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Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | NOTE R — SEGMENT INFORMATION We operate a portfolio of businesses and product lines that manufacture and sell a variety of specialty paints, protective coatings, roofing systems, flooring solutions, sealants, cleaners and adhesives. We manage our portfolio by organizing our businesses and product lines into four reportable segments as outlined below, which also represent our operating segments. Within each operating segment, we manage product lines and businesses which generally address common markets, share similar economic characteristics, utilize similar technologies and can share manufacturing or distribution capabilities. Our four operating segments are each managed by an operating segment manager, who is responsible for the day-to-day operating decisions and performance evaluation of the operating segment’s underlying businesses. These four operating segments represent components of our business for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), who is our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM evaluates the profit performance of our segments and allocates resources primarily based on income before income taxes, but also looks to EBIT, or adjusted EBIT, because interest (income) expense, net is essentially related to corporate functions, as opposed to segment operations. Our CODM utilizes these performance metrics in determining how to allocate the assets of the company, evaluate performance in periodic reviews, and during the annual budget and forecasting process. Our CPG reportable segment products and services are sold throughout North America and also account for a significant portion of our international sales. Our construction product lines are sold directly to manufacturers, contractors, distributors and end-users, including industrial manufacturing facilities, concrete and cement producers, public institutions and other commercial customers. Products and services within this reportable segment include construction sealants and adhesives, coatings and chemicals, roofing systems, concrete admixture and repair products, building envelope solutions, parking decks, insulated cladding, firestopping, flooring systems, and weatherproofing solutions. Our PCG reportable segment products and services are sold throughout North America, as well as internationally, and are sold directly to contractors, distributors and end-users, such as industrial manufacturing facilities, public institutions and other commercial customers. Products and services within this reportable segment include high-performance flooring solutions, corrosion control and fireproofing coatings, infrastructure repair systems and FRP structures. Our Consumer reportable segment manufactures and markets professional use and DIY products for a variety of mainly residential applications, including home improvement and personal leisure activities. Our Consumer reportable segment’s major manufacturing and distribution operations are located primarily in North America, along with a few locations in Europe and Latin America. Our Consumer reportable segment products are primarily sold directly to mass merchandisers, home improvement centers, hardware stores, paint stores, craft shops and through distributors. The Consumer reportable segment offers products that include specialty, hobby and professional paints; caulks; adhesives; cleaners; sandpaper and other abrasives; silicone sealants and wood stains. Sales to The Home Depot, Inc. represented less than 10% of our consolidated net sales for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Furthermore, sales to The Home Depot, Inc. represented 24%, 23% and 23% of our Consumer segment net sales for each of the fiscal years ended May 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Our SPG reportable segment products are sold throughout North America and internationally, primarily in Europe. Our SPG product lines are sold directly to contractors, distributors and end-users, such as industrial manufacturing facilities, public institutions and other commercial customers. The SPG reportable segment offers products that include restoration services equipment, colorants, nail enamels, factory applied industrial coatings, preservation products, and edible coatings and specialty glazes for pharmaceutical and food industries. In addition to our four reportable segments, there is a category of certain business activities and expenses, referred to as corporate/other, that does not constitute an operating segment. This category includes our corporate headquarters and related administrative expenses, results of our captive insurance companies, gains or losses on the sales of investments and other expenses not directly associated with any reportable segment. These corporate and other expenses reconcile reportable segment data to total consolidated income before income taxes. We reflect income from our joint ventures on the equity method and receive royalties from our licensees. Effective June 1, 2023, certain Asia Pacific businesses and management structure, formerly of our CPG segment, were transferred to our PCG segment to create operating efficiencies and a more unified go-to-market strategy in Asia Pacific. Fiscal year 2023 historical segment results have been recast to reflect the impact of this change. The following tables present the results of our reportable segments consistent with our management philosophy, by representing the information we utilize, in conjunction with various strategic, operational and other financial performance criteria, in evaluating the performance of our portfolio of businesses, and a disaggregation of revenues by geography. We do not report identifiable assets by segment as this is not a metric used by our CODM to allocate resources or evaluate segment performance.
