---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000089800-26-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SHW"
cik: "0000089800"
company_name: "SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:35:01.907869+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sherwin-Williams Q1 net sales +6.8% to $5.67B, adj. EPS $2.35 +4.4%; reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Consolidated net sales $5.67B (+6.8% YoY); diluted EPS $2.15 (+7.5%); adjusted EPS $2.35 (+4.4%).
- Paint Stores Group same-store sales +2.4%; segment profit +3.3% to $558.8M.
- Consumer Brands net sales +19.2% on Suvinil acquisition; adjusted segment profit +30.8%.
- Performance Coatings net sales +6.5% led by automotive refinish double-digit growth.
- FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance reaffirmed at $11.50-$11.90; Q2 net sales expected up mid-single digit %.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000089800-26-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SHW
- cik: 0000089800
- company_name: SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000036/0000089800-26-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000036/shw-20260428.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000089800-26-000036
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000089800-26-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $5,666.9 million, net income $534.7 million, EPS $2.15 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $5,666.9 million
  - Net income: $534.7 million
  - EPS: $2.15 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. All comparisons are to the first quarter of the prior year, unless otherwise noted. SUMMARY • Consolidated Net sales increased 6.8% to $5.67 billion in the quarter ◦ Net sales from stores in the Paint Stores Group open more than twelve calendar months increased 2.4% in the quarter • Diluted net income per share increased 7.5%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000036/0000089800-26-000036-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.