Department of Labor filing

SHERWIN WILLIAMS CREDIT UNION

SHERWIN WILLIAMS CREDIT UNION RETIREMENT PLAN · For the plan year ended Dec 31, 2025

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Public filing 2025 · received Jul 8, 2026Verified current terms Source dated Dec 31, 2025

Plan summary

What matters most

This plan has a strong employer match and a documented vesting schedule. Reported employer contributions rank below most comparable plans.

48Limited plan health
high confidence
100%current benefits covered
7 of 7 fields
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Employer contributions versus peers15/10030% of the full model
Lower reported administrative cost82/10020% of the full model
Active-participant trend50/10010% of the full model
Net-asset trend50/10010% of the full model
Reported compliance signals20/10010% of the full model
Filing completeness100/10010% of the full model

Published only when at least four measures and half of the model weight are available. Missing information is excluded rather than scored as zero.

01 · Employer matchUp to 6%Strong benefit

The stated formula matches employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 6% of eligible pay after one year of service.

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02 · What it could be worth$6,000 a year

At $100,000 of eligible pay, after contributing 6% to capture the full amount. Annual limits and eligibility rules may reduce it.

03 · VestingVerified schedule

Employees hired or rehired since 2017 generally become fully vested in company contributions after three years of service, with no partial vesting before then.

04 · Fees and expensesCurrent terms found

Sherwin-Williams pays most plan-administration costs.

05 · Investment choicesReviewed lineup details

Employees who make no investment choice default into an age-appropriate T.

06 · Eligibility and waiting periodThe match generally begins in the quarter after an employee's one-year anniversary, subject to the plan's employee classifications and exclusions.

The match generally begins in the quarter after an employee's one-year anniversary, subject to the plan's employee classifications and exclusions.

07 · Automatic enrollmentAvailable

Eligible new and rehired employees are automatically enrolled at 3% of pre-tax pay.

08 · Roth 401(k)Available

The filing permits post-tax contributions but does not clearly establish current Roth 401(k) availability, so Roth is left unverified.

09 · Employer contribution vs. peers15th percentile

Up 0.0% over the filing history shown.

What this tells you: company-wide scale, reported employer support, participation activity, visible administrative cost, and historical direction.

Keep in mind: public filings do not show employee investment returns. Scores use only available measures; missing information lowers confidence, never the score. Reviewed current terms appear below.

Filing comparison · 202535out of 100 among similar-size plans in the same industry when enough peers exist

How this filing compares

Reported employer contributions15th percentileTypical peer $3,117 · based on 21,825 comparable plans
Lower reported administrative expense82nd percentileTypical peer $105 · based on 18,019 comparable plans

This comparison uses historical filing figures. It does not compare current match formulas, vesting, investments, or employee fees.

Peer-group method: industry size. The comparison used the most specific peer group with enough valid filings.

The short version

What employees should know

For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, SHERWIN WILLIAMS CREDIT UNION reported $7,052 in employer contributions across this plan, or $882 per active participant. This is the best company-wide filing average available—not a promise of what any one employee receives.

People actively participating8

Up 0.0% across the filing years shown. The filing does not report every employee who was eligible.

Employer money over timeUp 0.0%

Change in employer contributions per active participant.

Plan costs over timeUp 0.0%

Change in reported administrative cost per participant. Fund expenses may be separate.

Peer comparison35/100

Compared with similarly sized plans in the same industry.

Money and scale

Contributions, assets, and expenses

These are plan-wide totals. They are not individual account balances.

Employer contributions
$7,052
$882 per active participant
Participant contributions
$7,508
Other contributions
Not reported
Amounts not classified as employer or participant contributions
Employer share of contributions
48.4%
Active participants
8
Small plan
Total participants
12
12 at the beginning of the year
Ending assets
$428,484
$35,707 per participant
Net-asset change
Up 0.0%
Not the same as investment performance
Beginning net assets
$383,864
Ending net assets
$428,484
Beginning liabilities
Not reported
Ending liabilities
Not reported
Total income
$54,304
Total expenses
$9,684
Administrative expenses
$201
$17 per active participant
Participant loans
Not reported
Not reported of plan assets

Three-year filing history

How the reported figures changed

Each chart uses the selected public filing for that year. Missing values remain blank rather than becoming zero.

Employer money per active participant
2025
$882
Administrative cost per participant
2025
$17
Active participants
2025
8
Total plan assets
2025
$428,484
Participant loans as a share of assets
2025
Not reported
Detailed filing history
Plan yearEmployer money per active participantActive participantsPlan assets
2025$8828428.5K

Changes in plan assets are not the same as investment performance.