Year Ended May 31, 2025 |  | CPG Segment |  |  | PCG Segment |  |  | Consumer Segment |  |  | SPG Segment |  |  | Total |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ | 2,767,428 |  |  | $ | 1,491,695 |  |  | $ | 2,414,052 |  |  | $ | 699,469 |  |  | $ | 7,372,644 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Sales |  |  | 1,586,540 |  |  |  | 814,840 |  |  |  | 1,482,293 |  |  |  | 438,493 |  |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  | 747,131 |  |  |  | 452,346 |  |  |  | 561,772 |  |  |  | 217,616 |  |  |  |
Other Segment Items (1) |  |  | 7,729 |  |  |  | (1,085 | ) |  |  | 12,087 |  |  |  | 16,969 |  |  |  |
Income Before Income Taxes |  | $ | 426,028 |  |  | $ | 225,594 |  |  | $ | 357,900 |  |  | $ | 26,391 |  |  | $ | 1,035,913 |
Less: Corporate/Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 243,153 |
Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 792,760 |
Year Ended May 31, 2024 |  | CPG Segment |  |  | PCG Segment |  |  | Consumer Segment |  |  | SPG Segment |  |  | Total |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ | 2,702,466 |  |  | $ | 1,462,460 |  |  | $ | 2,457,949 |  |  | $ | 712,402 |  |  | $ | 7,335,277 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Sales |  |  | 1,545,167 |  |  |  | 812,625 |  |  |  | 1,512,159 |  |  |  | 450,737 |  |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  | 757,087 |  |  |  | 448,421 |  |  |  | 529,966 |  |  |  | 214,671 |  |  |  |
Other Segment Items (1) |  |  | 14,873 |  |  |  | 1,463 |  |  |  | 7,624 |  |  |  | 3,210 |  |  |  |
Income Before Income Taxes |  | $ | 385,339 |  |  | $ | 199,951 |  |  | $ | 408,200 |  |  | $ | 43,784 |  |  | $ | 1,037,274 |
Less: Corporate/Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,437 |
Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 787,837 |
Year Ended May 31, 2023 |  | CPG Segment |  |  | PCG Segment |  |  | Consumer Segment |  |  | SPG Segment |  |  | Total |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ | 2,508,805 |  |  | $ | 1,433,634 |  |  | $ | 2,514,770 |  |  | $ | 799,205 |  |  | $ | 7,256,414 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Sales |  |  | 1,542,418 |  |  |  | 840,076 |  |  |  | 1,617,886 |  |  |  | 507,990 |  |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  | 648,946 |  |  |  | 413,407 |  |  |  | 512,658 |  |  |  | 213,062 |  |  |  |
Other Segment Items (1) |  |  | 16,470 |  |  |  | 37,682 |  |  |  | 6,069 |  |  |  | (25,126 | ) |  |  |
Income Before Income Taxes |  | $ | 300,971 |  |  | $ | 142,469 |  |  | $ | 378,157 |  |  | $ | 103,279 |  |  | $ | 924,876 |
Less: Corporate/Other Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 275,494 |
Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 649,382 |
(1) Other Segment Items includes Restructuring Expense, Goodwill Impairment (recorded within our SPG segment in fiscal year 2025 and our PCG segment in fiscal year 2023), Interest Expense, Investment (Income), Net, (Gain) on Sales of Assets and Business, Net and Other (Income) Expense, Net.
