Sherwin-Williams
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Sherwin-Williams is an American paints and coatings company based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is primarily engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, floor coverings, and related products with operations in over 120 countries. As of 2024, it is the largest coatings company in the world by revenue.
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Sherwin-Williams is an operating company established in 1866 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It operates within the retail-building materials, hardware, and garden supply industry. The organization is recognized in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones collections.
The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SHW. Its Securities and Exchange Commission Central Index Key is 0000089800, and its Standard Industrial Classification code is 5200. Sherwin-Williams maintains a fiscal year end on December 31.
Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, SEC EDGAR, ROR, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.assets
- US$25.9billion
- Company.assets_year
- 2025
- Company.equity
- US$4.60billion
- Company.equity_year
- 2025
- Company.hq_location
- 1426 West 3rd Street
- Company.hq_location_city
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Company.hq_location_country
- United States
- Company.image
- Sherwin-Williams HQ August 2025.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Sherwin-Williams Headquarters in Cleveland
- Company.income_year
- 2025
- Company.industry
- Chemicals
- Company.logo
- Sherwin Williams.svg
- Company.logo_upright
- 0.5
- Company.name
- The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Company.net_income
- US$2.57billion
- Company.net_income_year
- 2025
- Company.num_employees
- 64,249
via Wikipedia infobox
Company
SHW- Industry
- Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
- Exchange
- NYSE
- State of incorporation
- OH
- Entity type
- operating
- Latest filing
- SD · 2026-05-20
- Jurisdiction
- US-OH
- Headquarters
- Cleveland, US
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1866
- Location
- Cleveland, United States
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.480359.3 · ISNI 0000 0004 0376 4815
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public company
- Part of
- Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Cleveland
- Revenue
- 22148900000
- Stock exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Official website
- sherwin-williams.ca
- Image
- Sherwin Williams Orenco - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG
- Motto
- Cover the Earth
Show 6 more facts
- inception
- 1866-01-01
- location of formation
- Cleveland
- Commons category
- Sherwin-Williams
- social media followers
- 139996
- net profit
- 2020100000
- operating income
- 3397200000
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Global headquarters
- Notable innovations
- Other acquisitions
- Corporate structure
- Paint Stores Group
- Consumer Brands Group
- Performance Coatings Group
- Controversies
- Advertising
- Lead paint
- Pollution
- Underpayment
- Water-based paint
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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