Who owns Krylon?
Krylon is owned by Sherwin-Williams (the United States, NYSE: SHW), which has owned the brand since 1990.[1]
Evidence: The Sherwin-Williams Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Sherwin-Williams Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cleveland, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1947
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SHW
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Krylon
Krylon introduced consumer aerosol spray paint in 1947, a format previously confined to industry. It is widely used in art and graffiti as well as household repair, and Sherwin-Williams has owned it since 1990. Several jurisdictions restrict its sale to minors because of that association, which the company has never marketed towards.
How often Sherwin-Williams names Krylon in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Krylon
- 1990 – present Sherwin-Williams [1] verified
Where Krylon sits in Sherwin-Williams
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Minwax (1904)
- Sherwin-Williams (1866)
- Thompson's WaterSeal (1929)
- Valspar (1806)
Other brands in paint & coatings, and who owns them
The 38 brands in paint & coatings on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is RPM, with 6; Sherwin-Williams has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Rust-Oleum | RPM | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux | AkzoNobel | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Behr | Masco | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux (Australia and New Zealand) | Nippon Paint | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| MAGNAT | Śnieżka | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Asian Paints | Asian Paints | 🇮🇳 India |
| Craftsman | Stanley Black & Decker | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PebbleTec | CRH | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
About the owner: Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, founded in 1866. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SHW.
Sherwin-Williams was founded in Cleveland in 1866 and sold the first ready-mixed paint in a can, at a time when painters ground and mixed their own pigments. It is the largest coatings company in the world and sells principally through thousands of its own shops rather than through hardware retailers.
Sherwin-Williams: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Krylon and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Krylon is not one of them.
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- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Krylon?
The parent company of Krylon is Sherwin-Williams, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Krylon American?
Yes. Krylon originated in the United States in 1947 and its owner, Sherwin-Williams, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Sherwin-Williams owned Krylon?
Sherwin-Williams has owned Krylon since 1990.
Is Krylon still owned by Sherwin-Williams?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Krylon is still owned by Sherwin-Williams. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Sherwin-Williams Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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