Latest headcount
64,249
YoY change
+0.6%
Headcount CAGR
+4.2%
Revenue / employee
$366.9K
Employee count history for Sherwin-Williams
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 17,200 |
| 1994 | 17,900 |
| 1997 | 25,000 |
| 1998 | 24,822 |
| 2000 | 26,095 |
| 2001 | 25,789 |
| 2002 | 25,752 |
| 2003 | 25,777 |
| 2004 | 28,690 |
| 2005 | 29,434 |
| 2006 | 30,767 |
| 2007 | 31,572 |
| 2008 | 30,677 |
| 2009 | 29,220 |
| 2010 | 32,228 |
| 2011 | 32,988 |
| 2012 | 34,154 |
| 2013 | 37,633 |
| 2014 | 39,674 |
| 2015 | 40,706 |
| 2016 | 42,550 |
| 2017 | 52,695 |
| 2018 | 53,368 |
| 2019 | 61,111 |
| 2020 | 61,031 |
| 2021 | 61,626 |
| 2022 | 64,366 |
| 2023 | 64,088 |
| 2024 | 63,890 |
| 2025 | 64,249 |
Revenue per employee for Sherwin-Williams
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $171.5K |
| 1994 | $173.2K |
| 1997 | $195.2K |
| 1998 | $198.8K |
| 2000 | $199.7K |
| 2001 | $196.4K |
| 2002 | $201.3K |
| 2003 | $209.8K |
| 2004 | $212.8K |
| 2005 | $244.4K |
| 2006 | $253.8K |
| 2007 | $253.6K |
| 2008 | $260.1K |
| 2009 | $242.8K |
| 2010 | $241.3K |
| 2011 | $265.7K |
| 2012 | $279.2K |
| 2013 | $270.7K |
| 2014 | $280.5K |
| 2015 | $278.6K |
| 2016 | $278.6K |
| 2017 | $284.3K |
| 2018 | $328.6K |
| 2019 | $292.9K |
| 2020 | $300.9K |
| 2021 | $323.6K |
| 2022 | $344.1K |
| 2023 | $359.7K |
| 2024 | $361.5K |
| 2025 | $366.9K |
Earnings per employee for Sherwin-Williams
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $9.6K |
| 1994 | $10.4K |
| 1997 | $10.4K |
| 1998 | $11K |
| 2000 | $614.1 |
| 2001 | $10.2K |
| 2002 | $5K |
| 2003 | $12.9K |
| 2004 | $13.7K |
| 2005 | $15.7K |
| 2006 | $18.7K |
| 2007 | $19.5K |
| 2008 | $15.5K |
| 2009 | $14.9K |
| 2010 | $14.4K |
| 2011 | $13.4K |
| 2012 | $19.9K |
| 2013 | $20K |
| 2014 | $21.8K |
| 2015 | $25.9K |
| 2016 | $26.6K |
| 2017 | $33.6K |
| 2018 | $20.8K |
| 2019 | $25.2K |
| 2020 | $33.3K |
| 2021 | $30.3K |
| 2022 | $31.4K |
| 2023 | $37.3K |
| 2024 | $42K |
| 2025 | $40K |
Employee count history for Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202564,249+0.6%
- 202463,890-0.3%
- 202364,088-0.4%
- 202264,366+4.4%
- 202161,626+1.0%
- 202061,031-0.1%
- 201961,111+14.5%
- 201853,368+1.3%
- 201752,695+23.8%
- 201642,550+4.5%
- 201540,706+2.6%
- 201439,674+5.4%
- 201337,633+10.2%
- 201234,154+3.5%
- 201132,988+2.4%
- 201032,228+10.3%
- 200929,220-4.7%
- 200830,677-2.8%
- 200731,572+2.6%
- 200630,767+4.5%
- 200529,434+2.6%
- 200428,690+11.3%
- 200325,777+0.1%
- 200225,752-0.1%
- 200125,789-1.2%
- 200026,095—
- 199925,697—
- 199824,822-0.7%
- 199725,000—
- 199620,800+12.4%
- 199518,500—
- 199417,900+4.1%
- 199317,200—
About Sherwin-Williams's employee count
Sherwin-Williams (SHW) employed 64,249 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +359 (+0.6%) from 63,890 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 17,200 to 64,249 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +4.2% per year.
Sherwin-Williams generated about $366.9K of revenue and $40K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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