Sherwin-Williams (SHW) reported $5.31 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.2%. EPS of $2.25 for the same period compares to $2.17 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.35 billion, representing a surprise of -0.76%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.21%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.18.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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: 18 compared to the 9 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Number of Stores - Paint Stores Group: 4,791 compared to the 4,782 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net sales- Paint Stores Group: $2.94 billion compared to the $2.92 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.3% year over year.
• Net sales- Consumer Brands Group: $762.20 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $761.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6%.
• Net sales- Performance Coatings Group: $1.60 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.65 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.8%.
• Net sales- Administrative: $1.70 million versus $1.14 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.4% change.
• Segment Profit- Paint Stores Group: $541.20 million compared to the $520.36 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Adjusted segment profit- Performance Coatings Group (PCG): $264.70 million versus $283.62 million estimated by four analysts on average.
• Adjusted segment profit- Consumer Brands Group (CBG): $162.70 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $155.01 million.

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Shares of Sherwin-Williams have returned -4.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% 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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