200)	1,098,800)	600)	260,600)	25,100)
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	466,600)	449,300)	425,300)	409,700)	387,300)
Current portion of finance lease liabilities	3,700)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other accruals	1,356,500)	1,329,500)	1,138,300)	1,005,800)	1,127,900)
Current liabilities	6,808,700)	6,626,900)	5,960,700)	5,719,500)	4,594,400)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	8,176,800)	8,377,900)	9,591,000)	8,590,900)	8,266,900)
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	120,700)	133,200)	139,300)	259,400)	275,600)
Deferred income taxes	607,500)	683,100)	681,600)	768,200)	846,100)
Long-term operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion	1,558,300)	1,509,500)	1,512,900)	1,470,700)	1,434,100)
Long-term finance lease liabilities, excluding current portion	185,600)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other long-term liabilities	2,123,800)	1,908,000)	1,606,400)	1,420,800)	1,373,700)
Long-term liabilities	12,772,700)	12,611,700)	13,531,200)	12,510,000)	12,196,400)
Total liabilities	19,581,400)	19,238,600)	19,491,900)	18,229,500)	16,790,800)
Common stock, $0.33-1/3 par value	92,500)	91,800)	91,200)	90,800)	89,900)
Other capital	4,576,200)	4,193,600)	3,963,900)	3,793,000)	3,491,400)
Retained earnings	7,246,300)	5,288,300)	3,523,200)	2,121,700)	844,300)
Treasury stock, at cost	(6,988,600)	(5,233,600)	(3,775,600)	(2,869,900)	(96,500)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(875,200)	(624,300)	(700,600)	(698,400)	(718,300)
Shareholders’ equity	4,051,200)	3,715,800)	3,102,100)	2,437,200)	3,610,800)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	23,632,600)	22,954,400)	22,594,000)	20,666,700)	20,401,600)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Sherwin-Williams Co. current liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Sherwin-Williams Co. long-term liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly increased from 2023 to 2024.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Sherwin-Williams Co. total liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Shareholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Sherwin-Williams Co. shareholders’ equity increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity