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Sherwin-Williams (SHW) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Narrowed

Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • Sherwin-Williams narrowed its full-year guidance; revenue +7.9% vs a year earlier.

Sherwin-Williams's results for Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-27. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$6,860 million (+7.9% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$3.38
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$3.63
Full-year guidanceNarrowed

Guidance

Sherwin-Williams narrowed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $11.85–$12.15, revised GAAP EPS to $10.92–$11.22, and maintained mid-to-high-single-digit sales growth.

Why this label: 'Narrowing' FY adjusted EPS to $11.85–$12.15; GAAP EPS 'revising' (no prior/direction); sales guidance maintained.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
adjusted diluted net income per shareFY2026$11.85–12.15not stated
diluted net income per share (GAAP)FY2026$10.92–11.22not stated
consolidated net sales growthFY2026up a mid to high-single digit %not stated

Next-quarter outlook:

MetricPeriodRange
consolidated net sales growthQ4 2026up a mid-single digit % y/y

From the release

Revenue: "Net sales · $ · 6,860.0 · $ · 6,358.2 · $ · 501.8 · 7.9 · %"

Earnings per share: "Net income per share - diluted · $ · 3.38 · $ · 3.35 · $ · 0.03 · 0.9 · % · Adjusted net income per share - diluted · $ · 3.63 · $ · 3.59"

adjusted diluted net income per share: "Narrowing full year 2026 adjusted diluted net income per share guidance in the range of $11.85 to $12.15 per share"

diluted net income per share (GAAP): "Revising full year 2026 diluted net income per share guidance in the range of $10.92 to $11.22 per share"

consolidated net sales growth: "resulting in us maintaining our full year 2026 sales guidance where consolidated Net sales are expected to be up a mid to high-single digit percentage compared to full year 2025"

Quotes are copied from the filing; in table rows, cell borders are shown as “·”.

Key fact: Q3 net sales rose 7.9% to $6.86 billion; adjusted EPS guide narrowed to $11.85–12.15.

Source

Sherwin-Williams earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0000089800-26-000054, filed 2026-10-27.

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