secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO (SHW)
CIK:        0000089800
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T11:05:57+00:00
Accession:  0000089800-26-000046
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sherwin-Williams Q2 net sales up 7.5% to $6.79B; adj. EPS $3.70, raises FY guidance
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- Diluted EPS $3.43 (+14.3% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $3.70 (+9.5% YoY); net income $843.6M (+11.8%).
- Consolidated net sales $6.79B (+7.5%); Paint Stores Group same-store sales +4.2%; CBG +21.5% (incl. Suvinil); PCG +6.3%.
- Full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance raised to $11.80-$12.20; GAAP guidance $10.92-$11.32.
- Returned $1.46B to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases in Q2; H1 net operating cash $1.49B.
- Restructuring actions expected to generate ~$17M annual savings; 8% price increase in Paint Stores Group effective Sept 1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000046/0000089800-26-000046-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/89800/000008980026000046/shw-20260728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000089800-26-000046

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