EX-23 6 shw-12312019xex23.htm EXHIBIT 23
EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and Report on Schedule
Consent
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

Registration Number | Description
333-233215 | 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 February 17, 2015) 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 21, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of The Sherwin-Williams Company included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of The Sherwin-Williams Company for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Report on Schedule
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of The Sherwin-Williams Company (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and for each of the years then ended, and have issued our report thereon dated February 21, 2020 included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of the Company. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a) of this Annual Report (Form 10-K) (the “schedule”). This schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s schedule based on our audits.
In our opinion, the schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements.
Cleveland, Ohio
February 21, 2020