DuPont lifts full-year profit forecasts as healthcare, aerospace demand fuels earnings beat
DD•DuPont raised its 2026 adjusted core profit outlook to nearly $1.79 billion and its annual adjusted earnings forecast to $7.47-$7.52 per share. Third-quarter adjusted earnings were $2.09 per share, beating analysts’ $1.87 estimate.
1. Higher annual outlook
DuPont raised its 2026 adjusted core profit outlook to nearly $1.79 billion, from a prior range of $1.75 billion-$1.77 billion, and increased its annual adjusted earnings forecast to $7.47-$7.52 per share from $7.17-$7.32. CFO Antonella Franzen said the company expected full-year results at or above the high end of its previous guidance.
2. Quarterly results and demand
Adjusted profit was $2.09 per share for the three months ended September 30, topping analysts’ $1.87 estimate. Healthcare and water technologies net sales rose nearly 4% to $865 million, and diversified industrials sales increased 4.2% to more than $1 billion. DuPont forecast fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.90-$1.95 per share, above the $1.87 analyst estimate.
3. Share repurchases
DuPont completed a $250 million accelerated share repurchase program and substantially completed $100 million in open-market repurchases during the third quarter. It plans to repurchase an additional $250 million of shares in the fourth quarter.
