Sherwin-Williams — Jan 29, 2026 release

“Today’s initial guidance reflects a realistic assessment of the demand environment, with our economic assumptions outlined in our accompanying slide deck. For the first quarter of 2026, we expect consolidated Net sales will be up a mid-single digit percentage compared to the first quarter of 2025. For the full year 2026, we expect consolidated Net sales to be up by a low to mid-single digit percentage compared to 2025, and we expect adjusted diluted net income per share to be in the range of $11.50 to $11.90 per share, an increase of 2.4% at the midpoint compared to 2025.” CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, and its outlook for the first quarter and full year 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Heidi G. Petz, Sherwin-Williams Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer, along with other senior executives, will participate on the call. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously in listen only mode. To listen to the webcast on the Sherwin-Williams website, click on https://investors.sherwin-williams.com/financials/quarterly-results/, then click on the webcast icon following the reference to the Q4 webcast. An archived replay of the webcast will be available at https://investors.sherwin-williams.com/financials/quarterly-results/ beginning approximately two hours after the call ends. 4 ABOUT THE SHERWIN-WI