Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Sherwin-Williams Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$149M
Total assets Near avg plan size
885
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$167,991
Avg per participant Above 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

$149M in assets, 885 participants

The Sherwin-Williams Company's The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan reported $149M in total assets and 885 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #15,873 in Manufacturing (17,777 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, $149M for 885 participants (~$167,991/participant), up 10.1% in 2024.

#15,873
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+10.1%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$148,671,738 Top 7% higher than 93% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (885 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $14M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 990 in the plan year 2023 filing to 885 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $135M in the plan year 2023 filing to $149M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 340526850 · The Sherwin-Williams Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan · $149M · 885 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $149M
  • BOY 885
  • SCH 93rd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Chromalloy Group Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #15873

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

Central Bancompany Retirement PlanCentral Bancompany Retiremen…$149MLiberty Bank Pension Plan$149MThe Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company…$149MChromalloy Group Pension Plan$149MWinston & Strawn LLP Cash Balance PlanWinston & Strawn LLP Cash Ba…$148M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$135M
Net Assets (End of Year)$149M
Net Income$14M
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. 05000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.148671738 · Participants: 885The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit 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 Chromalloy Group Pension Plan in FL ($149M); by covered participants it is Cefcu Retirement Income Plan and Trust in IL (886 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($149M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (885 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
The Sherwin-Williams Company Employees' Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.1% during 2024, from $135M to $149M. Reported net income was $14M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Chromalloy Group Pension Plan in FL ($149M, 225 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 Cefcu Retirement Income Plan and Trust in IL (886 participants, $209M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.