Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Sherwin-Williams Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$135M
Total assets
990
Participants
93rd
Percentile by assets
$136,371
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Sherwin-Williams Company · Ohio · Manufacturing

$135M in assets, 990 participants

The Sherwin-Williams Company's The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan reported $135M in total assets and 990 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • 93rd percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #16,721 in Manufacturing (18,722 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, $135M for 990 participants (~$136,371/participant), up 13.2% in 2023.

$135M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
990
covered participants
93rd
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$136,371
avg assets per participant

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

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

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$135,007,000 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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 2023

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$36M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $119M in the plan year 2022 filing to $135M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State
Ohio
Industry
Manufacturing

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan outranks 93% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 1.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$119M
Net Assets (End of Year)$135M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN340526850
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Sherwin-Williams Company)

$9B$10B$11B$12B$13B 202220232024 $9.84B $12.5B ▲ +26.9%
Total plan assets by year, all The Sherwin-Williams Company plans on file
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 ($B) Participants The Sherwin-Williams…, Total assets ($B): 0.135007 · Participants: 990The Sherwin-Williams…Firstenergy Corp. Ma…, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Ma…Nationwide Retiremen…, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retiremen…American Electric Po…, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Po…Parker Defined Benef…, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benef…Ohio Operating Engin…, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engin…
The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.2% during 2023, from $119M to $135M. Reported net income was $16M.
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 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Visions Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in NY ($135M, 606 participants).

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Ways to act on The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio. Compare plans
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 26.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.