The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 164 recorded SHW dividend payments, running from August 26, 1985 to May 22, 2026 — 42 calendar years. Together those payments total $29.35 per share. SHW has most often paid quarterly.
SHW has increased its payment rate for 40 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the SHW payment rate compounded at +12.1% a year, and +13.5% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 42 years of recorded history, SHW's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
SHW dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.16 | 4 | $0.790 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | $2.86 | 4 | $0.715 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | $2.42 | 4 | $0.605 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.600 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | $2.20 | 4 | $0.550 | +23.1% |
| 2020 | $1.79 | 4 | $0.447 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | $1.51 | 4 | $0.377 | +31.4% |
| 2018 | $1.15 | 4 | $0.287 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | $1.13 | 4 | $0.283 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.280 | +25.4% |
| 2015 | $0.893 | 4 | $0.223 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | $0.733 | 4 | $0.183 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | $0.667 | 4 | $0.167 | +28.2% |
| 2012 | $0.520 | 4 | $0.130 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | $0.487 | 4 | $0.122 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | $0.473 | 4 | $0.118 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | $0.467 | 4 | $0.117 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | $0.420 | 4 | $0.105 | +26.0% |
| 2006 | $0.333 | 4 | $0.0833 | +22.0% |
| 2005 | $0.273 | 4 | $0.0683 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | $0.227 | 4 | $0.0567 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | $0.207 | 4 | $0.0517 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | $0.198 | 4 | $0.0500 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | $0.193 | 4 | $0.0483 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | $0.180 | 4 | $0.0450 | +12.5% |
| 1999 | $0.160 | 4 | $0.0400 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | $0.149 | 4 | $0.0373 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | $0.133 | 4 | $0.0333 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | $0.117 | 4 | $0.0292 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | $0.107 | 4 | $0.0267 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | $0.0933 | 4 | $0.0233 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0833 | 4 | $0.0208 | +13.6% |
| 1992 | $0.0733 | 4 | $0.0183 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | $0.0700 | 4 | $0.0175 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | $0.0633 | 4 | $0.0158 | +8.6% |
| 1989 | $0.0583 | 4 | $0.0146 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | $0.0533 | 4 | $0.0133 | +14.3% |
| 1987 | $0.0467 | 4 | $0.0117 | +12.0% |
| 1986 | $0.0417 | 4 | $0.0104 | — |
| 1985 | $0.0192 | 2 (timing) | $0.0096 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than SHW's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent SHW dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | $0.800 |
| March 2, 2026 | $0.800 |
| November 14, 2025 | $0.790 |
| August 15, 2025 | $0.790 |
| May 16, 2025 | $0.790 |
| March 3, 2025 | $0.790 |
| November 15, 2024 | $0.715 |
| August 16, 2024 | $0.715 |
| May 16, 2024 | $0.715 |
| February 23, 2024 | $0.715 |
| November 16, 2023 | $0.605 |
| August 17, 2023 | $0.605 |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.605 |
| February 24, 2023 | $0.605 |
| November 17, 2022 | $0.600 |
| August 18, 2022 | $0.600 |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.600 |
| February 25, 2022 | $0.600 |
| November 18, 2021 | $0.550 |
| August 19, 2021 | $0.550 |
| May 20, 2021 | $0.550 |
| February 26, 2021 | $0.550 |
| November 12, 2020 | $0.447 |
| August 20, 2020 | $0.447 |
| May 21, 2020 | $0.447 |
| February 28, 2020 | $0.447 |
| November 14, 2019 | $0.377 |
| August 15, 2019 | $0.377 |
| May 16, 2019 | $0.377 |
| February 22, 2019 | $0.377 |
| November 15, 2018 | $0.287 |
| August 16, 2018 | $0.287 |
| May 17, 2018 | $0.287 |
| February 23, 2018 | $0.287 |
| November 16, 2017 | $0.283 |
| August 16, 2017 | $0.283 |
| May 17, 2017 | $0.283 |
| February 23, 2017 | $0.283 |
| November 16, 2016 | $0.280 |
| August 17, 2016 | $0.280 |
| May 18, 2016 | $0.280 |
| February 25, 2016 | $0.280 |
| November 10, 2015 | $0.223 |
| August 12, 2015 | $0.223 |
| May 13, 2015 | $0.223 |
| February 26, 2015 | $0.223 |
| November 12, 2014 | $0.183 |
| August 13, 2014 | $0.183 |
| May 14, 2014 | $0.183 |
| February 27, 2014 | $0.183 |
| November 13, 2013 | $0.167 |
| August 14, 2013 | $0.167 |
| May 15, 2013 | $0.167 |
| February 21, 2013 | $0.167 |
| November 14, 2012 | $0.130 |
| August 15, 2012 | $0.130 |
| May 16, 2012 | $0.130 |
| February 23, 2012 | $0.130 |
| November 16, 2011 | $0.122 |
| August 17, 2011 | $0.122 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 164 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
SHW dividend history questions
How many dividends has SHW paid?
DivTrkr has 164 recorded SHW dividend payments between August 26, 1985 and May 22, 2026, totalling $29.35 per share across 42 calendar years.
Has SHW ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 42 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the SHW dividend growing?
The SHW payment rate compounded at +12.1% a year over the last five complete years and +13.5% a year over the last ten.
How often does SHW pay a dividend?
SHW has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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