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Although the revenue and EPS for Sherwin-Williams (SHW) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Sherwin-Williams' Q3 earnings missed estimates as higher costs pressured margins, while sales beat expectations.

Sherwin-Williams (SHW) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.63 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.59 per share a year ago.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. All comparisons are to the third quarter of the prior year, unless otherwise noted.

Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for Sherwin-Williams (SHW), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended September 2026.

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CLEVELAND, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.80 per common share, payable on December 4, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 13, 2026. Investor Relations Contacts: Jim JayeSenior Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate CommunicationsSherwin-WilliamsDirect:  216.515.8682 investor.relations@sherwin.com  Media Contact:  Julie YoungVice President, Global Corporate CommunicationsSherwin-WilliamsDirect:  216.515.8849 corporatemedia@sherwin.com  View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sherwin-williams-declares-dividend-of-0-80-per-common-share-302915845.html SOURCE The Sherwin-Williams Company

Sherwin-Williams (SHW) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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