Plan health

Operational signals worth checking

Participant loans as a share of plan assets
Not reported
Independent accountant’s opinion
Not stated in the filing
Late participant contributions reported
Yes · $3,081A “yes” needs context and is not, by itself, proof of wrongdoing.
Loan defaults reported
Not reported
Lease defaults reported
Not reportedOnly a small number of filings report these events.
Nonexempt transactions reported
Not reported
Public plan identifier
361768818-002

Reported plan details

Identity and filing status

Plan type
Retirement plan
Employer arrangement
1
Plan effective date
Jul 1, 1994
Industry
Finance and insurance
Amended filing
No
Final filing for this plan
No
Short plan year
No
401(k) feature reported
Yes
Show DOL characteristic codes2E2F2G2J2K2T3D

Company filings

What the company has told the SEC about this plan

We found these passages in official company filings. They may help explain the plan, but we do not treat them as current benefits until the wording and date have been checked.

11-K · report period Dec 31, 2025SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO — 11-K filed 2026-06-25
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What it says about employer contributions

Plan. In the absence of participant direction, contributions are directed to an age-appropriate T. Rowe Price target date retirement fund. Employer Contributions The Company makes matching contributions of 100 % on the first 6 % of eligible employee contributions beginning the quarter following the employees' one-year anniversary with the Company. In addition to the matching contribution, the Company may elect to make discretionary contributions. Participants direct the investment of Company contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. In the absence of participant direction, Company contributions are directed to Company common stock. Effective October 1, 2025, the Company temporarily paused the Company's matching contributions under the Plan for eligible employees. I

What it says about vesting

nuary 1, 2017 are 100 % vested in Company contributions. Participants hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2017 are 100 % vested in Company contributions after completing three years of vesting service. The vesting service period begins at a participant's hire or adjusted service date. There is no partial vesting. Participants that leave the Company before completing three years of vesting service forfeit all Company contributions made on their behalf. Forfeitures Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ unvested accounts are used to reduce future Company contributions. Forfeitures used to reduce Company contributions for the year ended December 31, 2025 were $ 3,083,637 . Forfeited accounts were $ 1,138,554 and $ 150,034 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Notes Receivab

What it says about automatic enrollment

ship in the Plan; and (c) is employed in the United States or is a United States citizen if not employed therein. Enrollment Eligible employees hired or rehired by the Company are automatically enrolled in the Plan. Employee contributions are established at 3 % of pre-tax earnings. Eligible new hires may change the pre-selected enrollment option, including all or a portion of the contribution source to post-tax earnings or choose not to participate in the Plan prior to being automatically enrolled. If new hires choose not to change the automatic enrollment employee contribution level of 3 %, the employee contribution level will increase at the beginning of each subsequent plan year by 1 %, until either the employee individually changes the employee contribution level or the employee contri

What it says about fees

Hardship withdrawals, which are regulated by the Internal Revenue Service, are permitted for participants incurring an immediate and heavy financial need, as defined by the Plan. Administrative Fees Costs and expenses of administering the Plan are primarily borne by the Company, with the exception of certain recordkeeping fees, fees relating to participant loan activity and qualified domestic relations orders, which are borne by the eligible employees. At times, the Plan receives revenue credits from Fidelity Management Trust Company (the Trustee), which are recorded as Other income on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits. Additional Information Further information about the Plan is contained in the Plan's Summary Plan Description (SPD). Copies of the SPD are avai

Verified plan terms

What dated primary sources say

These terms come from reviewed official sources. Blank items remain unknown rather than inferred.

Employer contribution
The stated formula matches employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 6% of eligible pay after one year of service. Sherwin-Williams temporarily paused matching contributions effective October 1, 2025, so employees should confirm whether the pause remains in effect.
Eligibility
The match generally begins in the quarter after an employee's one-year anniversary, subject to the plan's employee classifications and exclusions.
Vesting
Employees hired or rehired since 2017 generally become fully vested in company contributions after three years of service, with no partial vesting before then.
Investment information
Employees who make no investment choice default into an age-appropriate T. Rowe Price target-date fund. Company contributions without an election are directed to company stock.
Automatic enrollment
Eligible new and rehired employees are automatically enrolled at 3% of pre-tax pay. Their rate rises by 1 percentage point each plan year unless they change it.
Roth contributions
The filing permits post-tax contributions but does not clearly establish current Roth 401(k) availability, so Roth is left unverified.
Participant fees
Sherwin-Williams pays most plan-administration costs. Employees bear certain recordkeeping, loan, and qualified-domestic-relations-order fees.

Source: Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan — 2025 Form 11-K · dated Dec 31, 2025

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