GRWG vs SHW
GrowGeneration Corp. and Sherwin Williams Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GRWG | SHW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $161.7M | $23.6B |
| Net income | $-24.0M | $2.6B |
| Gross margin | 26.8% | 48.8% |
| Net margin | −14.9% | 10.9% |
| Return on equity | −22.1% | 59.4% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.40 | $10.26 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.16 |
| Payout ratio | · | 30.7% |
| Free cash flow | · | $2.7B |
| Equity | $97.5M | $4.6B |
| Net debt / equity | · | 2.06× |
| Current ratio | 3.99× | 0.87× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −3.5% | 5.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 4.8% |
SHW bills 145.8× the revenue of GRWG, and GRWG closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GRWG | SHW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $161.7M | $23.6B |
| FY2024 | $188.9M | $23.1B |
| FY2023 | $225.9M | $23.1B |
| FY2022 | $278.2M | $22.1B |
| FY2021 | $422.5M | $19.9B |
| FY2020 | $193.4M | $18.4B |
| FY2019 | $79.7M | $17.9B |
| FY2018 | $29.0M | $17.5B |
| FY2017 | $14.4M | $15.0B |
| FY2016 | $8.0M | $11.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GRWG | SHW |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-24.0M | $2.6B |
| FY2024 | $-49.5M | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $-46.5M | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $-163.7M | $2.0B |
| FY2021 | $12.8M | $1.9B |
| FY2020 | $5.3M | $2.0B |
| FY2019 | $1.3M | $1.5B |
| FY2018 | $-5.1M | $1.1B |
| FY2017 | $-2.5M | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $-431,244 | $1.1B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$23,412,559,000 | SHW |
| FY2024 | −$22,909,634,000 | SHW |
| FY2023 | −$22,826,018,000 | SHW |
| FY2022 | −$21,870,734,000 | SHW |
| FY2021 | −$19,522,111,000 | SHW |
| FY2020 | −$18,168,335,000 | SHW |
| FY2019 | −$17,821,066,000 | SHW |
| FY2018 | −$17,505,499,270 | SHW |
| FY2017 | −$14,969,436,114 | SHW |
| FY2016 | −$11,847,621,529 | SHW |
| FY2015 | −$11,335,544,854 | SHW |
SHW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −25.8 pp | SHW |
| FY2024 | −37.8 pp | SHW |
| FY2023 | −30.9 pp | SHW |
| FY2022 | −68.0 pp | SHW |
| FY2021 | −6.3 pp | SHW |
| FY2020 | −8.3 pp | SHW |
| FY2019 | −7.0 pp | SHW |
| FY2018 | −23.8 pp | SHW |
| FY2017 | −29.2 pp | SHW |
| FY2016 | −15.0 pp | SHW |
| FY2015 | −24.6 pp | SHW |
SHW has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GRWG's net margin has been more volatile than SHW's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 16.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.5.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SHW led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SHW's return on equity has been more volatile than GRWG's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 20.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.7.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SHW led in return on equity in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.