

Sherwin-Williams Co. NYSE: SHW stock fell about 2.8% on Oct. 27 to close near $326. The move followed the paint maker's third-quarter 2026 earnings report.

Consolidated sales grew by a high single-digit percentage in the quarter. Management expects $75 million in structural cost savings in 2027.

Sherwin-Williams NYSE: SHW reported high-single-digit consolidated sales growth in the third quarter of 2026, supported by mid-single-digit price mix gains, low-single-digit contributions from acquisitions and volume growth. The company said it delivered volume growth for the third consecutive quarter despite continued softness and uneven demand across its end markets.

The Sherwin-Williams Company ( SHW ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants James Jaye - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Heidi Petz - Chairman, CEO & President Benjamin Meisenzahl - Senior VP of Finance & CFO Conference Call Participants Gregory Melich - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Jeffrey Zekauskas - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Salvator Tiano - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Arun Viswanathan - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Aleksey Yefremov - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Michael Rehaut - Melius Research LLC Harris Fein - Wolfe Research, LLC David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Joshua Spector - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research Steven Forbes - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division Ghansham Panjabi - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division John Ezekiel Roberts - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Patrick Fischer - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners, LLC Michael Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Abigail Eberts - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Eric Bosshard - Cleveland Research Company LLC Matthew DeYoe - BofA Securities, Research Division Patrick Cunningham - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning.

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.