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.
Sherwin-Williams executive Davie Colin M., President & GM, Global Supply Chain, reported stock transactions dated February 2, 2026. He exercised an employee stock option for 2,976 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $127.98 per share, then sold 2,976 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $359.50 per share. Following these trades, he directly owned 5,365 shares of Sherwin-Williams common stock and held an additional 559.64 shares indirectly through The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan as of the plan’s December 31, 2025 statement. The option position reported was reduced to zero after the exercise.
An insider associated with SHW filed a notice of proposed sale of 2,976 shares of common stock. The planned sale, to be executed through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE around 02/02/2026, has an stated aggregate market value of $1,070,033.70.
The shares relate to an option granted on 10/18/2017 and acquired on 02/02/2026 for cash. The filing notes that 247,893,513 shares of this class of common stock are outstanding and includes the standard representation that the seller is not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer.
The Vanguard Group filed an amended ownership report showing a significant stake in The Sherwin-Williams Company. Vanguard reports beneficial ownership of 23,237,722 shares of Sherwin-Williams common stock, representing 9.37% of the outstanding class.
Vanguard reports shared voting power over 2,278,267 shares and shared dispositive power over 23,237,722 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. The filing notes that, following an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions are expected to report beneficial ownership separately while pursuing the same investment strategies as before.
The Sherwin-Williams Company filed a current report to furnish its latest financial update. On January 29, 2026, the company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, along with certain additional information. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference, but is treated as “furnished” rather than “filed,” which limits potential liability and controls how the information may be used in other securities filings.
The Sherwin-Williams Company director Thomas Williams reported an automatic equity award under a director fee plan. On 01/09/2026 he acquired 97.66 deferred stock units tied to Sherwin-Williams common stock through the 2005 Director Deferred Fee Plan, using a weighted average share price of $345.60 to calculate the units. Each deferred stock unit is economically equal to one share of common stock and will be paid in stock, generally after he leaves the board. After this transaction, he held a total of 1,053.14 deferred stock units indirectly under the Deferred Fee Plan, and 1,813 directly held equity interests made up of 1,147 restricted stock units and 666 shares of common stock.
Sherwin-Williams director Michael H. Thaman reported an automatic grant of deferred stock units under the company’s 2005 Director Deferred Fee Plan. On January 9, 2026, he acquired 97.66 deferred stock units linked to Sherwin-Williams common stock at a weighted average share price of $345.6, in an exempt transaction under this plan. After this credit, he held 5,480.97 deferred stock units indirectly in the Deferred Fee Plan, which will generally be paid out in stock after he leaves the board. He also reported 7,553 securities held directly, consisting of 1,150 restricted stock units and 6,403 shares of common stock, where each RSU represents the right to receive one share.
The Sherwin-Williams Company director Robert James Gamgort reported acquiring additional deferred stock units linked to the company’s common stock. On 01/09/2026, he received 97.66 deferred stock units in an exempt transaction under the 2005 Director Deferred Fee Plan, based on a weighted average share price of $345.6. Each deferred stock unit is economically equivalent to one share and is payable in stock, generally after his service as a director ends.
Following this transaction, Gamgort held 380.04 deferred stock units under the Deferred Fee Plan on an indirect basis and separately held 517 restricted stock units directly, each RSU representing the right to receive one share of common stock.
Sherwin-Williams director Kerrii B. Anderson reported a small equity award. On January 9, 2026, the director acquired 28.94 deferred stock units of Sherwin-Williams common stock in an exempt transaction under the company’s 2005 Director Deferred Fee Plan. These deferred stock units are economically equivalent to common shares and are credited at a weighted average share price of $345.60, becoming payable in stock, generally after the director leaves the board.
Following this transaction, Anderson indirectly holds 1,010.94 deferred stock units under the Deferred Fee Plan. The director also directly holds 5,261 securities, consisting of 1,150 restricted stock units and 4,111 shares of common stock, where each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share.
The Sherwin-Williams Company’s SVP - Finance and CFO, Benjamin E. Meisenzahl, reported his initial beneficial ownership of company securities as of 01/01/2026. He holds 5,673.4 shares of common stock directly and an additional 257.12 shares indirectly through The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan based on the trustee’s 12/31/2025 statement.
He also reports multiple employee stock options, each giving the right to buy Sherwin-Williams common stock at fixed exercise prices, with expiration dates ranging from 10/17/2027 to 10/19/2035. These grants were issued under the company’s equity incentive plans and typically vest in three annual installments starting one year after the grant date, with more recent awards subject to vesting conditions.
Sherwin-Williams (SHW) senior vice president, finance & CFO reported several equity transactions on 12/01/2025. The filing shows exercises of employee stock options to buy 338 shares at $295.83 and 464 shares at $215.08, coded as option exercises (M). Related dispositions of 290 shares at $344.17 and 289 shares at $344.32 were reported with code F, indicating shares withheld or sold to cover taxes.
After these transactions, the executive directly owns 13,273–13,562 shares of common stock, which include 8,350 restricted stock units and varying common share amounts as explained in the footnotes. The filing also reports 1,175.56 shares in a 401(k) plan, 38,500 shares held by a trust, and 20,974 shares held by the spouse, all reported as indirect ownership. Remaining employee stock options total 15,662 and 14,336 options from grants made in October 2021 and October 2022, which vested in three annual installments.