401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $10.6B
- Total assets
- 47,459
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $222,583
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Sherwin-Williams Company · Ohio · Manufacturing
$10.6B in assets, 47,459 participants
The Sherwin-Williams Company's The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan reported $10.6B in total assets and 47,459 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- #16,836 in Manufacturing (16,886 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan covers 47,459 participants in Ohio, 60x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~787 per filing). Assets: $10.6B.
- $10.6B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 47,459
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $222,583
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $434M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10.1B in the plan year 2023 filing to $10.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 47,362 in the plan year 2023 filing to 47,459 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Ohio filers
In Ohio, the average filing covers about 787 participants across 4,840 plans. The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan reports 47,459 participants - 60x that state average ($10.6B EOY assets).
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $10.1B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $10.6B |
| Net Income | $434M |
| Employer EIN | 340526850 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1969-04-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Sherwin-Williams Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 91,747 | $9.8B |
| 2023 | 4 | 96,676 | $11.9B |
| 2024 | 4 | 96,883 | $12.5B |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan $14.7B · 45,620
- The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan $11.8B · 135,373
- The Progressive 401(k) Plan $11.5B · 62,521
- Parker Retirement Savings Plan $9.0B · 26,315
- Eaton Savings Plan $8.4B · 24,055
Scale composition for The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan
The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan reports $10.6B in end-of-year assets across 47,459 participants (0.091% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.053% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $222,583 per participant (1.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $434M.
This plan identity (EIN 340526850, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $8.3B to $10.6B (+26.6%) while covered participants moved from 44,890 to 47,459 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44,890 | $8.3B | Open filing |
| 2023 | 47,362 | $10.1B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 47,459 | $10.6B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- The Sherwin-Williams Company Salaried Employees' Revised Pension Investment Plan (Money Purchase, $1.7B, 47,538 participants)
- The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $149M, 885 participants)
- The Sherwin-Williams Company Hourly 401(k) Plan (401(k), $58M, 1,001 participants)
Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally
401(k) plans in other states closest to The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.
- 3M Voluntary Investment Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MN) $10.6B · 32,964
- GE Healthcare Retirement Savings Plan (IL) $10.5B · 16,216
- Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan (VA) $10.6B · 32,246
- Kpmg 401(k) Capital Accumulation Plan (NJ) $10.5B · 37,063
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) 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