Sherwin-Williams
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Sherwin-Williams
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How organizations asked shareholders to vote
Positions these organizations published themselves, each linked to where they published it. Nothing here is our view of how to vote.
2026
| Organization | Item | Asks shareholders to vote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club | Election of director Matthew Thornton III (Chair of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director Heidi Petz (Board Chair) | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Sherwin-Williams’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding shareholder ability to call a special meeting | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 43.3% | Failed |
| The compensation of the named executive officers | Say on pay | 92.2% | Passed | |
| Amend shareholders' ability to call a special meeting to a 25% ownership threshold | Company proposal | 91.4% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 | Auditor | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Aaron M. Powell | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert J. Gamgort | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas L. Williams | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Marta R. Stewart | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Heidi G. Petz | Director | 93.9% | Passed |
2025
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal to adopt a simple majority vote | Shareholder proposal | 71.5% | Passed | |
| The compensation of the named executive officers | Say on pay | 91.6% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 | Auditor | 93.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas L. Williams | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Marta R. Stewart | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Heidi G. Petz | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Aaron M. Powell | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 89.3% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executives | Say on pay | 93.6% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 | Auditor | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Aaron M. Powell | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Marta R. Stewart | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 92.6% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executives | Say on pay | 92.4% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams' independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 | Auditor | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Marta R. Stewart | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Aaron M. Powell | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven H. Wunning | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 94.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard J. Kramer | Director | 92.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 86.4% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executives | Say on pay | 93.5% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 | Auditor | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Aaron M. Powell | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven H. Wunning | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard J. Kramer | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 90.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 83.9% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executives | Say on pay | 96% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 | Auditor | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven H. Wunning | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard J. Kramer | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan J. Kropf | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 94.5% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executives | Say on pay | 96.9% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 | Auditor | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Stropki | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven H. Wunning | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kerrii B. Anderson | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard J. Kramer | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of David F. Hodnik | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan J. Kropf | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeff M. Fettig | Director | 93.7% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the named executives | Say on pay | 95.7% | Passed | |
| The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sherwin-Williams’ independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 | Auditor | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael H. Thaman | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Stropki | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard J. Kramer | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven H. Wunning | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew Thornton III | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of David F. Hodnik | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Poon | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan J. Kropf | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Arthur F. Anton | Director | 97.3% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Sherwin-Williams’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-04-24 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-11 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-04-21 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-06 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-04-22 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-06 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-04-24 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-08 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-04-25 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-09 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-04-26 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-10 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-04-27 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-09 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-04-22 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-06 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-04-23 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-07 |
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