Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Sherwin-Williams Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$135M
Total assets Near avg plan size
990
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$136,371
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

$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.

  • #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.

#16,721
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+13.2%
assets growth YoY
1.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$135,007,000 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (990 participants).

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 →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 340526850 · The Sherwin-Williams Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan · $135M · 990 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $135M
  • IND 990
  • EOY 93rd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Visions Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust
  • PCT ind #16721

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

Pension Fund Local 445$135MThe Gates Group Retirement PlanThe Gates Group Retirement P…$135MThe Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company…$135MVisions Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustVisions Federal Credit Union…$135MBricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local No. 4 of New Jersey Pension PlanBricklayers & Allied Craftwo…$135M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

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)

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): 0.135007 · Participants: 990The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
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 Visions Federal Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and Trust in NY ($135M); by covered participants it is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (990 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (990 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 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).
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 Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (990 participants, $306M in assets).

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.