Preview: Sherwin: Williams revenue seen rising in Q1

Sherwin-Williams

27/04/2026 20:33

** Shares of Sherwin-Williams Co SHW.N edge up 0.1% to $338.11 ahead of Q1 earnings due before the opening bell on Tuesday

** Analysts expect the paint and coatings maker to report a 5% rise in qtrly rev to $5.56 bln and adj EPS of $2.26 vs yr-ago adj EPS of $2.25, per LSEG

** SHW has met or beaten EPS estimates in five of past eight qtrs, with most recent miss in Q2 2025

** Jefferies analyst Laurence Alexander last week raised Q1 EPS estimate by 12 cents to $2.21 "to reflect better-than-expected models based on store traffic" and leading economic indicators

** Stock is up ~4% YTD, vs 2.3% gain in Dow Industrials .DJI

** Among the 27 analysts covering Sherwin-Williams Co, the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy" and 12 "hold" ratings

** Median price target of $380 is down from $392.50 a month ago

** SHW options imply a 4.5% swing for the shares, in either direction, on Tuesday, according to options analytics service ORATS; that's higher than the stock's avg post-earnings move of 2.8% over the last 12 qtrs

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; additional reporting by Saqib Ahmed)

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