Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Sherwin-Williams Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$119M
Total assets Near avg plan size
981
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$121,592
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Sherwin-Williams Company · Ohio · Manufacturing

$119M in assets, 981 participants

The Sherwin-Williams Company's The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan reported $119M in total assets and 981 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #18,581 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan sits by assets

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $119M for 981 participants (~$121,592/participant), down 23.1% in 2022.

#18,581
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-23.1%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$119,281,270 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (981 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 340526850 · The Sherwin-Williams Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan · $119M · 981 · 94th

  • ASSETS $119M
  • PCT 981
  • EIN 94th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Ziply Fiber Pension Plan
  • IND ind #18581

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$155M
Net Assets (End of Year)$119M
Net Income-$36M
Employer EIN340526850
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Sherwin-Williams Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Sherwin-Williams Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12.5B 26.94181286577038% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$9B$10B$11B$12B$13B 202220232024 $9.84B $12.5B ▲ +26.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 91,747 $9.8B
2023 4 96,676 $11.9B
2024 4 96,883 $12.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.11928127 · Participants: 981The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.559275463 · Participants: 12346Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.017579718 · Participants: 22597Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.498685298 · Participants: 15837American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.394372488 · Participants: 9749Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanLaborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio, Total assets ($B): 2.645337912 · Participants: 13583Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio
The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ziply Fiber Pension Plan in WA ($119M); by covered participants it is Jeld-Wen, Inc. Restated Pension Plan in NC (981 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($119M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (981 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan declined sharply - down 23.1% during 2022, from $155M to $119M. Reported net income was -$36M.
How have The Sherwin-Williams Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Sherwin-Williams Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.9%, from $9.8B to $12.5B.
Where does The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ziply Fiber Pension Plan in WA ($119M, 647 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jeld-Wen, Inc. Restated Pension Plan in NC (981 participants, $315M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 340526850.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.