AP APD Air Products Loading... : Bullish and Bearish Analyst Opinions

Raw material inflation is expected to hit P&L more materially in Q2 and H2, exiting the year at the high end of the low-to-mid single-digit range, as feedstock price increases flow through contracts with a lag. Industrial segments in APAC/EMEA see it first, then North American architectural. — The delayed pass-through means Sherwin's own margins will compress before price increases catch up, but also signals rising input costs for industrial gas suppliers and competing coatings makers who are not as contractually insulated.