Year Ended May 31, 2025 |  | CPG Segment |  |  | PCG Segment |  |  | Consumer Segment |  |  | SPG Segment |  |  | Consolidated |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales (based on shipping location) (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,797,203 |  |  | $ | 890,945 |  |  | $ | 1,958,360 |  |  | $ | 595,554 |  |  | $ | 5,242,062 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 264,727 |  |  |  | 86,792 |  |  |  | 163,783 |  |  |  | 3,864 |  |  |  | 519,166 |
Europe |  |  | 479,521 |  |  |  | 253,450 |  |  |  | 246,451 |  |  |  | 73,312 |  |  |  | 1,052,734 |
Latin America |  |  | 225,977 |  |  |  | 36,001 |  |  |  | 25,120 |  |  |  | 3,363 |  |  |  | 290,461 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | - |  |  |  | 115,748 |  |  |  | 20,338 |  |  |  | 23,376 |  |  |  | 159,462 |
Other Foreign |  |  | - |  |  |  | 108,759 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 108,759 |
Total Foreign |  |  | 970,225 |  |  |  | 600,750 |  |  |  | 455,692 |  |  |  | 103,915 |  |  |  | 2,130,582 |
Total |  | $ | 2,767,428 |  |  | $ | 1,491,695 |  |  | $ | 2,414,052 |  |  | $ | 699,469 |  |  | $ | 7,372,644 |
Year Ended May 31, 2024 |  | CPG Segment |  |  | PCG Segment |  |  | Consumer Segment |  |  | SPG Segment |  |  | Consolidated |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales (based on shipping location) (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,695,403 |  |  | $ | 875,713 |  |  | $ | 2,014,689 |  |  | $ | 599,812 |  |  | $ | 5,185,617 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 265,287 |  |  |  | 90,801 |  |  |  | 165,222 |  |  |  | 5,015 |  |  |  | 526,325 |
Europe |  |  | 483,318 |  |  |  | 231,009 |  |  |  | 233,280 |  |  |  | 79,706 |  |  |  | 1,027,313 |
Latin America |  |  | 258,458 |  |  |  | 36,675 |  |  |  | 25,072 |  |  |  | 2,576 |  |  |  | 322,781 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | - |  |  |  | 124,627 |  |  |  | 19,686 |  |  |  | 25,293 |  |  |  | 169,606 |
Other Foreign |  |  | - |  |  |  | 103,635 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 103,635 |
Total Foreign |  |  | 1,007,063 |  |  |  | 586,747 |  |  |  | 443,260 |  |  |  | 112,590 |  |  |  | 2,149,660 |
Total |  | $ | 2,702,466 |  |  | $ | 1,462,460 |  |  | $ | 2,457,949 |  |  | $ | 712,402 |  |  | $ | 7,335,277 |
Year Ended May 31, 2023 |  | CPG Segment |  |  | PCG Segment |  |  | Consumer Segment |  |  | SPG Segment |  |  | Consolidated |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales (based on shipping location) (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,572,060 |  |  | $ | 861,190 |  |  | $ | 2,078,519 |  |  | $ | 680,159 |  |  | $ | 5,191,928 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 243,608 |  |  |  | 85,812 |  |  |  | 178,678 |  |  |  | 4,084 |  |  |  | 512,182 |
Europe |  |  | 469,064 |  |  |  | 233,872 |  |  |  | 212,558 |  |  |  | 81,260 |  |  |  | 996,754 |
Latin America |  |  | 224,073 |  |  |  | 39,395 |  |  |  | 26,315 |  |  |  | 1,720 |  |  |  | 291,503 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | - |  |  |  | 123,301 |  |  |  | 18,700 |  |  |  | 31,982 |  |  |  | 173,983 |
Other Foreign |  |  | - |  |  |  | 90,064 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 90,064 |
Total Foreign |  |  | 936,745 |  |  |  | 572,444 |  |  |  | 436,251 |  |  |  | 119,046 |  |  |  | 2,064,486 |
Total |  | $ | 2,508,805 |  |  | $ | 1,433,634 |  |  | $ | 2,514,770 |  |  | $ | 799,205 |  |  | $ | 7,256,414 |
(2) It is not practicable to obtain the information needed to disclose revenues attributable to each of our product lines.
May 31, |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-Lived Assets (3) |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,475,984 |  |  | $ | 1,331,274 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 115,161 |  |  |  | 113,846 |
Europe |  |  | 223,921 |  |  |  | 180,785 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 126,648 |  |  |  | 102,895 |
Other Foreign |  |  | 118,049 |  |  |  | 106,990 |
Total Foreign |  |  | 583,779 |  |  |  | 504,516 |
Total |  | $ | 2,059,763 |  |  | $ | 1,835,790 |
(3) Long-lived assets include all non-current assets, excluding non-current deferred income taxes, goodwill and intangible assets. Amounts from fiscal year 2024 were recast to exclude goodwill and intangible assets to conform with the current year presentation.

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