EX-23.1 8 shw-12312024xex231.htm EX-23.1

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

Registration Number						Description
333-253288						The Sherwin-Williams Company 2005 Key Management Deferred Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2016) Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-266623						The Sherwin-Williams Company Form S-3 Registration Statement
333-217457						The Sherwin-Williams Company 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of April 19, 2017) Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-218406						The Valspar Corporation Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Equity Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-219654						The Sherwin-Williams Company 2005 Deferred Compensation Savings and Pension Equalization Plan, (Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2016) Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-166365						The Sherwin-Williams Company 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated as of April 21, 2010) Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-152443						The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-133419						The Sherwin-Williams Company 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan and The Sherwin-Williams Company 2006 Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-129582						The Sherwin-Williams Company 2005 Deferred Compensation Savings and Pension Equalization Plan, The Sherwin-Williams 2005 Key Management Deferred Compensation Plan and The Sherwin-Williams Company 2005 Director Deferred Fee Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-105211						The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement
333-66295						The Sherwin-Williams Company Deferred Compensation Savings Plan, The Sherwin-Williams Company Key Management Deferred Compensation Plan and The Sherwin-Williams Company Director Deferred Fee Plan Form S-8 Registration Statement

of our reports dated February 20, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Sherwin-Williams Company and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Sherwin-Williams Company and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of The Sherwin-Williams Company for the year ended December 31, 2024.

/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP

Cleveland, Ohio

February 20, 2025