Welcome to our dedicated page for Sherwin-Williams SEC filings (Ticker: SHW), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed insight into its paint and coatings business, capital structure and governance. As a registrant under the Exchange Act, Sherwin-Williams discloses information on its common stock, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SHW, and reports on matters affecting shareholders and creditors.
On this page, you can review current and historical SEC filings for Sherwin-Williams, including Form 10‑K annual reports and Form 10‑Q quarterly reports, which describe its operations in the Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group and Performance Coatings Group, along with risk factors, segment information and notes on brands such as Sherwin-Williams, Valspar, HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams, Dutch Boy, Krylon, Minwax, Thompson's WaterSeal and Cabot. These core filings explain how the company organizes its global paint and coatings activities and discuss markets such as construction, industrial, packaging and transportation.
The company also uses Form 8‑K to report material events. Recent examples include credit and term loan agreements, amendments to revolving credit facilities, senior notes offerings, the acquisition of Suvinil Coatings S.A. in Brazil, quarterly earnings releases furnished under Item 2.02, and leadership changes such as the planned transition to a new Chief Financial Officer. Filings under Items 1.01, 2.03, 5.02 and 8.01 provide detail on new obligations, financing terms, executive appointments and completed transactions.
In addition, investors can monitor capital structure and potential insider-related information through exhibits and references to proxy statements that describe executive compensation and change‑in‑control severance agreements. This page surfaces new filings as they appear on EDGAR and pairs them with AI-generated summaries that highlight key terms, affected segments and financial implications, helping readers quickly understand complex credit agreements, acquisition disclosures and other technical documents without reading every page.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 12 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting for Sherwin-Williams Co (Common Stock). The amendment states 0 shares beneficially owned, representing 0% of the class, following an internal realignment. The filing cites SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) and explains that certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report disaggregated ownership separately.
The form lists ownership details (sole/shared voting and dispositive powers all 0) and confirms that no single other person holds more than 5% of the class. The filing is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/27/2026.
The Sherwin-Williams Company is asking shareholders to vote at its April 22, 2026 virtual annual meeting on five key items, including electing nine directors, approving executive pay, ratifying Ernst & Young as auditor, and two competing proposals on shareholders’ ability to call special meetings.
The proxy highlights 2025 performance, with net sales reaching a record $23.57B, net operating cash of $3.45B, and approximately $2.45B returned to shareholders via dividends and buybacks. The annual dividend increased to $3.16 per share in 2025, and the Board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.80 in February 2026.
The Board emphasizes strong governance: 8 of 9 nominees are independent, all directors are elected annually, board committees are fully independent, and there are majority-vote standards, proxy access, stock ownership guidelines, anti-hedging rules, and a clawback policy. Executive pay is heavily performance-based, with about 90% of the CEO’s and 80% of other named officers’ 2025 direct compensation at risk.
The Sherwin-Williams Company is soliciting proxies for its virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 22, 2026 with a record date of February 25, 2026. Shareholders may vote online, by phone, or by mail; proxy materials were made available beginning March 11, 2026.
The Board is asking shareholders to: elect nine directors; approve advisory compensation for named executive officers; ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor; and approve a management proposal to amend the threshold for calling a special meeting to 25% ownership. The Board recommends FOR the director elections, say-on-pay, auditor ratification, and the management special-meeting proposal, and AGAINST the competing shareholder proposal.
2025 highlights disclosed include $23.57B in net sales, $3.45B of net operating cash (14.6% of net sales), approximately $2.45B returned to shareholders via dividends and repurchases, an annual dividend of $3.16 per share, and a February 2026 quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share. The company reports about 64,000 employees and over 5,000 company-operated stores worldwide.
Sherwin-Williams Company senior vice president Bryan J. Young reported an open-market sale of Common Stock. On February 24, 2026, he sold 2,513 shares at an average price of $364.47 per share. After this sale, he directly held 10,045 shares and had 519 shares attributable to his participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, based on the trustee’s February 13, 2026 statement.
The Sherwin-Williams Company presents its annual report detailing its global paint and coatings operations, risks and capital structure. The company reports an aggregate market value of non‑affiliate common stock of $85,532,942,889 as of June 30, 2025 and 247,774,767 shares outstanding at January 31, 2026.
Sherwin-Williams operates 4,853 Paint Stores Group locations in North America and the Caribbean, 307 Consumer Brands Group stores in Latin America and 317 Performance Coatings Group branches worldwide. Foreign subsidiaries generated about 19.6% of 2025 net sales, reflecting meaningful international exposure.
The company employed 64,249 people at December 31, 2025 and carried total debt of about $10.871 billion, up $982.9 million year over year. Management highlights the 2025 acquisition of Suvinil in Brazil, a leading architectural paints business with approximately $525 million in annual sales, and provides extensive discussion of macroeconomic, raw material, cybersecurity, legal and environmental risks, including ongoing lead-based paint litigation.
The Sherwin-Williams Company senior vice president Bryan J. Young reported equity compensation activity involving the company’s common stock. He acquired 3,900 shares through the vesting and payout of a performance-based restricted stock unit award granted on February 14, 2023 for the 2023–2025 performance period.
To cover tax withholding obligations from this vesting, 1,387 shares were mandatorily withheld by the company at a price of $368.59 per share, a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Young directly owned 12,558 shares, and an additional 519 shares were attributable to his participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan.
Sherwin-Williams President, Consumer Brands Group Todd D. Rea reported equity award activity in company stock. He acquired 5,100 shares of Common Stock on a grant/award basis at a stated price of $0.0000 per share, reflecting the payout of a performance-based restricted stock unit (PRSU) award granted on February 14, 2023 and tied to performance conditions for the 2023–2025 period.
To cover related tax withholding obligations upon vesting of this PRSU award, 1,883 shares of Common Stock were disposed of at $368.5900 per share through a tax-withholding disposition, rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, he directly held 12,546 shares of Common Stock. Separately, 5,407.03 shares are attributable to his participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan.
The Sherwin-Williams Company President & CEO Heidi G. Petz reported equity compensation changes involving the company’s common stock. On February 17, 2026, she acquired 16,800 shares of common stock at $0.00 per share as a vested performance-based restricted stock unit (PRSU) award for the 2023–2025 performance period under the company’s equity and performance incentive plan. On the same date, 7,494 shares of common stock were disposed of at $368.5900 per share, representing shares mandatorily withheld by the company to cover tax withholding obligations triggered by the PRSU vesting. Following these transactions, she directly owned 26,468 shares of common stock and indirectly held 376.7800 shares through participation in The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan.