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- 1Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams was founded in 1866 in Cleveland, Ohio by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams, and the company is widely credited with introducing one of the first ready-mixed paints in 1873, sparing painters from having to hand-mix pigments and oils on site before every job. The company grew into the largest paint and coatings manufacturer in the world by revenue, and its distinctive "Cover the Earth" logo, depicting a can of paint literally pouring over a globe, has served as one of the longest continuously used trademarks in American corporate branding since its introduction in 1905. Sherwin-Williams built an extensive network of company-owned retail paint stores across the United States, a distribution strategy setting it apart from paint brands sold primarily through third-party home improvement retailers, giving the company direct control over sales and professional contractor relationships. Sherwin-Williams's combination of its pioneering role introducing ready-mixed paint and its unusual company-owned retail store distribution model has made it one of the most commercially dominant paint brands in the world.
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0 - 2Behr
Behr was founded in 1947 in Santa Ana, California, and the company built its dominant market position through an exclusive, decades-long partnership supplying paint exclusively through The Home Depot's stores across the United States rather than operating its own dedicated retail locations. The company has consistently ranked among the top-selling paint brands in the country by volume, a position substantially driven by Home Depot's massive nationwide store footprint rather than a network of Behr-branded standalone stores like some competitors maintain. Behr has invested heavily in in-store color-matching and paint-mixing technology at Home Depot locations, and the brand has built a strong reputation specifically for do-it-yourself homeowners rather than the professional contractor market some rival paint brands emphasize more heavily. Behr's combination of its exclusive decades-long Home Depot retail partnership and its strong positioning toward do-it-yourself homeowners has made it one of the best-selling paint brands in the United States.
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0 - 3Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, and the company built a long-standing reputation for premium-positioned paint, particularly popular among professional painters, interior designers, and architects for its color consistency and finish quality. The company has been owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway since 2000, one of several well-known consumer brands the conglomerate has acquired and continued operating under its original name and management structure. Benjamin Moore has historically distributed its paint primarily through a network of independently owned local paint and hardware retailers rather than large national home improvement chains, a distribution strategy that has helped maintain the brand's premium, design-oriented positioning. Benjamin Moore's combination of its premium reputation among professional designers and painters and its ownership under Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has made it one of the most distinctively positioned paint brands in the industry.
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0 - 4Valspar
Valspar traces its origins to 1806 in Boston, making it one of the oldest paint and coatings companies in American history, and the company grew over two centuries into a major national paint brand before being acquired by Sherwin-Williams in 2017 for approximately $11.3 billion. The company built significant distribution through a long-standing retail partnership with Lowe's, similar in structure to Behr's exclusive relationship with Home Depot, giving Valspar a comparably strong nationwide retail footprint through one of the two largest home improvement chains. Valspar's acquisition by Sherwin-Williams was one of the largest deals in the history of the paint and coatings industry, consolidating two major American paint manufacturers under one parent company while Valspar has continued operating its Lowe's-focused retail brand. Valspar's combination of its origins as one of the oldest paint companies in American history and its landmark $11.3 billion acquisition by Sherwin-Williams has made it one of the most historically significant paint brands in the industry.
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0 - 5Glidden
Glidden traces its origins to 1875 in Cleveland, Ohio, founded by Francis Glidden, and the company grew into one of the most recognized mainstream paint brands in American households throughout the 20th century, widely known for its longtime advertising slogan touting reliable, everyday quality. The brand has changed corporate ownership several times over the decades, passing through SCM Corporation, Imperial Chemical Industries, and Dutch conglomerate Akzo Nobel, before its North American operations were ultimately sold to PPG Industries in 2013. Glidden has historically positioned itself as a solidly reliable, moderately priced paint brand aimed at everyday homeowners rather than competing at the premium end of the market occupied by brands like Benjamin Moore, maintaining broad distribution through major retailers. Glidden's combination of its nearly 150-year history as one of America's most recognized household paint names and its multiple corporate ownership transitions has made it one of the most enduringly familiar paint brands in the country.
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0 - 6Dutch Boy
Dutch Boy was introduced in 1907 as a paint brand of the National Lead Company, taking its name and iconic logo, a young boy in Dutch overalls and a cap, from an illustration originally created for the brand's early advertising campaigns. The Dutch Boy mascot became one of the most recognized branding images in the American paint industry for much of the 20th century, and the company was historically among the largest manufacturers of lead-based paint before health and safety concerns led to lead paint being banned for residential use in the United States in 1978. The brand's ownership has changed hands multiple times over the decades and is currently owned by Sherwin-Williams, which continues marketing Dutch Boy as a distinct, value-oriented retail paint brand sold through major home improvement and hardware retailers. Dutch Boy's combination of its historically iconic mascot branding and its complicated legacy tied to the lead paint era of American manufacturing has made it one of the most historically notable paint brands in the country.
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