Honeywell Technologies reports third quarter results, raises full-year 2026 outlook

CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 22, 2026 -- Honeywell Technologies (NASDAQ: HON) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2026.

The company reported third-quarter sales of $5.0 billion, up 1% reported and 7% organic¹, driven by broad-based strength across all three segments, pricing actions, and continued demand across key end markets. Backlog increased 7% year over year to nearly $19 billion, excluding Warehouse and Workflow Solutions (WWS) and Productivity Solutions and Services (PSS) divestitures in 3Q 2026.

Operating income increased 79% and segment profit¹ increased 23% driven by productivity, including elimination of stranded costs related to prior spin-offs and divestitures, pricing actions that more than offset inflation, and volume leverage. Operating margin of 14.8% increased 640 basis points and segment margin¹ of 21.3% expanded 370 basis points, led by Industrial Automation and Building Automation.

Reported EPS decreased 20% primarily due to a one-time gain from the Resideo termination agreement in prior year. Excluding the impact of this and other items, adjusted earnings per share¹ increased 34% year over year to $2.27 driven by organic sales growth, higher segment profit, and lower net interest expense.

Finally, operating cash flow of $607 million decreased 74% primarily due to the one-time settlement from the Resideo termination agreement in prior year, while free cash flow¹ of $688 million increased 15%, with free cash flow conversion¹of  95%, driven by higher operating income and lower capital expenditures.

Management Commentary

“Honeywell Technologies delivered strong results across the business in our first quarter as a standalone company. Continued momentum across all three segments, together with our improving position in high-growth verticals, translated to 7% organic sales growth, above the three-year target set at our June Investor Day. This performance, coupled with continued progress reducing fixed cost, enabled adjusted operating income to increase at more than three times the rate of sales, while adjusted EPS rose 34%, well ahead of our expectations for the quarter. As a result of this strong performance, we are raising our full-year 2026 outlook, which gives me great confidence in our long-term strategy and our ability to deliver on our 2029 targets,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vimal Kapur.

Table 1: Summary of Financial Results

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Table 2: Summary of Segment Financial Results

(Dollars in millions)

Building Automation sales grew 8% organically¹ year over year. Building products grew 11%, fueled by the fire and security businesses, while building solutions grew 4% on continued strength in services. Segment margin expanded 30 basis points to 27.0%, benefiting from volume leverage and pricing actions that offset  inflation.

Process Automation and Technology sales increased 8% organically¹ year over year. Project sales grew 14% led by continued growth in LNG and petrochemical projects, while aftermarket grew 4% driven primarily by refining demand. Margins contracted 210 basis points as expected driven by project mix and dilution from the acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business.

Industrial Automation sales grew 4% organically¹ year over year led by 16% growth in solutions, driven primarily by industrial measurement and utilities. Products were flat year over year with double-digit growth in sensing largely offset by industry-wide meter deployment deferrals in utilities. Segment margin expanded  350 basis points year over year to 18.4%, driven primarily by price and productivity actions, partially offset by inflation. 

Table 3: Full-Year 2026 Guidance¹

1. See additional information at the end of this release regarding non-GAAP financial measures.

2. Segment margin and adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. Management cannot reliably predict or estimate, without unreasonable effort, the impact and timing on future operating results arising from items excluded from segment margin and adjusted EPS. We therefore, do not present a guidance range, or a reconciliation to, the nearest GAAP financial measures of operating margin or EPS.

3. Adjusted EPS and adjusted EPS V% guidance excludes items identified in the non-GAAP reconciliation of adjusted EPS at the end of this release, and any potential future one-time items that we cannot reliably predict or estimate.

4. With respect to historical periods, free cash flow adjusts for capital expenditures, separation-related cost payments, Resideo indemnification and reimbursement agreement termination payment, cash payment for settlement of the divestiture of asbestos liabilities, and cash flows attributable to Quantinuum. With respect to the company’s outlook for 2026, free cash flow adjusts for capital expenditures, separation-related cost payments, and cash flows attributable to Quantinuum.

Revised 2026 Guidance

Honeywell Technologies is raising its full-year outlook for organic revenue, adjusted EPS and free cash flow, and also now expects segment margin to be at the previous high end of guidance, following strong third quarter performance and continued momentum across the portfolio. The company now expects full-year sales of $20.0 billion to $20.1 billion with organic¹ sales growth of 4% to 5%, and 5% to 6% organic¹ growth in the fourth quarter; segment margin¹ of approximately 20.5%, at the upper end of its previous guidance range, representing segment margin¹ expansion of approximately 290 basis points; and adjusted earnings per share¹  of $8.40 to $8.45, up 30% to 31%, representing a $0.23 increase from the midpoint of its previous guidance range. Finally, operating cash flow and free cash flow are now expected to be ~$2.1 billion each.

Conference Call Details

Honeywell Technologies will discuss its third-quarter results and full-year 2026 guidance for during an investor conference call starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time today. A live webcast of the investor call as well as related presentation materials will be available through the Investor Relations section of the company's website (www.honeywell.com/investor). A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation.

About Honeywell Technologies

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world's most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world.  We serve the building, industrial, and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions, and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer.  By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector's transition from automation to autonomy. For more news and information on Honeywell Technologies, please visit Honeywell Technologies Newsroom.

Additional Information

Honeywell Technologies uses our Investor Relations website, investor.honeywell.com, as a means of disclosing information which may be of interest or material to our investors and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.  Accordingly, investors should monitor our Investor Relations website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, webcasts, and social media.

Forward Looking Statements

We describe many of the trends and other factors that drive our business and future results in this release. Such discussions contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events, or developments that we or our management intend, expect, project, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future. They are based on management's assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments, and other relevant factors, many of which are difficult to predict and outside of our control. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments, and business decisions may differ significantly from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update or revise any of our forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities law. Our forward-looking statements are also subject to material risks and uncertainties, including ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical risks, such as changes in or application of trade and tax laws and policies, including the impacts of tariffs and other trade barriers and restrictions, lower GDP growth or recession in the U.S. or globally, supply chain disruptions, capital markets volatility, inflation, and certain regional conflicts, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, that can affect our performance in both the near- and long-term. In addition, no assurance can be given that any plan, initiative, projection, goal, commitment, expectation, or prospect set forth in this release can or will be achieved. These forward-looking statements should be considered in light of the information included in this release, our Form 10-K, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking plans described herein are not final and may be modified or abandoned at any time.

This release contains financial measures presented on a non-GAAP basis. Honeywell Technologies' non-GAAP financial measures used in this release are as follows:

• Segment profit, on an overall Honeywell Technologies basis;
• Segment profit margin, on an overall Honeywell Technologies basis;
• Organic sales growth;
• Free cash flow;
• Free cash flow conversion; and
• Adjusted earnings per share.

Management believes that, when considered together with reported amounts, these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and in the analysis of ongoing operating trends. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as replacements for, the most comparable GAAP measure. Certain measures presented on a non-GAAP basis represent the impact of adjusting items net of tax. The tax-effect for adjusting items is determined individually and on a case-by-case basis. Refer to the Appendix attached to this release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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