The Company’s global headquarters, which includes the global headquarters for the Paint Stores, Consumer Brands and Performance Coatings Groups and the Administrative function, is located in Cleveland, Ohio.
−Removed: During 2023, the Company closed on a transaction to sell and subsequently lease back its current global headquarters and research and development center.
−Removed: Construction of the Company’s new global headquarters and research and development center is expected to be completed in 2025.
−Removed: Refer to Item 7 for further information on the construction of our new global headquarters and research and development center.
+Added: During 2025, the Company substantially completed the construction of its new global headquarters and research and development center.
+Added: Refer to Item 7 for further information on our new global headquarters and research and development center.
Our principal manufacturing and distribution facilities are located as set forth below.
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United States 6 42 48 13 12 25
−Removed: 11 81 92 26 41 67
+Added: Total 11 84 95 28 40 68
Performance Coatings Group
+Added: Australia 1 1
Europe 1 8 9 2 4 6
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United States 1 1
−Removed: 2 9 11 6 4 10
+Added: Total 1 10 11 3 5 8
(1) Certain locations may contain both manufacturing and distribution facilities.
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These stores market and sell Sherwin-Williams ® and other controlled brand architectural paint and coatings, protective and marine products, OEM product finishes and related products which are branded for the Latin America market.
−Removed: These paint stores are located in Mexico (180), Chile (57), Brazil (49), Ecuador (37) and Uruguay (11).
−Removed: During 2024, the Consumer Brands Group opened 16 net new stores, consisting of 18 new stores opened and 2 stores closed.
+Added: These paint stores are located in Mexico (190), Chile (47), Ecuador (33), Brazil (26) and Uruguay (11).
+Added: During 2025, the Consumer Brands Group opened 13 new stores and closed 40 locations for a net decrease of 27 stores.
The Performance Coatings Group operated 218 branches in the United States and 99 branches internationally at December 31, 2025.
International locations consisted of branches in Europe (46), Canada (23), Chile (11), Mexico (5), Peru (3), Ecuador (2), Brazil (2), Thailand (2), Indonesia (2), Vietnam (1), Singapore (1) and China (1).
−Removed: During 2024, this segment added 2 new branches.
−Removed: All real property within the Administrative function is owned with the exception of the current global headquarters, current research and development center and new global headquarters currently under construction.
−Removed: For additional information regarding real property within the Administrative function, refer to Item 1 and Item 7 of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
−Removed: For additional information regarding real property leases, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
+Added: During 2025, the Performance Coatings Group opened 6 branches and closed 13 branches for a net decrease of 7 branches.
+Added: All real property within the Administrative function is owned with the exception of the former global headquarters, former research and development center and new global headquarters.
+Added: For further information regarding real property within the Administrative function, refer to Item 1 and Item 7 of this report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: For further information regarding real property leases, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
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