PPG Industries (PPG), Sherwin-Williams (SHW) and RPM International (RPM) are raising prices to counter raw material inflation, but their earnings outlooks reveal growing differences in their ability to protect margins.
The paint and coatings industry is heading into 2027 with To ensure this doesnât happen in the future, please enable Javascript and cookies in your browser
If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh. Entering text into the input field will update the search result below Quick Insights Current trends indicate inflation remains a significant challenge, with companies like RPM expecting elevated costs, impacting profit margins and causing management caution about margin recovery in 2027.
While all three firms are raising prices to offset rising costs, only PPG has fully preserved earnings momentum; RPM and SHW face gross margin pressure as costs outpace price increases. Demand remains sluggish, mainly in construction markets, with companies like Sherwin-Williams warning of continued weak demand into next year, making recovery in volumes uncertain