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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) pays a $3.18 annual dividend ($0.80 quarterly), yielding 1.00% at $319.36/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-21. 39+ consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.00%
Annual Dividend: $3.18 per share
Payout Ratio: 29.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-21
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 42
The Sherwin-Williams Company dividend comes from one of the oldest paint and coatings businesses in the world, founded in 1866 and serving professional contractors, industrial customers, and do-it-yourself homeowners through brands like Sherwin-Williams. SHW currently pays a 1.0% yield, with trailing twelve-month payments of $3.18 per share on a quarterly schedule. The next ex-dividend date is August 21, 2026. A Dividend Aristocrat with 39 consecutive years of increases, SHW stock suits growth-and-income investors who can accept a low current yield in exchange for a long, unbroken record of dividend growth.
The Sherwin-Williams Company pays out 29.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend, supported by a business that sells paint and coatings across professional, industrial, and retail channels in North America and internationally. The Sherwin-Williams Company dividend safety benefits from this diversification across customer types, from contractors to large industrial accounts. The primary pressure point is beta: at 1.083, SHW moves slightly more than the broader market, meaning earnings can fluctuate with economic cycles in ways that a higher-payout company would feel more acutely.
The Sherwin-Williams Company dividend history shows a CAGR of 14.3% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.49 to $3.16 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0.8% in 2023, a sharp contrast to the largest, which was 31.4% in 2019. That range shows the growth rate is real but not guaranteed to be uniform year to year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.6% | $2.40 (2022) | $3.16 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +12.1% | $1.79 (2020) | $3.16 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +13.5% | $0.89 (2015) | $3.16 (2025) |
SHW fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current income from their paint and coatings holdings. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 1.0%, though that is above the stock's own 5-year average yield of 0.87%, so buyers today are getting slightly more income than the historical norm. Thirty-nine consecutive years of increases confirm Dividend Aristocrat status, a streak that spans multiple economic environments. The trade-off is straightforward: the 14.3% CAGR on dividend growth is exceptional, but investors waiting for meaningful income today will not find it at a 1.0% yield.
SHW is a Dividend Aristocrat with 39 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | $0.8000 |
| 2026-05-22 | $0.8000 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.8000 |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.7900 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.7900 |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.7900 |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.7900 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.7150 |
| 2024-08-16 | $0.7150 |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.7150 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.4000 |
| 2025 | $3.1600 |
| 2024 | $2.8600 |
| 2023 | $2.4200 |
| 2022 | $2.4000 |
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