CLEVELAND (AP) _ Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $685.1 million.

The Cleveland-based company said it had net income of $2.62 per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to $2.83 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.60 per share.

The paint and coatings maker posted revenue of $6.05 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.81 billion.

Sherwin-Williams expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.50 to $8.80 per share.

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