Sherwin-Williams (SHW) reported $6.31 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.7%. EPS of $3.38 for the same period compares to $3.70 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.28 billion, representing a surprise of +0.49%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -10.11%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.76.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Sherwin-Williams performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net New Stores - Paint Stores Group: 20 versus 20 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Number of Stores - Paint Stores Group: 4,811 versus 4,811 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net sales- Paint Stores Group: $3.7 billion versus $3.69 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.3% change.
- Net sales- Consumer Brands Group: $809.4 million versus $821.32 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.1% change.
- Net sales- Performance Coatings Group: $1.8 billion compared to the $1.77 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.3% year over year.
- Net sales- Administrative: $1.8 million versus $0.97 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +100% change.
- Segment Profit- Paint Stores Group: $916.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $948.97 million.
- Adjusted segment profit- Performance Coatings Group (PCG): $302.3 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $335.91 million.
- Adjusted segment profit- Consumer Brands Group (CBG): $181.4 million compared to the $212.74 million average estimate based on four analysts.
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Shares of Sherwin-Williams have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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