DuPont Q2 2026: sales up 4.0%, guidance raised to $7.24 adjusted EPS
DuPont beat on adjusted earnings and raised full-year guidance, so the quarter reads Bullish even though the headline GAAP profit looks much smaller. The gap is presentation, not performance: $1.88 adjusted EPS versus $1.05 GAAP, because the Aramids business now sits in discontinued operations. Read revenue growth, segment margins and cash conversion first, and treat the bottom line as noise.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP EPS of $1.05 sits far below the $1.88 adjusted figure, mostly because of a $0.32 per-share loss from discontinued operations and $0.39 of intangible amortization. Adjusted EPS beat the $1.8127 consensus by 3.7%. Watch the tags here: the filing's XBRL shows $143 million of net income and $1.05 EPS, while the extracted figures are $191 million and $1.37 — that is net income available to common stockholders versus continuing operations, not a restatement.
Revenue of $1.819 billion rose 4.0% from $1.749 billion a year ago, and the whole move was organic — currency and portfolio changes contributed nothing at the total level. Both segments grew: Healthcare & Water Technologies added 5.0% (4% organic plus a 1% currency tailwind) and Diversified Industrials 3.0%. The quarter is also 8.2% above the $1.681 billion booked in the prior period.
Management raised full-year 2026 guidance to $7.160–$7.190 billion of net sales, $1.750–$1.770 billion of operating EBITDA and $7.17–$7.32 of adjusted EPS. The company describes the operating EBITDA midpoint as about $1.76 billion and adjusted EPS as $7.24. The prior quarter's $1.800 billion guide was beaten by $19 million, or 1.1%.
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Figures on this page come from the company's original SEC filings. The analysis is generated automatically and checked against validation rules, but may still contain errors or omissions. Not investment advice. · Generated 2026-09-17
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