Honeywell Aerospace Q3 EPS Rises to $2.29; Declares First $0.40 Dividend, Discloses New Securities Suit
HONA sits 15% above its 52-week low of $149.19.
Summary
Honeywell Aerospace posted Q3 diluted EPS of $2.29 on $4,644 million of sales, declared its first dividend of $0.40 per share, and disclosed a new securities class action filed September 22, 2026.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · HONA
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Q3 EPS Rises to $2.29
Net sales of $4,644 million versus $4,533 million a year earlier; net income attributable to Aerospace $726 million versus $644 million; diluted EPS $2.29 versus $2.03.
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First Dividend Declared
Board declared $0.40 per share payable December 4, 2026 to shareholders of record November 13, 2026 — the first payout since the June 29, 2026 spin-off.
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New Securities Class Action
Green v. Honeywell Aerospace Inc. filed September 22, 2026 in Arizona federal court against the company, CEO and CFO over statements on supply chain, financial outlook and a cybersecurity-related government matter; no loss estimate possible.
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Nine-Month Profit Still Down
Year-to-date net income attributable to Aerospace fell to $1,606 million from $2,265 million, with $540 million of spin-off transaction costs and $404 million of net interest expense on the $16.0 billion of notes.
Analysis · HONA · Manufacturing
The quarter itself was solid: sales rose 2% to $4,644 million and net income attributable to Aerospace climbed to $726 million from $644 million, lifting diluted EPS to $2.29 from $2.03. The bigger news buried in the filing is the first dividend — $0.40 per share payable December 4, 2026 — which puts a concrete return-of-capital marker on the newly independent company alongside a $3.5 billion buyback authorization on which nothing has yet been repurchased. Against that, the filing discloses a new putative securities class action filed September 22, 2026 tied to statements on supply chain, financial outlook and a cybersecurity-related government matter; no loss estimate is possible yet. Nine-month profit is still down sharply ($1,606 million vs $2,265 million) on spin-off transaction costs and $404 million of net interest expense from the $16.0 billion of notes issued in March.
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At the time of this filing, HONA was trading at $171.88 on NASDAQ in the Manufacturing sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $56.1B. The 52-week trading range was $149.19 to $297.50. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.