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Sherwin-Williams: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, United States that owns 5 consumer brands, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

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.

Company facts

Legal name
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Founded
1866
Tickers
NYSE: SHW
SEC CIK
0000089800
Wikidata
Q1618792
Website
investors.sherwin-williams.com
Last verified
· 2 sources

Sherwin-Williams in numbers

Everything Sherwin-Williams owns

2026

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything Sherwin-Williams owns Tree of 5 brands under Sherwin-Williams. Sherwin-Williams Krylon Minwax Sherwin-Williams Thompson's WaterSeal Valspar

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Brand portfolio by category

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Acquisitions by Sherwin-Williams

Acquisition closed

Sherwin-Williams acquires Valspar

Sherwin-Williams acquired Valspar for about $11.3 billion, requiring divestitures to satisfy competition regulators. Valspar traces to a Boston paint business founded in 1806 and was the paint sold through Lowe's, a rival retailer to the buyer's own stores.

Value
$11.3bn
Seller
Regulatory
None recorded

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Sherwin-Williams own?

Sherwin-Williams owns 5 consumer brands tracked here, including Valspar, Thompson's WaterSeal, Sherwin-Williams, Krylon and Minwax.

Is Sherwin-Williams an American company?

Yes. Sherwin-Williams is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, United States and was founded in 1866.

Who owns Sherwin-Williams?

Sherwin-Williams is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as SHW on the NYSE.

What was Sherwin-Williams' most recent acquisition?

The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Valspar on 1 June 2017.

Sources (2) & 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. [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 8 September 2026.
  2. [2] The Sherwin-Williams Company Form 8-K - completion of the Valspar acquisition — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 1 June 2017; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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